Chennai, earlier known as Madras , is the capital city of Tamil Nadu . It is far less congested and less polluted than other Metropolitans of India. Chennai is major industrial hub of India . The recent growth in Indian Economy has transformed it into manufacturing city. Various car assembly plants, heavy engineering units and educational institutions are located in Chennai. Chennai is one city in world that produces 200000 engineers per annum. Though there are no major attractions as such, it does have the second biggest beach in the world, the Marina Beach. It is a famous tourist spot but not good for swimmers as the sea houses dangerous sharks. However you can go shopping for rich stone crafts at various state owned emporiums. The Government Museum and Art Gallery on Pantheon Road , near Egmore station, has an interesting archaeological section, and a bronze gallery. The archaeological section has an excellent collection of items from all the major South Indian periods, including the Chola, Vijayanagar, Hoysala and Chalukya periods. The local temples are quite beautiful and not to forget delicious South India Food.
Chennai has excellent hotels for business travelers. Chennai is hub for travelers moving for leisure trip to Madurai , Mamallapuram, Kodaikanal and many other tourist locations. Bus Tours are organized by local travel agents to these locations.
