Friday, September 20, 2013

Famous Mosques in Chennai

Bahram Jung Mosque

Bahram Jung Mosque is a mosque anchored in the neighbourhood of Nandanam in Chennai, India. The mosque was complete amid 1789 and 1795 by Mohammad Abdullah Qadir Nawaz Khan Bahadur Bahram Jung, a artist in the cloister of Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah, the Nawab of the Carnatic.

Casa Verona's Mosque

Casa Verona's Mosque is a mosque in the Muthialpet breadth of Georgetown in Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest mosques in the city-limits and was complete by Casa Verona, a dubash of the British East India Company.

Dharma Kidangu Mosque

Dharma Kidangu Mosque is a mosque anchored in Angappa Naicken Street in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is advised to be the oldest mosque in Muthialpet. The aboriginal mosque congenital of rock was burst in 2008 and a new mosque built.

Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque

Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque is a mosque anchored in the neighbourhood of Chepauk in Chennai, India. The mosque was complete in 1818 by Hafiz Ahmad Khan, a Carnatic cloister official and adolescent brother of Bahram Jung who complete the Bahram Jung Mosque. The mosque is anchored next to Vivekanandar Illam.

Makkah Masjid

The masjid is amid in the affection of the city-limits of Chennai in Mount Road. The Chief Imam of the masjid is " Moulana Moulavi Samsudeen Kasimi" who is a able-bodied accepted personality in Tamil Nadu. He comes from "Udangudi " abreast Tiruchendur" from Thutukudi District". The masjid Imam(another Hafiz Imam) leads Appropriate Tarawee Namaz" during Ramzan and the Chief Imam action appropriate bions every year. This is one of the few masjid that allows Muslim women to action prayers and yield allotment in the appropriate bions.

Masjid-o-Anwari

Masjid-o-Anwari is a mosque in the neighbourhood of Triplicane in Chennai, India. It was complete by Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, Nawab of the Carnatic in the 18th century. Located in Big Street, the mosque was acclimated as a congregational mosque until 1847.

Periamet Mosque

Periamet Mosque is a mosque anchored on Poonamallee High Road in Chennai, India. The mosque is called afterwards the Periamet neighbourhood in which it is located.

Thousand Lights Mosque

Thousand Lights Mosque, a multi-domed mosque in Anna Salai in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the better mosques in the country and is a admired abode of adoration for Muslims. It was congenital by Nawab Umdat-ul-Umrah in 1810.

Triplicane Labbai Jamaath Masjid

Triplicane Labbai Jamaath Masjid is a mosque amid in the neighbourhood of Triplicane in Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in 1889, above renovations accept been planned.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

List of Architecture Colleges in Chennai



School of Architecture & Planning
Anna University, Sardar Patel Road,
CHENNAI-600 025 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel. (O) :044-22203703, 22203700,22359292
22352341,
Fax :  044-22201226, 22352341
E-Mail :  tn01sap@annauniv.edu,
E-Mail :  raneev@annauniv.edu
Web :  www.annauniv.sap.edu

 School of Architecture,
Bharat University,
Institute of Higher Education and Research,
173, Agraharam Road, Selaiyur, Tambaram,
CHENNAI-600 073 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel. (O) :  044-22290742, 22290125, 22293886
Tel. (O) :  Principal : 044-22290125 Ext.202
Fax :  044-22293886, 22290742
E-Mail :  bharath@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
Web :  www.bharathuniv.com

Sathyabama University,
Jeppiaar Nagar,
Old Mamallapuram Road,
CHENNAI-600 119 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel. (O) :  044-24501644 (Extn. 5602), 24500813, 24502655/245,
Fax :  044-27452343, 27453903
E-Mail:  jprsatya@vsnl.com,
E-Mail:  directors@sathyabamauniv.ac.in,
E-Mail:  vc@sathyabamauniv.ac.in
Web :  www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in


MEASI Academy of Architecture
"Association Gardens",
New College Campus
87, Peter's Road, Royapettah,
CHENNAI-600 014 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel. (O) :  044-28351126, 28350445
Fax :  044-42085184
E-Mail:  tn13measi@rediffmail.com,
E-Mail:  altafinindia@yahoo.co.in,
E-Mail:  archeasi@gmail.com

School of Architecture,
Meenakshi College of Engineering,
No.12, Vembuli Amman Koil Street,
West K.K.Nagar,
Chennai - 600 078 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel. (O) :  044-2364 0773, 2364 2728
Fax :  044-2364 4774
E-Mail: mce_edu@yahoo.co.in
E-Mail: barch_mce@yahoo.co.in

SRM Ramapuram School of Architecture,
SRM University, Ramapuram Campus,
Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram,
Chennai-600 089 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel :  044-2249 2882, 30603073, 24747234
Fax :  044-2249 1777
E-Mail :  registrar@srmuniv.ac.in
SRM University, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu)

 Crescent School of Architecture,
GST Road, Vandalur,
Chennai-600 048 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel :  044-22751347
Fax :  044-22750520
E-Mail :  bsar@bsauniv.ac.in

Rajalakshmi School of Architecture,
Rajalakshmi Nagar, Thandalam,
Chennai-602105, Tamil Nadu.
Tel :  044-27156750-53,  Fax :  044-27156640
E-Mail :  admin@rajalakshmi.edu.in

Aalim Muhammed Salegh Academy of Architecture,
Nizara Educational Campus,
Muthapudupet, Avadi. I.A.F,
Chennai-600 055
Tel :  044-26842333, 26842331, 26842627
Fax :  044-26842332, 26842045
E-Mail :  amsaatn37@yahoo.com, info@aalimec.ac.in

 Designed Environment Academy & Research Institute
Chennai (DEAR Institute Chennai),
No.34 & 35/54, Kathipara Junction,
Butt Road, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai-600016.
Tel :  044-228521583,
Mobile :  09444069280 / 83 / 85
Fax :  044-22391242
E-Mail :  admin-chennai@deari.ac.in

Dr.M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
University, E.V.R.Periyar Road, Maduravoyal,
Chennai-600095 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel. (O) :  044-23782176, 23782186
Fax :  044-23783165
E-Mail :  registrar@drmgrdu.ac.in

DA Vinci School of Design and Architecture,
Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Karapakkam,
Chennai-600097.
Tel :  044-24501408, 24501409
Fax :  044-24500538
E-mail :  tjarch2011@sify.com

St.Peter’s School of Architecture,
Tonakela Camp Road,
Avadi, Chennai-600054 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel :   044-26558080-84
Fax :  044-26555430
E-mail :  registrar@stpetersuniversity.org

School of Architecture
St.Peter’s College of Engineering and Technology,
College Road, Avadi,
Chennai-600054 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel :   044-26558083,
Fax :  044-26558091
E-mail :  spcet2008@gmail.com

Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain
School of Architecture,
Guru Marudhar Kesari Building,
Jyothi Nagar, Thoraipakkam,
Chennai-600097 (Tamil Nadu).
Tel :  044-24960101,  Fax :  044-24960379
E-mail :  mnmjec@md4.vsnl.net.in

Monday, June 3, 2013

Top 20 Engineering Colleges in Chennai Zone



There are 524 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. All are affiliated under Anna University.  Recently Anna University announced the results of 540 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. The below List shows you the top 20 ranked Colleges in and around Chennai. 


  • S.S.N College of Engineering
  • Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College
  • R.M.K College of Engineering and Technology
  • Easwari Engineering College
  • Velammal Engineering College
  • R.M.K Engineering College
  • R.M.D Engineering College
  • Anand Institute Of Higher Technology
  • St. Joseph's College of Engineering
  • Sri Sairam Institute of Technology
  • Sri Sai Ram Engineering College
  • Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
  • S.R.R. Engineering College
  • Jeppiaar Engineering College
  • Million Munoth Jain Engineering College
  • Agni College of Technology
  • Panimalar Engineering College
  • Aruna Engineering College
  • Jaya Engineering College
  • Panimalar Institute of Technology

Friday, May 24, 2013

Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation



In 1947, the Government of Madras nationalized the commuter carriage for the aboriginal time by introducing 30 buses in Madras City, ancillary by ancillary with the buses run by the clandestine operators at that time. The operation was beneath the ascendancy of the again Madras State Carriage Department. In 1972, the authoritative bureaucracy was adapted into a aggregation bureaucracy in adjustment to bathe a bartering access after sacrificing the amusing responsibilities. Thus, PALLAVAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION LIMITED was formed beneath the Companies Act 1956, by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 01.01.1972 with an agile backbone of 1029 buses.

The agile backbone gradually added appropriately to the requirements of the accessible and accomplished 2332 on 01.01.1994. Following that Pallavan Transport Corporation Ltd was angled as Dr.Ambedkhar Transport Corporation Limited and Pallavan Transport Corporation Limited on 19.01.1994. The South of the Chennai Metropolitan city-limits from EVR Periyar alley came beneath the operational administration of the Pallavan Transport Corporation Limited. The North of Chennai Metropolitan city-limits from EVR Periyar Alley (including EVR Periyar road) came beneath the operational administration of the Dr.Ambedkar Transport Corporation Limited.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Chennai



Chennai is one of the four arch city cities in India. It is also the capital cultural, bartering and apprenticeship centre of the southern allotment of India. Thus, getting the above allotment of the South India, it houses several adopted embassies or consulates, which is the adept architecture area the agent or the delegate is consistently present to advice their citizens apropos any difficulty. The agent or a delegate helps in architecture and advancement relations amid the two countries by developing cultural and barter practices by administering affairs about the altered policies. They are some amenable for administration assorted business-related and added affairs of their citizens in India. Some of the cogent affairs which they attending afterwards cover arising of the visa, administering accent tests, demography an account apropos the passport, arising of the character card, etc. Besides this, if the aborigine of the accordant nation faces any botheration during his/her break in Chennai, again he or she can anon acquaintance the admiral for the appropriate help. Here, in the mentioned beneath is the account of adopted embassies.

Austria
"Kothari Building", 115, Uthamar Gandhi Road,  Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034
Phone : 91-44-28334556,  91-44-2828334515

Belgium
Spic House, 88, Anna Salai, Gunidy, Chennai - Chennai - 600 032
Phone : 91-44-22350877, 91-44-22352336

British High Commission
737, Anna Salai, Chennai - Chennai - 600 002
Phone : 91-44-28525002

Canada
18 (Old 24), 3rd floor, YAFA Tower, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034, India
Phone:   +91-44-2833 0888

Denmark
9, Cathedral Road, Chennai - Chennai - 600 086
Phone : 91-44-28118140/41

Finland
742 (New No: 202), Anna Salai, Chennai - Chennai - 600 002
Phone : 91-44-28524141, 91-44-28523622

France
2, Rue De La Marine, Pondicherry - 605001
Phone : 91-413-2334174/4058

Germany
49, Ethiraj Salai, Mico Building, Chennai - 600105
Phone : 91-44-28210810, 91-44-28210824

Greece
H3 Alsa Manor, 72, Harrington Road, Chennai 600 031
Phone : 91-44-28269194

Hungary
Taim House, 72, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - Chennai - 600 001
Phone : 91-44-25231265

Indonesia
2-D, 'El Dorado',  112, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai 600 034
Phone : 044-2825 3337 / 2820 6845 / 2820 6085

Italy
19, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - Chennai - 600 001
Phone : 91-44-24337224

Japan
12/1Cenetoph Road, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018
Phone : 91-44-91-44-24323860/61

Netherland
Netherlands Business Support Office
#203, 2nd floor, Sigma Wing, 'A' Block, Raheja Towers, 177,Anna Salai, Chennai-600002
Phone: +91-044-52158388, 28601640

New Zealand
"Maithri", 32, Cathedral Road, Chennai - 600 086
Phone : 91-44-28112472

Russia
33, Santhome High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - Chennai - 600 004
Phone : 91-44-24982320/30

Spain
'Lawdale', 6/8, Nimmo Road, Santhome, Chennai - 600 004
Phone : 91-44-24942008

Sri Lanka
196, T.T.K Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 086
Phone : 91-44-24987896, 91-44-24987612

United Kingdom
20, Anderson Road, Chennai 600 006
Phone : 91-44-28257422, 91-44-52142151

United States of America
220, Anna Salai, Gemini Circle, Chennai 600 006
Phone : 91-44-28273040