Thyagaraya Nagar is located about 10 km from the Chennai Airport and about 8 km from Chennai Central and is well connected to both by local train and bus services. It lies to the west of Mount Road (Anna Salai), and is loosely bordered by Saidapet and West Mambalam to the west, Nandanam to the south, and Nungambakkam to the north.
Real estate prices are extremely high (among the highest in the city of Chennai) as space is inadequate. T.Nagar,like many other parts of Chennai, has often experienced an acute water-shortage in the recent years. Other problems include pollution and traffic congestion.
Until the early 1900s, the villages to the west of Mount Road formed a part of Chingleput District. The Long Tank formed the western frontier of the city. The Long Tank was drained-out in 1923[1]. This event marks the origin of Theagaroya Nagar(named after Sir Pitti Theagaroya Chetty, a stalwart of the Justice Party which was then ruling over Madras) and the start of expansion of the city beyond the western limits. A residential suburb was conceived in the middle of this reclaimed land by the Justice Party Government of the Raja of Panagal . A park was developed at the centre of this new locality and was named in honor of the then Chief Minister, as Panagal Park. Soon afterwards, Pondy Bazaar began to make its appearance. As per the opinion of historian S.Muthiah, it was initially known as 'Soundarapandia Bazaar'[2].
The broad roads in this new locality were tree-lined, as were other parts of the city, and were named after stalwarts in the ruling Justice party then. Two of the roads, however, were named after two workmen, Nagamani and Govindan, who died while digging trenches for the new drainage system.
Nalli's showroom was the first prominent shop to appear. This was in the year 1935. Soon other establishments began to make their presence felt. From the 1950s onwards, T.Nagar has steadily risen as the most preferred shopping centres in the city.
[edit]Localities
Localities of Thyagaraya Nagar include
Pondy Bazaar
Panagal Park
Ranganathan Street
Venkatnarayana Road
G N Chetty Road
North and South Usman Road
The broad roads in this new locality were tree-lined, as were other parts of the city, and were named after stalwarts in the ruling Justice party then. Two of the roads, however, were named after two workmen, Nagamani and Govindan, who died while digging trenches for the new drainage system.
Nalli's showroom was the first prominent shop to appear. This was in the year 1935. Soon other establishments began to make their presence felt. From the 1950s onwards, T.Nagar has steadily risen as the most preferred shopping centres in the city.
[edit]Localities
Localities of Thyagaraya Nagar include
Pondy Bazaar
Panagal Park
Ranganathan Street
Venkatnarayana Road
G N Chetty Road
North and South Usman Road
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