The metropolitan cities of India are developing fast; Chennai is no exception. It was the British during pre-Independence period who started the development phenomenon; today, it is further developed. The distinctiveness associated about Chennai is the replica of the past well exhibited in the present. You will find everything in Chennai which you will find in any other metropolis in the country – from planned roads to flyovers, from high rise buildings to low rise buildings, from group housing complexes to IT parks, happening shopping complexes and markets to hotels, sightseeing attractions and parks and more. Visit a travel portal to know more about Chennai.

If you are visiting the city it will be wise on your part to know about Chennai so that you do not miss on anything. Dining, shopping, and nightlife in Chennai are equally interesting. Kollywood is another distinctiveness associated about Chennai. A number of Tamil films which have won international acclaim at international film festivals have been released from here.

Shopaholics will love shopping in Chennai. You can bargain for prices everywhere; of course, for international brands and for those items that come with fixed price, you may not gain a competitive advantage. Right from art and crafts, contemporary and traditional artwork to readymade clothing antiques, jewellery, and more, you can get all here. When shopping in Chennai, do buy products special to the city such as pattamara mats including silks from Kanchipuram, leaf and palmyra-fiber handicrafts from Tirunellveli, metal works from Tanjavur, stone carvings from Mamallapuram, and more. Government Emporiums will best serve your purpose for shopping for conventional items and handicrafts.

Chennai bustles with life in the night, especially in the night clubs. Entertainment freaks will love spending their nightlife in Chennai. Few centres of nightlife in Chennai worth mentioning are:

•’Pasha’ at The Park
•Flame Le Club at the Le Royal Meridien
•Platinum Dance bar at Quality Inn Aruna
•Dublin, the Irish pub cum discotheque at the Park Sheraton Hotel
•The MiXX dance pub at Country Suites
•Sparks dance pub at Hotel Savera.