Parry's Corner, Chennai
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| Coordinates: 13°05′22.5″N 80°17′17.6″E / 13.089583°N 80.288222°ECoordinates: 13°05′22.5″N 80°17′17.6″E / 13.089583°N 80.288222°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai district |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600001 |
| Telephone Code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-01 xx xxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Sowcarpet, Park Town, Chennai, Mannadi, Egmore, Chintadripet, Purasawalkam, Vallalar Nagar, Royapuram, George Town, Chennai |
| Municipal body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Zone & Ward | 5 & 60 |
| LS | Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| VS | Harbour (state assembly constituency) |
| MP | Dayanidhi Maran |
| MLA | P. K. Sekar Babu |
| Website | chennaicorporation |
Parry's Corner, Chennai is a neighbourhood and a business hub in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is well-known for having its second oldest business house in India. A British Engineer viz., Popham designed this settlement.[1] It was called Black Town, marked for the residents/people who lived here at that time because of the so called White Town (St. Fort George) where the English people resided.
This neighbourhood is occupied by so many Government and private establishments. To name a few are: Port, Madras High Court, financial facilities, State bus terminus, law chambers, Kuralagam, business houses, traders, cultural buildings, suburban railway stations, metro train stations, temples and churches.
Location[edit]
It is located in George Town, Chennai at an altitude of 10 m and at the coordinates of 13°05'22.5"N 80°17'17.6"E of Earth. It is situated in ward 60 of Royapuram zone (number 5) of Greater Chennai Corporation.
Boundaries[edit]
This neighbourhood is bounded in the direction of North by Errabalu street, West by Prakasam Salai (Broadway road), East by Rajaji Salai and South by NSC (Nethaji Subhash Chandra) Bose road, Chennai. Some of the important neighbourhoods are: Sowcarpet, Mannadi, Egmore, Park Town, Chennai, George Town, Chennai, Royapuram, Chintadripet, Purasawalkam, Periamet.
Economy[edit]
This neighbourhood plays an important role in the wholesale business of textiles, electrical appliances, utilities, motors, pumpsets, metallic and non-metallic goods, plastics, stationeries, cereals, pulses, groceries, hardwares, rubber products, printing materials, bags, novelties, decorative items and so on.[1]
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Limited (a business registered by Thomas Parry on 12 February 1789) here is the second oldest business house in the country, which is a listed company engaged in the business of sugar and nutraceuticals.[2][3] This neighbourhood is named after this business facility located at the corner of the junction of three roads.
Nearby attractions[edit]
- Chennai Port.
- Royapuram fishing harbour.
- Shri Venugopalaswamy Temple.[4]
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai).
- Shri Natarajar Temple.[5]
- Marina Beach.
- Katchaleeshwarar Temple.[6]
- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
- Shri Sengazhuneer Pillayar Temple.[7]
- St.Mary's Co-Cathedral.
- Kalikambal Temple.
Politics and government[edit]
Parry's Corner comes under Harbour (state assembly constituency).[8] Whereas it comes under Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency).[9]
Geolocation[edit]
Directions from Parry's Corner, Chennai | |
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Notes[edit]
- Ramaswami, N. S. (1988). Parrys 200: A Saga of Resilience. Affiliated East-West Press. pp. 130, 131, 252, 253. ISBN 9788185095745. Retrieved 2020-11-12. Search this book on
- Madras Miscellany (2012-11-11). "The Parry of Parry's Corner". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- J, Meenakshi (2020-10-27). "BBC - Travel - Dosa: India's wholesome fast food obsession". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Sivakumar, R (2020-10-20). "Denied local trains, thousands left in lurch". Ranipet: The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Shekhar, Laasya (2018-11-13). "What ails Parry's Corner — colonial history or civic apathy?". Chennai: Citizen Matters. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Special Correspondent (2010-10-26). "Road caves in near Central Railway Station". Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- SP, Bharathi (2020-04-28). "Minor fire breaks out at LIC office in Chennai's Parrys Corner, doused after 3 hours". Chennai: The News Minute. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Brown, Hilton (1954). Parry's of Madras: A Story of the British Enterprise in India. Published privately by Parry. pp. 2, 334. Retrieved 2020-11-12. Search this book on
- Special Correspondent (2020-10-25). "Fruits market will be reopened soon". Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Special Correspondent (2020-10-31). "Fifty-seven locations in city are prone to waterlogging, says Greater Chennai Corporation". Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "What ails Parry's Corner — colonial history or civic apathy?". Laasya Shekhar. Chennai: Citizen Matters. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ↑ "The Parry of Parry's Corner". The Hindu. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Second ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. 2017. p. 14. ISBN 9781538106860. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Search this book on
- ↑ "Arulmigu Venu Gopala Swamy Temple, Parrys, Chennai - 600001, Chennai District [TM000253]". National Informatics Center. HR & CE Department, Government of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Arulmigu Natarajar Temple, Parrys, Chennai - 600001, Chennai District [TM000254]". National Informatics Center. HR & CE Department, Government of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Arulmigu Katchaleeshwarar Temple, Parrys, Chennai - 600001, Chennai District [TM000250]". National Informatics Center. HR & CE Department, Government of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Arulmigu Sengazhuneer Pillayar Temple, Parrys, Chennai - 600001, Chennai District [TM000252]". National Informatics Center. HR & CE Department, Government of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Harbour Vidhan Sabha Election - Harbour Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Elections in India - A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) & State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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