Thyagaraya Nagar or T. Nagar is a foremost commercial hub in
the city of Chenai. The place is located in the southern precincts
of the city and has been named after a distinguished leader, P.
Thyagaraya, of the Tamil Nadu state. The adjoining regions of
Thyagaraya Nagar include Teynampet, West Mambalam and Azeez Nagar.
In fact, the place has been referred by many as East Mambalam. The
region provides some of the best shopping centres, business
establishments, accommodation providers and other commercial
enterprises.
Thyagaraya Nagar houses some well maintained parks. The parks are
special features in the heart of the commercial centres, place one
would hanker for amidst the cities hustle and bustle. Parks like
Natesan Park, Panagal Park and Jeeva Park are real gifts in the city
suburbs.
The markets of Thyagaraya Nagar are known places to shop in
Chennai. The T.Nagar Market, Pondy Bazaar, Annai Sathya and Sarvana
are replete with shops and stores that sell a whole lot of the
products. Garments, jewellery, electronic products, toys are largely
available at these places. The Food World, located on the Gopathi
Narayanaswamy Road is one of the best places to buy the eatables.
Thyagaraya Nagar features a number of accommodation and catering
facilities that are provided by hotels and restaurants located here.
Amongst the hotels some reputed ones include Residency, Dee Cee
Manor and Sabari. The place is quite popular owing to the presence
of many budget hotels. The Arasappar Chettinadu Restaurant is a
popular place for an outside dinner.
A good number of banks, health care units, schools and banks are
located in the suburbs of Thyagaraya Nagar. A number of cinema halls
provide popular means of entertainment in the region.
Accessibility
- Thyagaraya Nagar constitutes is epicentric with five major
road links spreading to the east, west, north and south of
Chennai. The place consists of a network of roads that help in
commuting from other parts of the city and the sub urbs itself.
Gopathi Narayanaswamy is the major road link that directly
connects it with the city center. The city center is about 7 kms
far from Thyagaraya Nagar.
- The raiway station at Mambalam, less than 2 kms west of
Thyagaraya Nagar provides access via train.
- Chennai Airport lies to the west of Thyagaraya Nagar and
about 7 kms from it.
Areas Under Thyagaraya Nagar
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