. . . . . . . . . . . "330.0"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Metro"@en . "auto"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Busy South Usman Road in T. Nagar"@en . . . . . . . . . "Chennai"@en . . . . . . . . . . "13.0418 80.2341" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Thyagaraya Nagar"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Languages"@en . . . . . . . . "T.Nagar"@en . . "India"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Thyagaraya Nagar"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Thyagaraya Nagar, commonly known as T. Nagar, and historically known as East Mambalam, is a very affluent commercial and residential neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is surrounded by Nungambakkam in the North, Teynampet in the East, Nandanam in the South-East, C.I.T. Nagar (a part of Greater Nandanam region) in the South and West Mambalam and Kodambakkam in the West. The stretch between Duraiswamy Road and T. Nagar Bus Stand has some of the costliest real estates in Chennai. It was constructed between 1923 and 1925 by the Madras Presidency government of the Raja of Panagal as a part of town planning activities initiated according to the Madras Town Planning Act of 1920. The town was named after P. Thyagaraya Chetty. The streets, parks and localities in the new neighbourhood were named after important officials in the provincial government. T. Nagar is believed to be the first planned urban neighborhood in Chennai created in 1920, conceived in a European style, with the Panagal Park resembling the Arc De Triomphe and the Pondy Bazaar resembling the Champs-\u00C9lys\u00E9es in Paris.Initially built as a residential neighbourhood, it is now considered the largest shopping district in India by revenue. It is known for its plethora of saree and jewellery retailers, including Pothys, Nalli Silks and Saravana Stores. The neighbourhood is served by Mambalam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. T. Nagar is considered one of the city's major central business districts, the other being Parry's Corner, the centre of the city. Pondy Bazaar serves as a satellite commercial hub for T. Nagar, located around the Thyagaraya Road."@en . . "Country"@en . . "State"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Neighbourhood"@en . . . . . . . . "T. Nagar"@en . . . . . . . "600017" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Metric"@en . . . "Thyagaraya Nagar, commonly known as T. Nagar, and historically known as East Mambalam, is a very affluent commercial and residential neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is surrounded by Nungambakkam in the North, Teynampet in the East, Nandanam in the South-East, C.I.T. Nagar (a part of Greater Nandanam region) in the South and West Mambalam and Kodambakkam in the West. The stretch between Duraiswamy Road and T. Nagar Bus Stand has some of the costliest real estates in Chennai. It was constructed between 1923 and 1925 by the Madras Presidency government of the Raja of Panagal as a part of town planning activities initiated according to the Madras Town Planning Act of 1920. The town was named after P. Thyagaraya Chetty. The streets, parks and localities in the new neighbourhood "@en . . . "+5:30" . . . . . . . . "1544075"^^ . . . "34129"^^ . . . . "Areas of Chennai"@en . "India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "T. Nagar, Chennai##T. Nagar, Tamil Nadu##T. Nagar, India"@en . . "POINT(80.234100341797 13.041799545288)"^^ . . . . . "80.23410034179688"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1119558300"^^ . "Official"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "600017"^^ . . . . . . "Chennai Shopping.jpg"@en . "13.04179954528809"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Lok Sabha constituency"@en . . . . "TN-09"@en . .