AN EVENING IN ANNANAGAR...! STREAKING AROUND THE BOULEVARDS OF ANNANAGAR

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   Amid the tensions and pressure I was facing with my studies, I found a way out to hang around my area, to make a better evening for my self. Here is what all makes my area so special

     Anna Nagar is an area which has recently developed in the last  four decades and this is where I live from the time I'm born.  Annanagar has said to get its name from the Tamil leader Annadurai, whose statue is seen at various parts of the area. Ever since its development, it has today become the largest residential and commercial area- having 7major avenues and blocks from A-Z, and two parts East and west. It is also said to be the first of a kind in chennai to have streets make like a matrix, similar to the one's seen in the western world.  There are many famous people who stay here. AnnaNagar is mainly known for the posh people and their posh lifestyle here.

    There are many attractions here beginning from the very famous AnnaNagar Tower which is some 138 feet tall, built by B.S. Abdur Rahman. The AnnaNagar tower was opened on 21st january 1968 for the world trade fair, by Sardar Ujjal Singh under the presidentship of C.N Annadurai.
The government authorities have maintained the park well including the proper functioning of the water fountains and the clean jogging tracks.  It is totally a mind calming place to visit in the evenings. Previously by paying a nominal fees one was allowed to climb to the top of the tower, but with the number of increasing cases of suicides and other security threats it has been closed(see pics)

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 There is a round turn over present at Annanagar, which was made during the World Trade fare, but due to the Tamizh(Tamil) slang it became Round tanna

annanagar roundtanna

The other famous locations around Roundtanna is the very famous Annanagar mosque(masjid) - Javid Masjid- This Masjid is said to have been evolved from a small hut to what it is today in the process of the last 3 decades. It has a 110 feet tall Minaret(see pic below) which was completed recently (a few years ago) to make it one of the largest in the city, the masjid is present in a small locality called as the 14 shop(cause of the 14 shops present there in a semi circle shape, still present there from the last 3 decades). Opposite to the 14 shops is a Supermarket(one of the first in the area) which has brought a lot name to Annnagar being there from the las 23 years- the YESESI Supermarket.

The other important place present near the AnnaNagar Tower is the AnnaNagar Aiyappan Temple

this is said to have golden gate and a Golden top.

AnnaNagar is also know for the two arches that are present here
(i) The big Anna Arch which is the entrance to Anna Nagar
(ii) The small Arch which is on the way to the Anna Nagar tower from Roundtanna. There is an aiyannaar statue also presnet near the smaller arch, This statue was built as a welcome for the World Trade fair and also known to bring good luck to the people

     There are many other Epic Landmarks present in AnnaNagar which icludes Blue star, Chinthamani( a cooperative store), and area's such as Thirumangalam, Mogappair.
     There are some well known schools here such as SBOA, DAV, Krishnaswamy matric, CSI Jessy Moses, JGVV,Kendriya Vidyalya, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Valliammal and Velammal.

     There are some world class hospitals present here - The Sundaram Medical Foundation(SMF)- known for its free services to the people, The city tower hopsital, The Bone and Joint Hospital, KHM hospital, The MMM hospital, and so on
     There are also some of the best eateries here including the top such as Mc Donalds(the first branch in Chennai city was opened here at Annanagar), Savory Sea Shell( known to be the best in Arabian delight), Hotel Sraravana Bhavan ( The best south Indian dishes),Gangothree sweets(the best gujarati sweets and bengali sweets) There is also KFC , Pizzahut, Mc Renette, and also an old bakery - Prema's Bakery.

There are some top shopping centers here from the first shopping complex- Annanagar Plaza, and top stores such as Odyssey, Croma, Connexions, Variety, witco... and so many more

Annanagar also has its famous news papers (which are circulated free to all the residents around) such as Annanagar times and Apollo.

There is also an Epic police station(last to mention) K4 police station, very well known set of officers for their security over the area.

Overall I spent a great saturday evening strolling over Annanagar, In short it was really an awesome time to move around my locality and to visit these places. Im sure I would find time now for all this, but once I become a professional preson, i doubt I would have time for all this... :-(
     I wish all the readers who go through this post to make a visit to Annanagar( chennai). Im sure you will have a great time here.

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