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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nandambakkam
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline = Chennai Trade Centre.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam.
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| pushpin_map = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Nandambakkam(Chennai)
| coordinates = {{coord|13.01660|N|80.18985|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai district|Chennai]]
| subdivision_type3 = Metro
| subdivision_name3 = Chennai
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 21
| population_total = 9093
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 600 089
| registration_plate = TN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West)
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'''Nandambakkam''' is a western neighbourhood of [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is known for the [[Chennai Trade Centre]] and the Surgical Instruments Factory. In 2011 Nandambakkam was included to [[Chennai district]] by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

== Geography ==
Nandambakkam is situated at a distance of 13 kilometres south-west of Chennai on the [[Mount-Poonamallee Road]]. It is bound by [[Alandur]] and [[St Thomas Mount]] to the east and [[Manapakkam]] to the west. It is bound by [[Ramapuram, Chennai|Ramapuram]] to the north and north-west and [[Pallavaram]] to the south. The township extends from the [[Madras War Cemetery]] on the east to the banks of the [[Adyar River]] on the west.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Nandambakkam had a population of 9093. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nandambakkam has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77%. In Nandambakkam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== History ==

During the Ramayana period a sage called Pandi Muni was residing here and he was suffering from serious disease. He made penance to be relieved of his suffering. After ten long years of continuous penance, some of which he stood on one leg, Lord Rama appeared before him. Lord Rama guided Pandi Muni to marry and find solace in married life. Following Lord Rama's advice, Pandi Muni married a Brahmin girl called Brinda Muthaayi. They lived together atop a hill. The hill was called Brinda Maala because she made garlands from the flowers in the hill. The name later corrupted to become Parangi Malai which is presently called as [[St. Thomas Mount]].

Knowing that Sri Rama is passing through his place here, Bringi Rishi went and invited Sri Rama to stay with him for few days before proceeding. Sri Rama agreed to be the guest of Bringi Rishi and stayed here. Bringi Rishi created a small Nandhavanam (means garden) for the comfort of Sri Rama and the place came to be known as Nandhavanam itself, which later changed as Nandhambakkam.<ref>http://www.dharsanam.com/2008/04/nandhambakkam-sri-kothandaramar.html</ref> The neighboring place to Nandhambakkam is called [[Ramapuram, Chennai|Ramapuram]], which is said to be named after Sri Rama's stay here.

The village of Nandambakkam has been in existence as a part of the then Chingleput district at least since India's independence in 1947. In 1948, a proposal was floated to settle tappers in Nandambakkam and imparting training in hand weaving to them.<ref name="cooperationp490">{{cite book|title=The Madras Journal of Co-operation, Volumes 40-41|pages=490|year=1948}}</ref> The shrine of [[St Thomas Mount]] located nearby contains relics that are over two millennia old.

The growth of Nandambakkam dates from the post-independence era. In 1952, the Madras War Cemetery was constructed on the eastern fringes of Nandambakkam.<ref name="memorials_thehindu">{{cite news|title=Are all memorials really throbbing with life?|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071759050300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824044932/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/17/stories/2007071759050300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 July 2007}}</ref> During the 1950s and early 1960s, a number of social welfare schemes were launched here. During the Chief Ministership of [[K. Kamaraj]], proposals were made for establishing a surgical instruments factory at Nandambakkam with Russian collaboration.<ref name="madraslabourp964">{{cite book|title=Madras labour gazette, Volume 4|pages=964|publisher=Commissioner of Labour & Director of Employment|year=1962}}</ref><ref name="southerneconomistp39">{{cite book|title=Southern economist, Volume 5|pages=39|year=1966|publisher=Mrs. Susheela Subrahmanya}}</ref> This project undertaken by the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited culminated in the inauguration of the factory constructed at the cost of Rs. 52.5 million and expected to manufacture 2.5 million pieces of surgical instruments<ref name="madrasstatep95">{{cite book|title=Progressive Madras State: a saga of integrated development|pages=95|author=G. R. Rao|year=1967|publisher=Hindusthan Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> on 1 September 1965.<ref name="researchandindustryp380">{{cite book|title=Research and industry, Volume 10|pages=380|publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|year=1965}}</ref> The surgical instrumentsplant, was later amed IDPL, and now the production of surgical instruments was totally stopped in 1994, and a major portion the factory has been closed '

India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)'s first fair infrastructure outside Delhi, the Chennai Trade Centre was inaugurated at Nandambakkam in January 2001.<ref name="ctc">{{cite web|title=Chennai Trade Centre|url=http://www.indiatradefair.com/corp/channai.asp.htm|publisher=India Trade Promotion Organisation|access-date=10 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021233344/http://www.indiatradefair.com/corp/channai.asp.htm|archive-date=21 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spread over an area of {{convert|25|acre|m2}}, the Chennai Trade Centre, a joint venture of ITPO and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), was designed to conduct trade fairs in the city.<ref name="ctc" />

The area is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Hindu_NISModifiesExpansionPlan">{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 20 December 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/national-institute-of-siddha-modifies-expansion-plan/article4218676.ece
| access-date = 23 Dec 2012}}</ref>

==Location in context==
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Neighbouring areas'''
|Northwest = [[Ramapuram, Chennai|Ramapuram]]
|North = [[Jafferkhanpet]]
|Northeast = [[Guindy]]
|West = [[Manapakkam]]
|Centre = Nandambakkam
|East = [[St Thomas Mount]]
|Southwest =
|South = [[Pallavaram]]
|Southeast = [[Alandur]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Neighborhoods of Chennai}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kanchipuram district]]

Nandambakkam - Revision history

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