Velachery
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Velachery வேளச்சேரி |
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Velachery Railway Station
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 Velachery
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| Coordinates: 12°58′33″N 80°13′14″E / 12.9758°N 80.2205°ECoordinates: 12°58′33″N 80°13′14″E / 12.9758°N 80.2205°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone | Adyar |
| Ward | 175-182 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Chennai Corporation |
| Demonym(s) | Indian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-22,TN-07 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai South |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | Velachery |
| Website | http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/ (Governmental) |
Velachery (Tamil: ) is a residential area in South Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. The growth of Velachery during the last decade can be cited due to the growth of the IT sector in south Chennai. It acts as an important hub connecting the rapidly growing business class Information Technology corridor popularly called OMR; the more mature and well connected GST road and the Central Business Districts of the city, which has more relevance to the history of Chennai. Velachery as a whole draws a perfect balance between Old and New Chennai and is a phenomenon in terms of growth.
The rapid growth of Velachery as a commercial and residential hub, could be attributed to its geographical advantage in terms of the connectivity to other parts of the city:
Mambalam-Guindy Taluk has been divided Velachery got their own Taluk named as Velachery Taluk. A report by Cushman & Wakefield has projected this locality to be one among the Main Street retail hubs in the city.Dandeeswarar Temple is the oldest temple in the locality.
Velachery has it origin in the Tamil words வேளர்(Velar- meaning farmers) or வேளிர்(Velir - the name of older Tamilakam tribes) and the word சேரி(Cheri) which means a community.
Velachery had existed as a village from as far back as 9th century CE and earlier. Multiple kalvettu epigraphs confirm that the area was contemporary to other historical townships in the Tondaimandalam region of Tamilakam. The oldest kalvettus in Velachery are in the ancient Selliamman temple from the reigns of Parakesarivarman/Parantaka Chola (9th century) and Parthivendravarman. The Dhandeeswaram temple contains many epigraphs from the times of Gandaraditya Chola (10th century) and emperors Raja Raja Chola I and Rajendra Chola I (11th century).
During the 12th century, Velachery, along with the rest of Tondaimandalam, was thought to have briefly come under the rule of the Kadavas (or Kadavarayas) who were feudatory powers under the Cholas and subsequent Pandya emperors. An epigraph from king Kopperunjingan I of Sendamangalam of South Arcot region is found in Velachery.
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