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Chennai

[chen-ahi]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Tamil Nadu state, in SE India, on the Bay of Bengal.



Chennai

/ ʃɪˈԲɪ /

noun

  1. Former name: Madras.a port in SE India, capital of Tamil Nadu, on the Bay of Bengal: founded in 1639 by the English East India Company as Fort St George ; traditional burial place of St Thomas; university (1857). Pop: 4 216 268 (2001)

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In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from Thailand.

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Following the Chennai screening, a workshop was held where participants in small groups discussed family acceptance and community support for trans individuals.

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According to Penguin Random House, the book depicts the story of "two quarrelsome old men in Chennai, India, who experience private tragedy against the backdrop of national calamity".

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Her pictures were featured in a recent exhibition about India's labourers titled The Unseen Perspective at the Egmore Museum in Chennai.

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Craftsmen at the company's Chennai factory sort and grade the hair according to colour, texture and length.

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