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Shenoy Nagar | |
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neighbourhood | |
  Shenoy Nagar  Shenoy Nagar  Shenoy Nagar | |
| Coordinates:13°04′46″N80°13′44″E / 13.0794°N 80.2289°E /13.0794; 80.2289 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Chennai Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Chennai Corporation |
| Website | www |
Shenoy Nagar is a neighbourhood inChennai,India and is a part of the GreaterAnna Nagar Region. It is surrounded byAnna Nagar East in the North alsoKilpauk in the North and East,Chetpet in its very rare South-East end,Aminjikarai in the South,Arumbakkam in the South-West andAnna Nagar in the North-West barely.Thiru Vi Ka Park is located here. A skating park was also opened in 2006 by the Government of Tamil Nadu to encourage the kids to learn skating. The area is served byShenoy Nagar Metro station which falls on theMetro line betweenChennai International Airport andChennai Central.
The area was named after J P L Shenoy I.C.S., the Commissioner of the Corporation of Madras who conceived the idea of creating a large middle class residential space.[1][2]
After J P L Shenoy I.C.S. retired from his post as the Commissioner of the Corporation of Madras, the erstwhile Deputy Commissioner C. Narasimhan, the first non-I.C.S. man who succeeded him to the post, completed his vision and named the development as Shenoy Nagar.[1]
Under the DMK government formed in 1967, the area got its first swimming pool. The Chintamani market was opened to alleviate the difficulties of commute toTriplicane andParry's to buy supplies. The location of the market was the setting of a tragedy when lightning struck and killed three people.[2]
