madras

     

Coorinates: 13°05′N 80°16′E / 13.09, 80.27 Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை, formerly known as Madras (help·info), is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai has an estimated population of 7.5 million (2007), making it the fourth largest metropolitan city in India.

Trivia about madras

  • A plaid fabric is made from this Indian seaport
  • (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):An Asian city, or the fabric seen here
  • Hot again in 2006, this fabric named for a city in India may "bleed", which softens the look of the stripes & plaids
  • One type of curry powder shares its name with this plaid textile
  • The 1748 Congress had global reach with agreements from Cape Breton to this fabric city of India, now called Chennai

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