AVADI
Avadi
means in Tamil 'a place filled with lot of cows' ஆ
(Aa)
= cow + அடி
(Adi)
= location.
Avadi
is a residential locality in the Western part of the metropolitan
city of Chennai
in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. it is a Special Grade Municipality
of Chennai
Metropolitan Area in the state of Tamil
Nadu, India. Situated about 25 km west of Chennai
Central Railway station it is surrounded by major defence
establishments. The neighbourhood is served by Avadi
Railway Station of the Chennai
Suburban Railway. As of 2011, the town had a population of
345,996. The Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is located in Chennai
Avadi.
Military Establishments
The
major military establishments having divisions in Avadi are the
Indian Air
Force, Indian
Army, Heavy
Vehicles Factory (HVF), EFA-Engine Factory, Avadi, Combat
Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian
Navy, Central Vehicle Depot (CVD), The Ordnance Depot [OD], Unfit
Vehicles Park [UVP] and the Ordnance
Clothing Factory (OCF).
History
The
famous session of the Indian National Congress was held at Avadi on
10 January 1955.[2]
This historical meet emphasised the importance of socialism and its
impact on social development. Jawaharlal
Nehru with Morarji
Desai and other Congress leaders at the AICC session declared
that a socialistic pattern of society was the goal of the
Congress.[3][4]
Places of Worship
There are many Hindu
Temples in and around Avadi. Karumari Amman
temple, Chinnamman temple, Nagavalli Amman and Perumal temple are
very famous temples in Avadi. In addition to this many old generation
temples are also present in and around Avadi. Thirumullaivoyal,
a locality near Avadi is famous for Masilamaniswara Temple,
Thirumullaivoyal an ancient temple of Lord Shiva and also Pachaiamman
Temple. Vaikundhanaadhar Temple is located near Kovilpathagai,
Angaalamman temple is located in the Redhills road. Sri Venkateswara
Perumal Temple in Kamaraj Nagar is a Vaishavite shrine in Avadi.
There are a handful of Mosques
serving to a considerable Islamic population in Avadi. There are some
churches functioning over 50 years, some of them include Marthoma
Church in Gandhi Nagar, CSI, RC and Orthodox Churches in HVF road.
Also, numerous churches have been built in recent years St Antony's
Shrine is a Catholic church located at Avadi Check-post. There is a
Jain
temple, Vasupujiya Jain Temple and a Gurudwara
in the HVF estate for the Sikhs to worship in Avadi.
Even-though,
Avadi boasts of cultural and religious diversity, it has a proud
heritage of religious tolerance.
Educational Institutions
Schools
in Avadi
Ankur Vidyalaya
DAV School
Immaculate Heart of
Mary's Girls Hr. Sec. School
Jaigopal Garodia
Vivekanadha Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya HVF
Kendriya Vidyalaya IAF
Kendriya Vidyalaya OCF
Kendriya Vidyalaya, CRPF
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OCF School
Roman Catholic
Matriculation School
St.Joseph's
Matriculation School
Velammal Vidyalaya
Veltech Dr.RR and Dr.SR
Matric. School
Vijayantha Model Hr.
Sec. School
Vijayanta Senior
Secondary School
Nabi Crescent Matriculation School
Higher Education Institutes
Aalim muhammed salegh
academy of architecture;)
Aalim Muhammed Salegh
Engineering college
Aalim Muhammed Salegh
Polytechnic college
St.Peter's
College of Engineering and Technology[9]
St.Peters University
Veltech Dr.RR &
Dr.SR Technical University
Veltech Multitech Dr.RR
& Dr.SR College of Engineering
Veltech Hightech Dr.RR &
Dr.SR College of Engineering
Veltech Engineering
College
Vel Rangarajan
Sakunthala College of Management and Science
Nazareth College of Arts
and Science
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