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People of Chennai
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Chennai is often called as a Gateway of South India. The city of Chennai is located in the coramandal coast of Bay of Bengal. Chennai is a vibrant city and a hub of various activities. Traditionally the city of Madras, as it was formerly known is an important commercial and cultural center.
Due to this reason people from various parts of this state as well as from other states also come here for various purposes. There is a strong immigrant population who come from other districts and even from other states for the purposes of employment, education, business and other activities.
As a result the attitude of Chennai people has become a true cosmopolitan by nature. You can find Chennai people belong to various religions, speak different languages and follow several customs.
Chennai people are known for their age old hospitality and affection. Basically, the attitude of Chennai people is more religious and they strongly believe in their age old traditions and customs. In most of the Tamil households, people rise early in the morning and perform poojas or go to temples early in the morning to worship reciting slokas. |
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Women decorate their door steps with beautiful Kolams (rangoli) using rice powder. The kolams symbolize both, decoration as well as religious significance. The idea behind using rice powder for drawing kolam is to feed the small insects such as ants.
During festival seasons there is heavy competition among women to draw most beautiful Kolams in front of their houses. Some cultural organizations even give prices for the most attractive Kolams. Chennai people celebrate all festivals and religious functions with great vigor and full of dedication.
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The important festivals are Pongal, Deepavali, Ganesha Chaturthi, Christmas, Ramzan and Bakrid. The attitude of Chennai people is they treat every one with honor and. They respect and shower love and affection irrespective of their religion.
These people are very cooperative and have helping tendency. Apart from Tamilians there are other different types of people living in Chennai such as Malyalees, Telugus, Kannadiga, Marwaris, Gurarathis, Bengalis and Muslims. Although they belongs to different cultures, speak different languages and follow different customs, they live in harmony.
The attitude of Chennai people is appreciable as they share their knowledge and their joy with each other. Chennai people also do not shrink their service at times of need. Their strong beliefs and determination make them shine in their careers and they also teach others to grow by inflicting good ideas.
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