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___MASK82___ ( English pronunciation : ; ""; : ; literally ' The Land of Tamils ' or ' Tamil Country ') is one of the 29 states of ___MASK14___ . Its capital and largest city is Chennai ( formerly known as Madras ). ___MASK82___ lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala , Karnataka , and Andhra Pradesh . It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north , by the Nilgiri , the Anamalai Hills , and Kerala on the west , by the Bay of Bengal in the east , by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast , and by the Indian Ocean on the south . The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka . The Palk Strait is a strait between the ___MASK82___ state of ___MASK14___ and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka . It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay in the southwest . The strait is wide . Several rivers flow into it , including the Vaigai River of ___MASK82___ . The strait is named after Robert Palk , who was a governor of Madras Presidency ( 1755  1763 ) during the Company Raj period . Guindy ( Tamil :      ) is one of the important neighborhoods of Chennai ( Madras ), ___MASK82___ , ___MASK14___ . It is in the southwestern part of the city . It is the entry point or the gateway to Chennai city from the southern parts of ___MASK82___ and the southwestern suburbs of Chennai . The Kathipara junction ( where Anna Salai , Mount - Poonamallee Road , Inner Ring Road , 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru Road , and GST Road meet here . It is one of the important nodal points of road traffic in the metropolitan area . This junction serves as the entry point to the city limits from the suburbs . It is surrounded by Saidapet in the north , Kotturpuram and Adyar towards the east , Velachery in the south and Adambakkam and St . Thomas Mount in the west . Guindy is home to many important landmarks in the city , the most famous amongst them being the Guindy National Park  the only National Park in the country within city limits . It also serves as a main hub for several small and medium scale industries ( Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate ). Transportation to / from the neighborhood is catered by Guindy railway station . The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the ___MASK89___ , forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK14___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and Myanmar ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK14___ ) to the east . Karnataka ( IPA :) is a state in south western region of ___MASK14___ . It was formed on 1 November 1956 , with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act . Originally known as the State of Mysore , it was renamed " Karnataka " in 1973 . The capital and largest city is Bangalore ( Bengaluru ). Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea to the west , Goa to the northwest , Maharashtra to the north , Telangana to the northeast , Andhra Pradesh to the east , Tamil Nadu to the southeast , and Kerala to the southwest . The state covers an area of , or 5 . 83 percent of the total geographical area of ___MASK14___ . It is the seventh largest Indian state by area . With 61 , 130 , 704 inhabitants at the 2011 census , Karnataka is the eighth largest state by population , comprising 30 districts . Kannada , one of the classical languages of ___MASK14___ , is the most widely spoken and official language of the state . The Gulf of Mannar is a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean . It lies between the southeastern tip of ___MASK14___ and the west coast of Sri Lanka , in the Coromandel Coast region . The University of Madras ( informally known as Madras University ) is a public state university in Chennai ( formerly Madras ), ___MASK82___ . Established in 1857 , it is one of the oldest and premier universities in ___MASK14___ . The university was incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of ___MASK14___ . School of Architecture and Planning ( SAP ) is one of the four constituent colleges of Anna University , Chennai , ___MASK82___ . It was established as a Department of Architecture of the University of Madras in 1957 and was located in the Alagappa College of Technology . The department was later renamed as the School of Architecture and Planning , and shifted to its own independent campus in 1968 . It is now a constituent college of Anna University . SAP is headed by Dr . Ranee Vedamuthu as its Dean . The School functions as two departments - Department of Architecture and Department of Planning headed by Dr . P Meena Kumari ( i / c ) and Dr . Abdul Razak respectively . The School conducts undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Architecture and a postgraduate course in Planning . SAP also offers Ph D programs in Architecture and Planning and MS degree ( through research ) . The School has state of the art facilities and its own library with a collection of publications of about 15 , 000 which include books , Journals , thesis reports and back volumes . The Library has now become a resource center for Architectural colleges of ___MASK82___ as well as for other States . SAP has a Centre for Human Settlements ( CHS ) which is an autonomous Centre of the Anna University . It was established in the year 1980 and is headed by Dr . S R Masilamani . It is an interdisciplinary Centre offering Consultancy , Training , Research and Extension services in the areas related to Urban and Regional Planning , Development and Management . http :// www . annauniv . edu The Eastern Ghats or Kizhakku thodarchi malaigal or Prva Gha , ( ta :                ) ( ___MASK67___ :         ) also known as Mahendra Parvatam in the south , are a discontinuous range of mountains along ___MASK14___ ' s eastern coast . The Eastern Ghats run from the northern Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka . They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of peninsular ___MASK14___ , known as the Godavari , Mahanadi , Krishna , and Kaveri . Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of ___MASK82___ . It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District . Madurai is the third largest city by population in ___MASK82___ , and is the 25th populated city in ___MASK14___ . Located on the banks of River Vaigai , Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world . Madurai was the longest continuous capital city until British rule in ___MASK14___ , and was the first major settlement in central and southern Asia .. Madurai has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ' s flagship Smart Cities Mission . Anna University is a technical university in ___MASK82___ , ___MASK14___ . The main university campus is located in Guindy , Chennai . It was named after C N Annadurai , former Chief Minister of ___MASK82___ on 4 September 1978 . It became an affiliating university in 2001 , absorbing all engineering colleges in ___MASK82___ . In 2007 , it was split into six constituent universities namely Chennai ( campus ), Chennai , Coimbatore , Madurai , Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli . On 14 September 2011 , the constituents were merged back to a single affiliating university for engineering colleges in ___MASK82___ . Chennai ; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK82___ . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal , it is one of the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK14___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK14___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in ___MASK14___ . Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK14___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK14___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , Chennai confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is a major city in the Indian state of ___MASK82___ . Located on the banks of the Noyyal River surrounded by the Western Ghats , it is the second largest city by population in the state after Chennai and 23rd populated city in ___MASK14___ . It is the largest city in the Kongunadu region . It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore district . It is one of the fastest growing tier - II cities in ___MASK14___ and a major hub for textiles , industries , commerce , education , information technology , healthcare and manufacturing in ___MASK82___ . It is often referred to as the " Manchester of South ___MASK14___ " due to its cotton production and textile industries . Coimbatore is also referred to as the " Pump City " and it supplies nearly half of ___MASK14___ ' s requirements of motors and pumps . The city is one of the largest exporters of jewellery , wet grinders , poultry and auto components with " Coimbatore Wet Grinder " and " Kovai Cora Cotton " recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of ___MASK14___ . ___MASK24___ () is one of the 29 states of ___MASK14___ , situated on the southeastern coast of the country . The state is the eighth largest state in ___MASK14___ covering an area of . As per 2011 Census of ___MASK14___ , the state is tenth largest by population with 49 , 386 , 799 inhabitants . Tirunelveli ), also known as Nellai and historically ( during British rule ) as Tinnevelly , is a city in the South Indian state of ___MASK82___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District . It is the sixth - largest municipal corporation in the state ( after Chennai , Madurai , Coimbatore , Tiruchirappalli , Salem ). Tirunelveli is located southwest of the state capital , Chennai and away from Thoothukudi . The Chennai Metropolitan Area is the fourth most populous , and the fourth largest metropolitan area in ___MASK14___ and is the 22nd most populous city in Asia or the 40th most populous city in the world . The CMA consists of the metropolitan city of Chennai ( Madras ) and its suburbs . The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority ( CMDA ) is the nodal agency that handles town planning and development within the metro area . Since 1974 , an area encompassing 1189 km around the city has been designated as the Chennai Metropolitan Area ( CMA ) and the CMDA has been designated as the authority to plan the growth of the city and the area around it . Alagappa College of Technology is an educational institution located in Chennai , ___MASK82___ , ___MASK14___ that offers higher education in Engineering , Technology and allied Sciences . The college was established in 1944 and was integrated with Anna University in 1978 from University of Madras as a constituent part of Anna University . Puducherry ( literally " New Town " in Tamil ), formerly known as Pondicherry is a union territory of ___MASK14___ . It was formed out of four exclaves of former French ___MASK14___ , namely Pondichéry ( Pondicherry ), Karikal ( Karaikal ), Mahé and Yanaon ( Yanam ). It is named after the largest district Pondicherry . Historically known as " Pondicherry " (" Piccri "), the territory changed its official name to " Puducherry " (" Putuccri ") on 20 September 2006 . South ___MASK14___ is the area encompassing the Indian states of Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Kerala , and Telangana as well as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar , Lakshadweep and Puducherry , occupying 19 . 31 % of ___MASK14___ ' s area . Covering the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau , South ___MASK14___ is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east , the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south . The geography of the region is diverse with two mountain ranges - the Western and Eastern Ghats , bordering the plateau heartland . Godavari , Krishna , Kaveri , Tungabhadra and Vaigai rivers are important non - perennial sources of water . Bangalore , Chennai , Hyderabad , Visakhapatnam , Vijayawada , Coimbatore and Kochi are the largest urban areas . ___MASK14___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK14___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK14___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK14___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in Asia which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal . Geographically , it is made up by the Ganges - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the ___MASK89___ ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast ___MASK14___ and Burma ). ___MASK31___ ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of ___MASK31___ ( formerly known as Ceylon ), is an island country in South Asia near south - east ___MASK14___ . ___MASK31___ has maritime borders with ___MASK14___ to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coast region of the Indian Subcontinent , between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal of the Indian Ocean . The coastline runs between False Divi Point in the north to Kanyakumari in the south . Its definition can also include the northwestern coast of the island of ___MASK31___ . ___MASK19___ , historically known as Keralam , is an Indian state in South ___MASK14___ on the Malabar coast . It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam - speaking regions . Spread over , it is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast , Tamil Nadu to the east and south , and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west . With 33 , 387 , 677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census , ___MASK19___ is the thirteenth - largest state by population and is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram . Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state .