Vellala Street, also known as Vellalar Street, is a residential street in Purasawalkam in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Vellalar is supposedly a caste name crediting to the early residents who belonged to this caste. Later these distinctions vanished and led way to more diverse residents. One of the leading figures of early literature in English R. K. Narayan and his youngest brother R. K. Laxman, an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist were living at Number 1, Vellala Street.
Vellala Street
Vellalar Street | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Vellala Street | |
| Coordinates: 13°05′01″N 80°15′05″E / 13.0835451°N 80.25144439°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Area | Purasawalkam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Chennai Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Chennai Corporation |
| Website | www |
Landmarks edit
Over the years, Vellala Street has changed from being a quiet bylane of Purasawalkam to a noisy one-way lane. But one landmark still remains - the Srinivasa Perumal temple[1]
Places of Worship edit
Two noticeable temple are located in this street. Karpaga Vinayagar Temple and Srinivasa Perumal Temple
Educational institutions edit
Meena Typing Institute
Schools edit
Corporation School
Shopping edit
Regular department stores, Muthu Pharmacy
References edit
- ^ "A landmark on Vellala Street". The Hindu. 24 Apr 2003. Archived from the original on 15 September 2003. Retrieved 1 Jan 2015.