What is the profile of Chennai?
A. Chennai earlier Madras is the capital of the southern state Tamil Nadu. Located on the south-eastern coast of Bay of Bengal, this 370 odd year old city is home to over 7 million people, making it the fourth largest metropolitan city in India and 36th in the global scale of metropolitan settlements. Chennai is the hub of education, tourism, technology, automobile industry, and BPO in South India. Chennai is the hub of technology, automobile industry, software services, and financial services in South India and in India as well. The city is also home to hundreds of big and small manufacturing units, which includes apparels, leather industry, and textiles, a vibrant movie industry, export/import, petrochemical industry, and tourism. Majority of the new jobs come up in the software industry. Chennai is a favored outsourcing destination in India, and in terms of revenue generated per year, it is second only to Bangalore. The major software firms based in Chennai include Infosys, Wipro, T
