Chennai - a snapshot in Year 2008 - special report from Chennai Machan

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I was analyzing what I have done last year and what I am planning to do next year - as I was approaching the end of the year. My 2008 was great and lot of things has happened and changed. All personal stuff and I am proud of it.

While I was doing that, I also went through the Chennai Times (Made in Chennai)blog for all the months of this year 2008. I was very much depressed and kind of disappointed with no positive change at all in 2008 for Chennai, except for just news!

Only News and very less action in 2008(Positive):
1) Chennai IT park news were out all this year - Ilandaikulam and Vadapalanji
2) Chennai International Airport.

Things happenned in Chennai 2008:
1) Violence in and around - even today, as I write this.
2) Collectors changed frequently - Udhayachandran, SS Jawahar and now Seetharaman.
3) Chennai Real Estate boomed
4) Chennai High court; Chennai Passport Office - good and bad comments
5) Chennai online presence is increasing
6) More SEZs are promoted - Farmers protest
7) More businesses into Chennai
8) More software companies coming into Chennai - incl HCL, Satyam bought land for future branch
9) Rise in prices of all commodities
10) More builders and construction companies in Chennai
11) Few more Hotels in Chennai
12) ELCOT active in Chennai - IT park work started.
13) CII Chennai Chapter working hard to give positive image
14) Election
15) Cable war
16) Chennai gets 610 acres for Airport
17) More rowdies and gangsters floating in Chennai and having upper hand
18) Entrepreneurs cropping all around Chennai

Movies based on Chennai:
1) Mattuthavani
2) Subramaniapuram
3) Paruthi Veeran
4) Pazhani
5) Seval
and more...

Visitors ---- I am sure I have missed few itesm. Your additions and comments are welcome...