Being one of the main hubs of small and medium industries, Guindy is one of the most important neighbourhoods of Chennai. It is the Junction of the Kathipara area where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Road and the GST Road meets. It also serves as one of the most important nodal points of road traffic in metropolitan Chennai. Guindy is also the entry point into the metropolitan from the suburbs. The area is surrounded by Saidapet towards the North, Kotturpuram and Adyar in the East, Velachery to the South and Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount in the West.
Guindy is famous for the Governor House- St. Fort George- a palatial residence during the British Raj..
When it comes to transportation, Guindy has many options. The area is well connected by road and train services. There are several bus routes. Guindy also has the MRTS train station and a subway station. It is also 10km away from the airport.
Guindy is home to several important landmarks. One of them is the Guindy Race Course. Set up in 1777, it is the oldest racecourse in India. The Madras Race Club was constituted officially in 1837. The club has survived tumultuous times and was revived by Lt. Colonel G.M.Moore. Today, the club has over 625 horses and boasts of being the best race track in the country. The racing season starts during Winter, from November and ends at March. Book Couple Massage in Chennai here
Guindy National Park is another important landmark here. Having an area of 2.7 square kilometres, it is the 8th smallest national park in India. Situated at the extended grounds of Raj Bhavan, the park is host to over 400 blackbucks, 2000 spotted deer, 24 jackals, a wide variety of snakes, tortoises and geckos. It also boasts of having over 130 species of birds, 14 species of mammals and over 6p species of butterflies and spiders each.
The Guindy Lodge is believed to be constructed by Governor William Langhorne around the 1670s. The earliest residence is now known as the Parade Square.
Guindy is also home to many educational institutions like the College of Engineering, Guindy- India's oldest technical institution. The college was founded in 1794. It also remains as the oldest technical institution outside Europe. It was ranked 12th among the Engineering colleges in India by Outlook(2019) and 8th by The Week. Book Massage Centre in Medavakkam here
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras- famously known as IIT-M is situated in Guindy. It is recognized as one of the Institutes of National Importance. The institute was formed in 1959 with the technical and financial assistance of the former government of West Germany. Under the Government of India, this was the third IIT that was established. It was ranked the best institute of technology in India for four years- 2016-2019 by the National Institution Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The Guindy Snake Park or the Chennai Snake Park is a park constructed under the Chennai Snake Park Trust by Herpetologist Romulus Whitaker. It is known to be India's first reptile park. It covers an area of 1 acre in the Guindy National Park Campus and is home to over 23 species of Indian snakes, 3 Indian and 4 exotic species of crocodiles, 3 species of Indian tortoises and 6 species of Indian lizards.Book Massage in Madipakkam here
Guindy is also well-known for its estate- Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate- an active small scale industrial estate which is home to new companies. The central location of the estate has attracted many companies over the ages and has resulted in Guindy's prosperity.
