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Tamil Nadu summary

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Chennai Summary
Chennai, city, capital of Tamil Nadu state, southern India, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Known as the “Gateway to South India,” Chennai is a major administrative and cultural center. Pop. (2011) city, 4,646,732; urban agglom., 8,696,010. Chennai is located on the Coromandel
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India Summary
India, country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and eight union territories, and its national capital is New Delhi, built in the 20th century just south of the historic hub of Old Delhi to serve as India’s administrative center. Its government is a