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{{Short description|Neighborhood of Chennai, India}}
{{About|a locality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu||Adyar (disambiguation){{!}}Adyar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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'''Adyar''', or '''Adyar-On-Sea''', is a large neighbourhood in south [[Chennai]] (formerly [[Madras]]), [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located on the southern banks of the [[Adyar River]]. It is surrounded by the [[Tharamani]] in the West, [[Tiruvanmiyur|Thiruvanmiyur]] to the South, [[Besant Nagar]] in the East, [[Kotturpuram]] in the North-West and [[Raja Annamalaipuram|Raja Annamalai puram]] in the North past the [[Adyar River]] . Adyar is one of the costliest areas in Chennai with property values four times the value of similar sized properties in the northern part of [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/pp/2007/06/02/stories/2007060250620100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604173456/http://www.hindu.com/pp/2007/06/02/stories/2007060250620100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-06-04 |title=Property values in an unequal city |date=2007-06-02 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2009-09-23}}</ref> The Gandhi Nagar region of Adyar is one of the poshest localities in Chennai.

[[File:Chennai.satmap.annotated.jpg|thumb|220px|Adyar is situated on a flat coastal plain, near Adyar river]]

==History==
[[File:The Adyar River, 1905.jpeg|thumb|left|The Adyar River, c. 1905]]
The neighbourhood gets its name from the [[Adyar River]], which flows through its northern limits. Adyar and the neighbouring [[Guindy]] had been used as hunting grounds by British officials of [[Fort St. George]] from the 1680s onwards though Adyar is first mentioned as a [[suburb]] of Madras only in a map from the year 1740 when the British purchased the village and integrated it with the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="toi_20100422">{{cite news|title=Rebirth of Adyar creek|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 April 2010|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-22/chennai/28140473_1_crrt-adyar-creek-adyar-river|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103070558/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-22/chennai/28140473_1_crrt-adyar-creek-adyar-river|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|author=Julie Mariappan|author2=Devparna Acharya|name-list-style=amp}}</ref>

Adyar started to grow rapidly at the turn of the 20th century following the founding of the headquarters of the [[Theosophical Society Adyar|Theosophical Society]] by [[Helena Blavatsky|Mrs. Helena Blavatsky]] here in 1883. Following the establishment of the Theosophical Society headquarters, the [[Kalakshetra]], a cultural organisation to promote traditional arts and culture was established by [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]] at Adyar in 1936. The 1931 census records Adyar as a ''[[zamindari]]'' village in [[Kancheepuram district]]. Adyar was included within the [[Chennai Corporation]] limits in 1948.

==Geography==
As of 2018, Adyar zone had a green cover of 30.1 percent, as against the city's 14.9 percent average. This was the highest green cover recorded in the city.<ref name="Hindu_228CrProjectForGreen">{{cite news
| last = Lopez
| first = Aloysius Xavier
| title = A Rs. 228-cr. project to take city's green cover to 20%
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 4
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 31 August 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-228-cr-project-to-take-citys-green-cover-to-20/article24824653.ece
| access-date = 2 September 2018}}</ref> The Adyar River divides [[Raja Annamalaipuram]] and Adyar in the North and the Buckingham Canal divides [[Kotturpuram]] and [[Tharamani]] in the North-West and West respectively.

==Transport==

The [[Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai)]] runs through Adyar and has three stations within the neighbourhood - Kasturbai Nagar, Indira Nagar and Thiruvanmiyur. Adyar has a bus depot operating both intra-city and inter-city buses.

=== Roads ===

* The Sardar Patel Road also called the Durgabai Deshmukh Road in its eastern end runs in an East - West fashion and connects [[Guindy]] and [[Raja Annamalaipuram]] respectively.
* The Lattice Bridge Road (LB Road) that runs in a North - South fashion, starting from Adyar signal at Sardar Patel road up to [[East Coast Road]] junction (Thiruvanmiyur Signal) at [[Thiruvanmiyur]] is an important arterial road of Adyar.

==Landmarks==

*The [[Theosophical Society Adyar|Theosophical Society]], is headquartered in Adyar. The campus, located on the south bank of the Adyar river provides a calm environment for quiet contemplation on comparative religion.
*The Adyar estuary has been home to over a hundred species of birds<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/29/stories/2007052914350300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213065910/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/29/stories/2007052914350300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-13 |title=How urbanisation watered down the natural wealth |date=2007-05-29 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2009-09-23}}</ref> but has been affected by urbanization.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2003/01/12/stories/2003011200110200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214105133/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2003/01/12/stories/2003011200110200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-02-14 |title=Death of an estuary |date=2003-01-12 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2009-09-23}}</ref> The [[Adyar Eco Park]] was set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in January 2011 to restore this fragile eco-system to its natural state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/31/stories/2007033119620500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209154942/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/31/stories/2007033119620500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-09 |title=Eco-park may cover all of Adyar Creek |date=2007-03-31 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2009-09-23}}</ref>

[[File:Adyar Signal.jpg|thumb|Adyar Signal near Malar Hospital]]

*The [[Elliot's beach]] in nearby Besant Nagar is the nearest point to the sea, and a popular recreation spot.

===Educational and Research Institutions===
Adyar is also home to [[Adyar Cancer Institute]] and [[Central Leather Research Institute]], the world's largest leather research institute. Fortis Malar, one of the best speciality hospitals in Chennai, is also located in Adyar. [[IIT Madras]], [[Anna University]], National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kumar Rani Meena Muthiah Arts and Science College, Asian College of Journalism and the Technical Teachers Training Institute are all located in adjacent neighbourhoods. The [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]] is headquartered in the Besant Nagar neighborhood of Adyar. The lake/pond restoration efforts across the country are managed from this set up.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Projects|url=https://indiaenvironment.org/our-projects/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Environmentalist Foundation of India|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Schools===

Schools in the neighbourhood include the oldest and a very big campus school in Adyar St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, which was started in 1875, St. Michael's Academy, [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], Bala Vidya Mandir, The Hindu Senior Secondary School, Bharath Senior Secondary School, Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, [[Sishya School|Sishya]], St Johns English School & Junior College, The School K.F.I., Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, and Indus Early Learning Centre,Vidya ratna PTS Matric Higher Seconday School, The Chennai School (International Baccalaureate).

The [[École Franco-Indienne Sishya]] is co-located with Sishya.

===Localities===
Sub-localities of Adyar include [[Gandhi Nagar, Chennai|Gandhi Nagar]], Kasturibai Nagar, Nehru Nagar, [[Indira Nagar, Chennai|Indira Nagar]], Venkatarathnam Nagar, Padmanabha Nagar, Bhaktavatsalam Nagar, [[Parameshwari Nagar]], Jeevaratnam Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Karpagam Gardens, and Arunachalapuram.

==Gallery==
<gallery>

File:Teams of Bullocks Ploughing at Adyar.jpg|Teams of Bullocks Ploughing at Adyar village, c. 1905
</gallery>

==Location in Context==
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Areas of Chennai'''
|Northwest = [[Kotturpuram]]
|North = [[Adyar River]]
|Northeast = [[Adyar Estuary]] / [[Theosophical Society]]
|West = [[Guindy]]
|Centre = Adyar
|East = [[Besant Nagar]]
|Southwest = [[Tharamani]]
|South = [[Thiruvanmiyur]]
|Southeast = [[Besant Nagar]]
}}

==References==

{{Commons category|Adyar}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Neighborhoods of Chennai}}
{{Chennai topics}}
{{Areas of Chennai}}
{{Chennai district}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Chennai]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Chennai district]]

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