0 A warm welcome to Chennai! Well lets just
say that yes it is going to be thishot and humid all the time at Chennai. 0 We are blessed with sporadic rainfall. You shall face maximum rain in the month of November! :P 0 Don’t be shocked, the heat is very annoying and that is why you will find a lot of people wearing ‘Lungis’. 0 Chennai is sure a cultural centre. You will see us celebrate ‘n’ number of festivals and rituals. 0 Local people down south in India (here), are reserved and sometimes held back. Please don’t take this to be our ego issue. We do love you and are always there to help and assist you around. We have a lion’s heart. We will get along with you as the days go by. 0 This package will help you as a guide and a booklet to help you tick off things from your Bucket list. AIESEC in Chennai.
0 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) WHERE IS CHENNAI LOCATED? Chennai is located on the south eastern coast of India. Its is one of the Metropolitan cities and capital of the state, Tamilnadu.
WHAT KIND OF A CITY IS IT? It is one of the oldest cities earlier known as MADRAS during the british rule. It is the city of people, cultures and is Detroit of India. WHAT IS IT FAMOUS FOR? Chennai is famous for its 2nd longest coastline in the world, The Marina Beach. Apart from that, the ancient temples building and recently a lot for its development in IT sector. WHAT ARE CHENNAI PEOPLE LIKE? Like anywhere in the world, the people of chennai ( most of them) are friendly and homely. They will help you if you ask them. An average number of Chennai people can speak andd understand decent english. Yes even the rickshaw riders. WHAT WILL THE WORKING HOURS BE? Normally the working hours for an NGO is 9-5 but depending upon clients discretion it can be lesser but not more. Saturdays and Sundays are weekly holidays. But in some NGOs saturdays can be working. For GIP/NEP the company has its own norms and you will have to accept to them (maximum working hours 8-9 hours) AIESEC in Chennai.
0 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) WHAT IS THE DISTANCE FROM WORK PLACE TO MY PLACE OF STAY? If the Accommodation is provided by the NGO then place of work shall be not more than 5-10 kms of travel. In, GIP the distance can vary. MODE OF TRANSPORTATION or transportation facility in Chennai? Chennai is well connected in its system of Local buses, local train and Share autos(Rickshaw). Also, if you plan on making long distance travels you can get a vehicle for yourself else there is a network of paid taxi. Fastrack Taxi : 044-24732020 044-28889999 Yes, Within a week of your arrival in Chennai you will be given a SIM( documents to be provided Passport and Visa copy, Passport size photo(2) and call letter from AIESEC or Client ( along with Address). WHAT KIND OFF SAFTEY MEASURES I WILL HAVE TO TAKE? If you are travelling to any part of the city after 9pm till 6am please travel in groups or inform an AIESECer. We recommend you inform an AIESECer all the time about your whereabouts.
Whom do I contact for FRRO registration? Contact your buddy else the Quality Responsible Team people. Their contact list is shared at the end.
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0 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What kind of food can I expect in Chennai? Food in India is spicy as compared to general food that you have had in your home. You, will get used to it. Chennai specialises in Dosas, Idlis, Upama, Tamarind rice, lemon rice, Uthapam. Try your hand at the same. We have a ricj=h influence of the Middle east when it comes to Kebabs, tandoori and non-vegetarian food. What kind of climate will I see? Being a coastal city chennai is humid (70%- 100%) and the morning are pleasant. Summer begins from the month of March and goes on till late August. Winter is not much evident, but nights can be pleasant sometime. Being a coastal region, Rain can be expected any moment.
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0 Places to visit while at Chennai:
Well while you are at Chennai, we help you
to tick off things off your bucket list. The list below will tell you can go for the kind of recreation you need. Basically to reach these places, you need google maps or well just contact an AIESECer and we will be happy to give you company and also spend some time with you. Places for just chilling to a proper long visit
to another place have been mentioned below. All the places are well connected by road and train services. If you are ever stuck up or are at crossroads
please get in touch with the people whose contact details are shared in the end.
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Restaura Malls/Sh Adventurous. Educational/ Lazy days Spiritual nts opping Recreational Monumental Cream Centre
Phoenix Market City
Woodland Express s Avenue
Scary House (At phoenix)
Paintball at ECR
Theme Parks (Queensland, MGM, Kishkinta) Thursday Subtitile Movies at Escape EA
Mini Trips
PARTY Places
Outside Chennai
Elliots Beach/Velankani Church/Broken Bridge/Murugan Idli Shop
Q BAR
Pondicher ry
Snake Park/Birla Planetarium.Anna Semmozhi Vadapalan Centenary Crocodil Park Poonga i Temple Library/Gandhi Mandabham / IIT Campus
BLEND
Yercaud
Dhakshin Chitra
Marina/Be Santhom ssy beach Church
Snake Park
Broken Bridge
St.Mary's Church
Crocodile Bank/Dhakshin Chitra
DUBLIN
Mahabalip uram
Anna Centenary Library
Guindy Park
Aremenia n Church
MGM/Paintball
FLYING ELEPHAN T
Coorg
Egmore Museum
St.Andrew s Church
Tada Falls
ILLUSION S
Yelagiri
Birla Planetarium
Luz Church
10D
Ooty
10 CHENNAI Theosophical Downing CITY I play Phoneix Society Street CENTRE
ISKCON Temple
ZARAS
Kodai
PASHA
Bangalore
Amethyst
Spencer Plaza
Chamiers
Mayajal
Barbeque Nation
Pondy Bazaar
Kart Attack
Gangotree
FORUM VIJAYA MALL
M.G.R Film City
Rajiv Gandhi Meomorial
Sigree Pind sandy's chocolate laboratory Animal Kingdom Savory seashell Zaitoon
AMPA SKYWALK
Choki Dhani Vandaloor Zoo Fort St George Valluvar Kottam Gingee fort
Fusion 9
National Art Gallery
that madras place
Rukmini Devi Museum Kalakshetra
Moonrake rs HardRock CafĂŠ, Pheonix Mall.
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CHIPSTED Tirupati Vellore temple
0 Tips and Fun facts : 0 People here love to go about in Lungi. You need to try one to understand its mass usage. 0 Yes, people here like to flaunt the gold they have. 0 To say ‘yes’ in Tamil (local language), say “Seri”. 0 To say ‘No’ in tamil, say “illeya”. 0 Bro is equivalent to ‘Anna’ (elder bro) and for females address them as ‘Akka’. 0 Don’t fall for the face value of the products but bargain for cheaper prices. 0 To try our food, well every shop at the corner of the street will provide you with that. 0 Incase you want to buy things authentic to Chennai: 0 T-Nagar. 0 Mount road 0 Dakshin Chitra 0 Curiosity Shop on Anna Salai 0 Auroville 0 Pondy Bazaar AIESEC in Chennai.
0 Your success story on using Rickshaws in
Chennai:
0 Never take a autos who refuse to use the
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Government authorised meter system to calculate the bill for travel. The minimum price to travel will be 25 INR. Do not try and bargain. Don’t go in for hand sign agreement, they will end up befooling you. You can always take the support of police officials to complain about the auto rider. The city has a good system of share autos. It is much better to use that. The maximum that you will be charged is 30 INR.
The underneath table contains the contact details of AIESECers of the Quick Response Team who are 24*7 available to listen and reach out to you for your assistance. Feel free to contact us! :D
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Name
Departmen Contact No. t
Email id
College
Abhinaya M
iGCDP
996281104 aiesecabhinaya@gmail Anna 7 .com University
Nandhitha R
oGCDP
893916309 nandhitha.aiesec@gm 4 ail.com
MOP Vaishnav
Dakshit Agarwal
iGCDP
904363389 dakshit.aiesec@gmail. 5 com
DG Vaishnav
Rahul R
oGIP
979080744 rahul03.aiesec@gmail. 2 com
SRM KTR
Anannya Parekh
iGIP
994002040 anannyaparekh1@gm 0 ail.com
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Gokul Pothirajan
BD
909496231 aiesec.gokul@gmail.co SRM RMP 2 m
Suman Karthick M
iGCDP
962962443 aiesec.sumankarthick 9 m@gmail.com
AVIT
Kevin Mathews
iGIP
995298766 kevamal.aiesec@gmail 8 .com
Loyola
Rohan Gupte
BD
956604838 rohangupte.2011@gm SRM 0 ail.com University
A. Nishkala
oGIP
956625759 aiesec.nishkala1008@ 0 gmail.com
SVCE
S Narayanan
BD NEP
893957733 narayanan.aiesec@gm 7 ail.com
Loyola College
Adarsh Divakaran
oGCDP
812442159 adarsh1.aiesec@gmail. VIT Chennai 5 com
Bhavika Sharma
oGCDP
893918853 bhavikasharma.aiesec VIT Chennai 3 @gmail.com
CIM
996294023 sayakray.aiesec@gmail SRM 4 .com University
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Sayak Ray