Facts about chennai /Tamil nadu- how hype puts others before it

We have been reading about how bangalore and hyderabad leads in IT industry in india and still being repeated often. For facts,
Tamil nadu is the second largest exporter if IT and ITES, second to karnataka.
Chennai is the most preferred destination of investements in software sector.
By 2008, chennai is expected to replace bangalore as the IT destination of india.
It is the most urbanized state in india, nearly 44% of its population live in cities.
It has the highest yield per acre in agricutural produce.
It has the second highest literacy rate in india, only after much smaller state of kerala.
It has one of the best social indicators and human development factors in india, comparable to the rest of the developed world.
It has the lowest child mortality rate, highest woman literacy, lowest birth rate etc.
It has the largest leather exporting capabilities in india.
It is the home of world bank's only second office outside its headquarters.
It is the fourth biggest metropolis in india.


What you dont percieve if you visit the city or read about the city is....
not many high rise buildings inside the city - reason: High rise building have a purpose, compensation for the lack of space. Chennai has lot of space and government carefully avoids giving permission for high rise building, lest resulting in the congestion like bangalore.
Orthodox-reason: That is the nature of the city. People would rather save money than to spend it on travel, clothes or eating out. What matters is the work ethics.
Silicon valley, technopolis, knowledge gateway- these mean nothing many in chennai. If you ask them, they would simply shrug the shoulders and say whats the difference. To many from state (not just chennai), computers is a household name. you can find cellphones/internet even in villages. They actively encourage their children to learn computers irrespective of the fact what careers they might take. It has one of the largest concentration, pool and impact of software professionals in india. It products one of the highest numbers of science/technology/engineering graduates in india.

What is true is , it is NOT is the first place. This is probably the reason for the "hypers" not showing much attention to chennai. Unusual and unlike every other state in india, the growth is wide spread and not concentrated.  ¶ 1:35 PM