3002 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

I had never heard of Chennai before. It is the sixth biggest city by population in India and the fourth biggest urban agglomeration with over 7 million people. It is also the 36th most populated urban area in the world.

It is the most visited Indian city by tourists and the Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. Over 45% of tourists are coming to Chennai for health reasons. In fact, Chennai is considered India's health capital.

Global Cities Index, Chennai is a beta-level city.
Lonely Planet - Chennai is one of 10 must visit cities in 2015.
India Today - Best city in India in 2014.
BBC - 'hottest' city to visit or live in in 2015.
National Geographic - Chennai is the only Asian city mentioned in its 2015 "Top 10 Food Cities" list.
Lonely Planet - 9th best cosmopolitan city
UNESCO Creative Cities Network - added due to rich music tradition.
Smart Cities Mission - one of the 100 Indian cities to be developed as a smart city.

The Tamil film industry (Kollywood) is based here.

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