Velachery is surrounded by IIT Madras in the north-east, Taramani in the east, Adambakkam in the northwest and Pallikaranai Marshland in the south ; other neighbouring areas include Madippakkam, Guindy, Adyar, Perungudi, Tharamani and Thiruvanmiyur.

The presence of the park and the surrounding green areas resulted in the byname, the green lungs of Chennai, for the Adyar – Guindy area.

For more details contact the Wildlife Warden, 50, IV Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020. or The Wildlife Warden, 259, Anna Salai, DMS Compound, IV Floor, Teynampet, Chennai 600 006 Phone: 24321471 or the Children's Park, Guindy.

In early adolescence, he had a chance encounter with prominent occultist and high-ranking theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater in the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras ( now Chennai ).

Leadbeater had noticed Krishnamurti, who frequented the same beach on the Adyar river, and was amazed by the " most wonderful aura he had ever seen, without a particle of selfishness in it.

Krishnamurti's family had relocated next to the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar, India, a few months earlier.

However, by 1925 Krishnamurti had begun to move away from the course expected of him by the leaders of the Theosophical Society in Adyar and by many Theosophists.

In 1882, the Theosophical Society of India had set up its headquarters in Adyar, Chennai with the set goal of working towards the restoration of India's ancient glory in art, science, and philosophy.

He had his primary education at the High School run by Theosophical Society Adyar, Madras.

Five American lodges that had opposed the 1895 secession retained their affiliation with the international Society in Adyar.

* The Adyar estuary has been home to over a hundred species of birds but has been affected by urbanization.

With the provisions of State-Center shared Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission JNNURM, PWD has started widening the South Buckingham Canal from Okkiyam Madu to Muttukadu for a stretch of About Rs. 1447. 91 crore has been allocated under the JNNURM for integrated development of waterways and macro drainages like Buckingham canal, Otteri Nullah, Virugambakkam – Arumbakkam drain, Cooum and Adyar river.

Leadbeater ( from, the source states, their research into the " akashic records " at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar ( Tamil Nadu ), India conducted in the summer of 1910 ) as having been the Emperor of Atlantis in 220, 000 BC, ruling from his palace in the capital city, the City of the Golden Gates.

She has been associated with Adyar Cancer Institute since 1955, and has held several key positions, including its Director between 1980-1997.

Steiner's continuing differences with Besant led him to separate from the Theosophical Society Adyar ; he was followed by the great majority of the membership of the Theosophical Society's German Section, as well as members of other national sections.

Following his " discovery ," Krishnamurti was nurtured by members of the Theosophical Society in Adyar.

The designation ' Adyar ' is added to clarify that this is the Theosophical Society with headquarters there, after William Quan Judge were separated by Besant and formed his own organization, known as the " Theosophical Society-Pasadena " with its International Headquarters in Pasadena, California.

Adyar started to grow rapidly at the turn of the 20th century following the founding of the headquarters of the Theosophical Society by Madam 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 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.

The operator, Theosophical Broadcasting Station Pty Ltd, owned by interests associated with the local branch of Theosophical Society Adyar, was granted a radio broadcasting licence for the Sydney, area.

Subrahmanya Sastri and Radha Burnier ( 1972 ) of the Adyar Library and Research Center, The Theosophical Society, Adyar, Madras 20, India, Interpretation and comments by Philippe “ Ajīta ” Barbier ( 1993 ) of The Raja Yoga Institute, Aalduikerweg 1, 1452 XJ Ilpendam, Holland.

Deeply influenced by the Theosophical Movement as a follower of Dr. Annie Besant, Neelakanta Sastri moved to Adyar, Chennai upon retirement, where he built his home near the headquarters of the Theosophical Society Adyar.

The northern part of the beach ( immediately south of the Cooum River ) is simply known as the Marina and is followed by the Santhome beach, which lies north of the Adyar river estuary.

South of the Adyar, the first section is called Elliot's beach or Besant Nagar beach and is followed by the Tiruvanmiyur beach, the Kottivakkam beach and the Neelangarai beach.

The Adyar Eco Park, also known as Tholkappia Poonga, is setup by the Government of Tamil Nadu to restore and protect the fragile ecosystem of Adyar estuary and creek.

The very survival of the sport is threatened by the condition of the Adyar river.

It is surrounded by Saidapet in the north, Kotturpuram and Adyar towards the east, Velachery in the south and Adambakkam and St. Thomas Mount in the west.

For some time she assisted her mother in both British Co-Masonry and the Theosophical Society Adyar.

Rukmini Devi Arundale, along with her husband, Dr. George Arundale, a known theosophist, in Adyar, Chennai in 1936.

Some of the notable students of Kalakshetra are Radha Burnier, A Janardhanan, Sarada Hoffman, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Sanjukta Panigrahi, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Dhananjayans, Adyar K. Lakshman, Krishnaveni Lakshaman, Jayashree Narayanan, Ambika Buch, Yamini Krishnamoorthy, Leela Samson, Kamala Rajgopal ( née Anatharam ), Jaya Thyagarajan, Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant.

In 1925 Laura took Finch with her to Adyar, a Theosophical community near Madras, India for a number of months, and the young boy lived for a time in a Buddhist monastery.

Krishnamurti's father retired at the end of 1907, and, being of limited means, sought employment at the Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar.

In 1911, the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar established an organization called the Order of the Star in the East ( OSE ), to prepare the world for the expected appearance of the World Teacher.

Its headquarters moved with Blavatsky and president Henry Steel Olcott to Adyar, an area of Chennai in 1883.

Known as the " Huddleston Gardens ," the Theosophical Society garden lies on the south bank of the Adyar River and covers 260 acres.

The garden also has a 450-year-old banyan tree, known locally as Adyar aala maram, whose aerial roots cover some 60, 000 sq m.

The leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar was responsible for promoting young Jiddu Krishnamurti as the new " World Teacher " during the first few decades of the 20th century.

* Quest Books is the imprint of the Theosophical Publishing House, the publishing arm of the Theosophical Society in America ( Wheaton, IL ) branch of the International Theosophical Society Adyar.

A very active and independent maillist which has no official connection with any organization is a valuable source for uptodate information on all matters relating to theosophy and TS Adyar and others.

The headquarters of the Society were established at Adyar, Chennai as the Theosophical Society Adyar, starting also the Adyar Library and Research Centre within the headquarters.

Around this time he received a number of so-called Mahatma Letters which he stated influenced him to go to India ; he arrived at Adyar in 1884.