Poes Garden

Reported by Anita Srinivasan

Poes Garden is a neighbourhood of 25 acres, centrally situated in Chennai. It is easy to locate with landmarks like Hotel Chola Sheraton and Stella Maris College nearby.

The name ‘Poes Garden’ originated in colonial India. The British, who owned the then forested property, called it the Poes Estate.

Since there are few commercial establishments, Poes Garden is fairly peaceful, and, over the years, has attracted many senior citizens.

Today, it is home to famous personalities like former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, Tamil film star Rajinikanth, real-estate tycoon Hanu Reddy and culinary expert Mallika Badrinath.

Poes Garden is connected with the rest of Chennai by Binny Road and Kasturi Rangan Road. The private institutions here are Aggarwal’s Eye Hospital, Jaya TV, Aswini Nursing Home and Russian Cultural Centre.