Monthly Archives: November 2011

The road that defines Chennai

Posted on November 17, 2011 by admin 4 Comments
This principal artery got its name because it connected the Fort to St. Thomas Mount. Its northern end had the official residence of the Governor, called Government House, from the 1740s till 1947. By 1803, it had a lovely Banqueting

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Chennai’s favourite hangout was not a mall

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin 3 Comments
Though the beach is an uninterrupted stretch of sand from the Harbour to Adyar and beyond, the name Marina is associated with the 3 ½ km distance between the mouth of the Cooum river and the Lighthouse. The idea of

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Did you know that Mylapore is older than Chennai?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin 2 Comments
Often considered the cultural heartland of Chennai, Mylapore is also one of the oldest parts of the city. Long before Madras, Mylapore existed. Ptolemy the Greek had written of the great port of Maillarpha and to the Arabs of the

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Chennai – a city is born

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin 1 Comment

In July 1639, an Englishman came down the Coromandel Coast. He was looking for a place to set up business on behalf of the East India Company (EIC). The earlier settlements at places such as Surat and Masulipatnam were unprofitable

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