Monthly Archives: January 2012

Home to a king, politicians and film stars

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Incredible though it may sound today, there was no Chennai or Madras to the west of Mount Road till 1921. Land’s end was effectively Gemini Studios, after which, all along the western side was a vast lake, known as the

Three pillars of Chepauk

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You may not be able to recognize it easily today, but Chennai has a royal palace in its midst – the Chepauk Palace. Now hidden by the PWD Building and Ezhilagam, it once fronted the Marina Beach and at least