Monthly Archives: May 2012

The banking history of Madras

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First Line Beach, or Rajaji Salai, is the road that starts off from Fort St George and carries on to Royapuram. It is a long stretch, with a series of impressive buildings on the left and the port on its

The temple that gave Chennai its name

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The Chenna Kesava and Chenna Malleeswara Swami temples of George Town are very historic though little known. Madras was founded on 22nd August 1639. Among the natives involved in that event were Beri Thimmannan (or Thimmappa), agent to Francis Day,

Many Indian stars who shaped the city’s landscape

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T Namberumal Chetty may have been the biggest, but he was certainly not the only name to contend with when it came to execution of public buildings in the city. Unfortunately, there is not much biographical detail available about the