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Madras High Court


from Madras to Chennai in 1996, the Court as an institution did not follow suit, and retained the name as the Madras High Court. However, a Bill to rename the "Madras High Court" as the "Chennai High Court" was approved by the cabinet on 5 July 2016, along with the change of name of the Calcutta High Court and Bombay High Court as Kolkata High Court and Mumbai High Court, respectively. The Bill called High Courts (Alternation of Names) Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha
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Chennai


the port city, specifically referring to a Church of St. Mary. In 1996, the Government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name from "Madras" to "Chennai". At that time many Indian cities underwent a change of name. However, the name "Madras" continues in occasional use for the city, as well as for places named after the city such as University of Madras, IIT Madras, Madras Institute of Technology, Madras Medical College, Madras Veterinary College, Madras Christian College. Stone age implements have
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Ganga Kaveri Express


Southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu). The Superfast service of Train Number 139/140 started its service to Varanasi from Madras Beach station, from the opposite Platform where an "MG Ganga Kaveri Express" used to run to Rameswaram since Chennai Beach - Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram line was still in Metre Gauge. Later the superfast status was erased, made to terminate at Madras Central (now Chennai Central instead of Madras Beach (now Chennai Beach) as an Express and connection with Madras - Rameswaram Exp removed and name changed from Ganga
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Geographical renaming


Stock Exchange, the Madras High Court, and IIT Madras in Chennai; the University of Malaya, Keretapi Tanah Melayu, in Malaysia; and SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization), the ruling party of Namibia. Often the older name will persist in colloquial expressions. For example, the dish known in English as "Peking duck" retained that name even when the Chinese capital changed its transliteration to "Beijing". Changes in romanisation systems can result in minor or major changes in spelling in the Roman alphabet for
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Education in Chennai


Chennai. It is located at American International School Chennai, Taramani. Established by the Japanese Association in Chennai (チェンナイ日本人会 "Chennai Nihonjin Kai"), it opened in June 1975 as The Japanese Class of Madras (マドラス日本語補習教室 "Madorasu Nihongo Hoshū Kyōshitsu"). In 1998 the school adopted the name Japanese Language School of Chennai (チェンナイ日本語補習校 "Chennai Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō") since Madras took the name Chennai. The school moved to AIS Chennai in 2003. It adopted its current name in 2005 so it could register as
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Madras curry sauce


Madras curry or Madras sauce is a fairly hot curry sauce (with the exception of seafood madras curries, which are made to a slightly different recipe), red in colour and with heavy use of chili powder. Yoghurt is often used to take away some or all of the heat. Madras curry is said to originate from the south of India, and gets its name from the city known as Madras when English merchants arrived there in 1640 (now Chennai). However, the name 'Madras Curry' is not used
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Madras (cloth)


Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and plaid design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in India. Madras today is available as plaid patterns in regular cotton, seersucker and as patchwork madras, meaning cutting several madras plaid fabrics into squares or rectangles and sewing them back together to form a mixed pattern of various plaids. Authentic Madras comes from Chennai (Madras); both sides of
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Madras Railway


The Madras Railway (full name Madras Railway Company) played a pioneering role in developing railways in southern India and was merged in 1908 with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. The Madras Railway was formed in 1845 and its first track from Royapuram in Chennai (then known as Madras) to Arcot was opened in 1856.It had as its objective, connection of Chennai on the east coast with the west coast, as also linking up with Bengaluru and the Nilgiris, and to link up with the line from Mumbai
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Chennai Central railway station


During the British Raj, the station served as the gateway to South India, and the station is still used as a landmark for the city and the state. The station was renamed twice, from "Madras Central" to "Chennai Central" in 1996, to reflect the name change of the city of Madras to Chennai, and then to "Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station" in 2019, after the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran. About 550,000 passengers use the terminus every day,
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The Hindu (Tamil)


The Hindu-Tamil () is a Tamil daily newspaper headquartered at Chennai. It is published by The Hindu Group of Publications. The first issue was published on 16 September 2013.. The daily newspaper changed its name from The Hindu-Tamil () to Hindu-Tamil Thisai () in July 2018. Hindu-Tamil Thisai () is printed in seven centres including the Main Edition at Chennai (Madras) where the Corporate Office is based. The printing centres are at Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvananthapuram
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Chennaikku Oru Isai Vanakkam


was Madras Today Madras is called Chennai (Old name Chennapatnam) and the name Singara Chennai implies a Charming Chennai It is a dream land of hope for many from all over the country and a truly cosmopolitan per se It’s the capital of the Tami speaking state of Tamil Nadu And always continues to be the place for people from all over the world Come in, have a seat and have a meal is the old age traditional greetings of this land of Tamil speaking people You are always welcome to Chennai, known for its
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Chennai Fort railway station


Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) (station code: MSF) is a station on the Chennai suburban railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery. The station is named after Fort St. George, which it serves. Madras Dental College is located opposite the station, adjoining Madras Medical College Men's Hotel and Nursing College. The Madras Medical College is a few hundred metres away. The station consists of 260 sq m of open parking area. There
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Renaming of cities in India


are less common. However, a change in English may sometimes also be a reflection of changes in other Indian languages other than the specific local one. For example, the change of Madras ( "Madras") to Chennai ( "Chennai") was reflected in many of India's languages, and incidentally in English, while the Tamil endonym had always been Chennai and remained unaffected by the change. Similarly, Bombay, which was always called 'Mumbai' in Marathi, was restored to Mumbai in 1996 , Pondicherry to
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List of renamed public places in Tamil Nadu


Ever since the British left India in 1947, many streets, places and buildings throughout India were assigned new "Indian names". Tamil Nadu was no exception to this trend. Even the state and its capital, Chennai along with many other cities, towns, streets and organisations were renamed post Indian Independence. Before the name changes, Madras (the city) used to be the capital of the much larger Madras (the state). The Tamil Nadu state owned transport corporations operated buses to facilitate public transport in the state
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All India Catholic Union


named the Catholic Union of India in 1940, with Professor M. Ratnaswamy of Anna Malai University as the first National President. The Catholic Union of India was registered at Chennai in 1966, and later changed its name to the All India Catholic Union. Presidents of the Union have included Prof. M. Ratnaswamy, Madras, Chev. A. Soares, Bombay, Chev. J. C. Rayon, Bangalore, Chev. D. V. D. Monte, Madras, Chev. G. S. Reddy, Hyderabad, Mr. George Menezes, Bombay (1986–90),
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History of Chennai


include a number of other European communities, new British settlements, and various native villages, one of which was named Mudhirasa pattanam. It in honor of the later village upon which the British named the entire colony and the combined city Madras. Controversially, in an attempt to revise history and justify renaming the city as Chennai, the ruling party has purged the history of the early English Madras settlements. According to the new party history, instead of being named Madras, it was named Chennai, after a village called Chennapattanam,
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Moore Market Complex railway station


The Moore Market Complex or Chennai Suburban Terminal (station code: MMC) is a commercial building complex and railway terminus for the Chennai suburban railway system, situated in Park Town in Chennai, India. The name Moore Market comes from a market that used to exist at the site before being demolished to make way for the expansion of the Chennai Central station. Moore Market was originally built to house the hawkers in the Broadway area of Madras. Its foundation stone was laid by Sir George Moore, president of the Madras Corporation in
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DSQ Software


DSQ Software Ltd, established in 1992 and headquartered in Chennai formerly Madras, India was a publicly listed IT and Software services consulting company mainly operated overseas using its base in India. DSQ was in the league of IT companies established and operating from India during the tech-boom of 1990s, that mainly catered demands from western markets. Company was known as Square D Software Ltd when it was incepted in 1992 and later on changed its name to DSQ Software in the year 1997. The Company offered service offerings in Mainframe and Midrange
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Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Thiruvottiyur)


and Joseph Collett was the President of Madras(Chennai). Vijayaraghavachariar, a Visnhu devote, was a trusted administrator of Joseph Collett. Vijayaraghavachariar began his daily work only after worshipping Pavalavanna Perumal in Kancheepuram. As he was traveling to Kancheepuram daily, Joseph Collett gave money for the construction of this temple near Madras (Chennai) for the convenience of his trusted agent. Upon the completion of the construction of the temple, the area was named after Joseph Collett as Colletpet, which later changed to Kaladipet. Vijayaraghavachariar continued the Kancheepuram visit.
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Madras, Oregon


18, 1902, by Scandinavian immigrant John A. Palmehm, for whom the town was originally named "Palmain". The name was rejected by the U.S. Postal Service over its similarity to a post office named Parmen, and the name "Madras" was adopted, inspired by the cloth fabric of the same name, itself named for the city of Madras (now Chennai) in India. Madras was incorporated as a city in 1911. An Army Air Corps base was built nearby during World War II. This airfield now serves
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M. C. C. Higher Secondary School


M C C Higher Secondary School (full name: Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School) is located in Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school was started as the Madras Christian College and became a separate entity when the college moved to a new location. The school is part of an exchange program by the United States Department of State. MCC School has its roots in a small school for boys established in 1835 when two chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Madras, Rev. George James Laurie and Rev. Matthew
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History of Chennai


musical and cultural traditions, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has included Chennai in its Creative Cities Network . Various etymologies have been posited for the name, 'Chennai'. These are a few of the suggested explanations of the origin of the words "Chennai" or "Chennapattanam": Chennai's earlier name of Madras is similarly mired in controversy. But there is some consensus that it is an abbreviation of "Madraspatnam", the site chosen by the British East India Company for a
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History of Chennai


, and Black Town areas were fully incorporated together by the late 18th century, and was known as Madras, Chennapatnam was its own separate entity existing under the authority of Fort St. George well into the 19th century. Consequently, once the area separating Chennapatnam and Old Madras was built over uniting the two settlements, as founders, settlers, and authorities of area, the English named the new united city Madras. Thus it is improbable that the area was ever called Chennai. Instead, being the gateway of trade and the centre
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History of Chennai


British governor of Madras for five years. Part of the fortune that he amassed in Madras as part of the colonial administration became the financial foundation for Yale University. The city has changed its boundaries as well as the geographic limits of its quarters several times, principally as a result of raids by surrounding Hindu and Muslim powers. For instance, Golkonda forces under General Mir Jumla conquered Madras in 1646, massacred or sold into slavery many of the Christian European inhabitants and their allied Indian communities, and brought Madras and its immediate surroundings
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Kamala Selvaraj


Matriculation Higher Secondary School", Presentation convent, Church Park, Chennai. Did her Pre - University at Stella Maris College, Chennai in 1961, MBBS at "Kasturba Medical College", Manipal, Karnataka from 1962 - 1967, Junior & Senior Housemanship at Madras General Hospital from 1968 - 1970, MD at "Madras Medical College", Madras University from 1976 - 1978, DGO at "Madra Medical College", Madras University from 1971 - 1972. Joined Teaching Cadre and served Govt. Hospital for Women & Children,
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TTK Prestige


TTK Prestige Limited is an Indian company that manufactures kitchen appliances and cookware, under the Prestige brand. The company is best known for its pressure cookers. TTK Prestige was incorporated as a private limited company on October 22, 1955, in Madras (now Chennai) under the name TT Private Limited. It began manufacture of pressure cookers in 1959 with technical collaboration from Prestige Group of the United Kingdom. The company went public in 1988, and changed to its present name in 1994. It is known for its innovative marketing strategy
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Chennaikku Oru Isai Vanakkam


kalanjiyam Yellorukkum Pugal Koduthum Sirugavillai Chennai Ullagorkku Alithai Unnai Managalai Vendrai Chennai Vaanga Ukkarunga Saapidunga Koopiduroom Nanga Matlaadum Chechiyum Achaabaiyum Kushiya Jeevana Hai, Kujala Jeevana Hai Saranam -2 Carkaalam Poondai Nee, Mallkaalam Endrai Maruthuva Sevai Alikkum Managarum Neeyaanai Ke Mu Mudal Ke Pe varai Ullagorkku Veedaanaai Panmuga Barathathin Kalachara mugam Aanaai Sunamiyaal Sunaginaallum Surungavillai Chennai Mazhai sagathiyaakum mannai Aayinum Singara Chennai Vaanga Ukkarunga Saapidunga Koopiduroom Nanga Naashta Koduthu Besha Pesum Gilma Oorunnaa Kundhikka vaa Nainaa. “Madras Nalla Madras” is the title of an old film song in the Late 60’s and its colonial name
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Madras Day


did not participated in the celebrations which they felt "colonial heritage". The celebrations were deemed a roaring success and the events got nationwide coverage for the first time. "The Madras Song" was composed to commemorate the occasion and a website was launched by "The Hindu" titled friendsofchennai.com for residents of the city to create online petitions voicing their civic grievances. Historian and entrepreneur V. Sriram also designed a mobile app named Chennai Past Forward for users to keep in track with the heritage of the city. The 376th Madras Day
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Shiva Rajkumar


is currently being shot in Vietnam. Shiva Rajkumar was born in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, to actor Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma as the first of five children. His two brothers are Raghavendra Rajkumar, a film producer and former Kannada actor and Puneeth Rajkumar, an actor in Kannada cinema. Shiva did his schooling in T. Nagar, Chennai and then studied at the New College, Chennai. On the insistence of film director K. Balachander, Shiva joined an acting school in Chennai after completing his graduation from Madras
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Chennai Central railway station


during the British rule. The company was established in 1890 and was initially headquartered in Trichinopoly. Egmore Railway Station was made its northern terminus in 1908. It was then shifted to Madurai and later to Madras Central. With the opening of the Egmore Railway Station, plans were first made of linking Madras Central and Egmore, which was later dropped. The company operated a suburban electric train service for Madras city from May 1931 onwards in the Madras Beach-Tambaram section. In 1959, additional changes were made to the station.
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South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies


partnership with Madras Bible Seminary in Chennai (then Madras). However, the first batch of students had some of their classes in Chennai and others in Bangalore. Finally, by 1983 the programmed moved permanently to Bangalore and sought and received accreditation from Asia Theological Association under its own name. Since its inception, SAIACS has grown to offer various degrees within several specialisations. It has 130 students on campus each year. In its first year, the SAIACS library had about 100 books. Today the library has over 40000 volumes.
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Adyar, Chennai


Adyar or Adayar is a large neighbourhood in south Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on the southern banks of the Adyar River. It is bounded by the Buckingham Canal to the west, Tiruvanmiyur to the south, and Besant Nagar to the east. Adyar is one of the costliest areas in Chennai with property values four times the value of similar sized properties in the northern part of Chennai. The neighborhood gets its name from the Adyar River which flows through its northern limits. Adyar and
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Photographic Society of Madras


The Photographic Society of Madras, also known as PSM, is a photographic society based in Chennai city of India. Founded in 1857, it is the oldest photographic society in India and one of the oldest in the world. PSM was founded in 1857, with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography. The Society was renamed as Madras Amateur Photographic Society in the mid-1880s and later it reverted to its original name and continues to be known as Photographic Society of Madras. The Photographic Society of Madras is registered under
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Healthcare in Chennai


that caused conjunctivitis, leading to the name "Madras eye" for the disease. The city is preeminent in transplant surgery, with several city-based hospitals creating records in such surgeries. Chennai recorded the first ever liver transplant in the country in the Government Stanley Medical College in the 1990s. In May 2011, the Madras Medical College opened the first-of-its-kind Orthopaedic Cadaveric Skills Lab in any government college in the country to train post graduate students in cadaveric dissection. In March 2012, the Government General
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Madras Motor Sports Club


Madras Motor Sports Club is an Indian auto racing club founded in 1952 and based in Chennai, India. Madras Motor Sports Club with its history of over 50 years is the reason that Chennai can be called the epicentre of motor racing in India. Madras Motor Sports Club, located at the village of Irungattukottai near Thiruperumbudur, Chennai organises world class racing events every year, including the South India Rally and the All India Motor Race Meet. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA)
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Padi, Chennai


Padi is a locality and neighbourhood in Chennai, formerly Madras. It was named after Nayanmars, Especially Sundarar, (Tamil saints) came to Padi and sang songs in the Lord Shiva Temple (Tiruvalleeswarar Temple). Padi exactly 13 km from Chennai FORT is a suburb of Chennai, India. M.T.H Road (Madras Thiruvallur High Road) now unofficially known as CTH Road (Chennai Thiruvallur High Road) passes through Padi. Padi is basically an industrial area and Good infrastructure and convenient living conditions have made this place popular among the
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George Stanley (British politician)


flagged off by Stanley from Chennai Beach railway station on 2April 1931. In 1933, Stanley inaugurated the five-year medicine and surgery diploma course at the Royapuram Medical College. On 2July 1938, the school was renamed Stanley Medical College in his honour. The Government Stanley Medical College in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India is named in memory of Stanley. The Diploma in Medicine and Surgery program was inaugurated here in 1933 by Stanley when he was the Governor of Madras. The college formerly known as Royapuram Medical School
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Buckingham Canal


was financed by Basil Cochrane. Subsequently, it was extended north to Pulicat Lake, north of Chennai. The canal was taken over by the government of Madras Presidency in 1837 and further extended, ultimately reaching north of Chennai to gudivada kalava on the banks of the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh, and south of Chennai to Marakkanam in Tamil Nadu. When the canal was opened, it was named Lord Clive's Canal and later Buckingham Canal. However, the section in Chennai was known as Cochrane's Canal for much of the
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Exonym and endonym


city's names then in use (the Hungarian "Pozsony", the Slovak "Prešporok" or the German "Pressburg"), but today's name "Bratislava", which became the city's name in 1919. The name Madras, now Chennai, may be a special case. When the city was first settled by Englishmen, in the early 17th century, both names were in use. Possibly they referred to different villages which were fused into the new settlement. In any case, Madras became the exonym,
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Andal Venkatasubba Rao


Andal Venkatasubba Rao (1894–1969), popularly known as Aandaalamma, was an Indian social worker, educationist and the co-founder of "Madras Seva Sadan", a Chennai-based charitable organization working for the welfare of women and children. Born in 1894 in Chennai, the capital city of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, she did her early schooling at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and the Presidency Girls' High School, Madras. In 1928, she married M. Venkatasubba Rao, a judge at Madras
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Chennai district


Chennai is documented as far back as 1639, when the madras municipal corporation was created. The name "Chennai" was derived from Damarla Chennappa Nayakudu, the father of a general of the Vijayanagar Empire. Chennai district covers an area of 426 km located on the Eastern Coastal Plains of India. It is situated on the northeastern corner of Tamil Nadu along the Coramandel coast, a region bounded by the Bay of Bengal and is surrounded inland by the districts of Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram. It lies between 12°59' and 13
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Presidency College, Chennai


. In 1836, the duties of the Committee were taken over by a "Committee of Native Education". The plans drawn up by the Committee did not commend themselves to the Governor of Madras, Lord Elphinstone, who in turn proposed nineteen resolutions which were passed unanimously. As first Principal, the choice of Elphinstone fell on E. B. Powell, a University of Cambridge Wrangler in Mathematics, who accepted the post. Powell reached Mumbai (Bombay) on 20 September 1840 but did not arrive at Chennai (Madras) until 24
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Madrasapattinam


her property. Amy Wilkinson arrives in Madras with her granddaughter Catherine (Lisa Lazarus), equipped only with a picture of Parithi that was taken sixty years ago. Wilkinson interrogates various people about Parithi's whereabouts. In the process, she recalls the events when she had first visited Chennai, and the chain of events that took place: A young Amy (Amy Jackson), the daughter of the Madras Presidency Governor, visits Chennai (then called Madras, with the Chennai District being called Madrasapattinam) along with her translator Nambi
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8th Light Cavalry


Light Cavalry was originally raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry on 23 October 1787 as part of the Madras Presidency Army. In 1788, it was re-designated as the 1st Madras Native Cavalry and in 1816 its name was changed to 1 Madras Light Cavalry. The Regiment was yet again renamed as the 1st Regiment of Madras Lancers in 1886, and was known by that title till the turn of the century, when it was changed to 1st Madras Lancers. In 1903 it was renamed as the 26th Light Cavalry and
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Transport in Chennai


Transport in Chennai includes various modes of air, sea, road and rail transportation in the city and its suburbs. The city of Chennai is the birthplace of the railway system in India. In 1831-33, Madras Parliament first came up with the idea. In 1832, the first proposal of railway under the British administration was made in Madras, 21 years before the first operational railway line in India. Later in 1836 A. P. Cotton, a civil engineer in Madras, advocated the construction of a railroad in India.
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Saidapet


Saidapet is a neighbourhood in Chennai (Madras), India. The Saidapet Court, the only other court of judicature in Chennai city apart from the Madras High Court, and the Saidapet bus depot are located here. Prior to its incorporation in Madras city, Saidapet functioned as the administrative headquarters of Chingleput district. Saidapet is also known as Saidai. The neighbourhood is served by Saidapet railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Saidapet was occupied by the British East India Company and was made the administrative headquarters of Chingleput district.
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Chidambaram Subramaniam


1998, for his role in ushering Green Revolution. Subramaniam was born in Pollachi in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Subramaniam completed his early education in Pollachi before moving to Chennai where he did his B.Sc in Physics at the Presidency College, Chennai (affiliated to the University of Madras). Later he graduated with degree in law from Madras Law college, Chennai (then affiliated to the same university). During his college days, he started "Vanamalar Sangam" and published a magazine called "Pithan" from Gobichettipalayam along with
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R. K. Krishna Kumar


of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Indian Trade and industry. Krishna Kumar was born in Thalassery, in the south Indian state of Kerala, to Sukumaran and Sarojini, and did his schooling at Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School, in Chennai where his father served as the Police Commissioner. His graduate studies were at Loyola College, Chennai after which he secured his master's degree from the Presidency College, Chennai of the University of Madras with first rank. He started his career by joining "Tata
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T. Sundara Rao Naidu


served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council. In the 1930s, he was Secretary to the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency. Sundara Rao Naidu was nominated mayor of Madras city in 1946 and served till 1947. It was during his period that India became independent. Sundara Rao Naidu died all of a sudden in 1949. T. Sundara Rao Naidu Street in Thousand Lights, Chennai, is named after him.Sundar Rao Park is a Corporation of Chennai maintained park named after him on Marshalls Road Egmore. His statue is erected
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Tamilisai Soundararajan


her MBBS at Madras Medical College, Chennai. Also pursued her obsterics & Gynaecology at Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai. She did a special higher training in Sonology and FET therapy in Canada. Prior to political commitment she worked as an assistant professor at Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai for 5 years. She was a visiting consultant at many multiple hospitals. Soundararajan became interested in politics from childhood, having been brought up in a political family. She was elected as a student leader during her studies at Madras Medical College. Though
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Chennai Port


the project will be completed. The full project will be completed by 2017. When the city of Madras was renamed as Chennai in 1996, the Madras Port Trust followed suit and was renamed as Chennai Port Trust. In 2000, the port began to handle pure-car-carrier shipments of automobiles. In 2003, the 200 m naval berth was given for 30-year lease. The 2004 tsunami devastated the shores of the port, taking many lives and permanently altering the coastline. Chennai Port lies on a flat coastal plain known
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Indra Nooyi


list in 2015. In February 2018, the International Cricket Council announced that Nooyi would join the ICC Board as its first independent female director in June. Nooyi was born to a Tamil-speaking family in Madras (now known as Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Nooyi did her schooling in Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in T.Nagar. Nooyi received a bachelor's degrees in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from Madras Christian College of the University of Madras in 1974 and a Post Graduate Programme Diploma from Indian Institute of
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Royal Madras Yacht Club


The Royal Madras Yacht Club (RMYC) is a yacht club located in Chennai, India. The RMYC was founded by Sir Francis Spring in 1911. It was the first sailing club in southern India, and was originally based in what was called the Timber Pond area of the Madras harbour. Soon after its founding the club was granted royal patronage by George V, and it became one of the most prestigious sporting and social clubs in British India. Today the club is located at Springhaven Wharf, named after its founder.
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Park Town, Chennai


Park Town is a neighbourhood in downtown Chennai (Madras), India. It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of George Town. The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building. It was earlier known as White Town, as the Europeans used to stay here. Today the area is a major transit hub with all the 3 Chennai's suburban lines and the MRTS line converging here. It also houses several key Government offices. Major Government landmarks include: The three Chennai's suburban
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Madras, Oregon


Madras ( ) is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Originally called "The Basin" after the circular valley the city is in, it is unclear whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called "Madras" that originated in the city of Madras (now Chennai) in Tamil Nadu, India, or from the name of the city itself. The population was 6,046 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. The original plat for Madras was filed on July
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Central Polytechnic Chennai


Central Polytechnic Chennai is a polytechnic in Tamil Nadu. In the year 1946, the name of the institution was changed to "The Central Polytechnic, Madras" and the institution was then conducting seven full-time diploma courses of three years duration each in (i) Civil Engineering (ii) Mechanical Engineering (iii) Electrical Engineering (iv) Sanitary Engineering (v) Printing Technology (vi) Cinematography and Sound Engineering (vii) Fisheries Technology and Navigation. The Printing Technology section was developed into a full-fledged Institution
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Madras Christian College


The Madras Christian College (MCC) is an arts and sciences college based in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Consistently ranked among the top ten colleges in India, it is considered to be one of the most prestigious colleges in India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia's oldest extant colleges. The college is affiliated to the University of Madras but functions as an autonomous institution from its main campus in Tambaram, Chennai. Established originally as a school for boys in the place where Anderson Church
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History of Chennai


origin to the village of Mandraspatnam, and the fort's centrality to the development of the city, the British settlers of the city later named their settlement Madras in honour of it. Further militating against the name "Chennai", Chennapatnam was the name in later years of an area explicitly detailed as having been incorporated of native villages, European plantations, and European merchant houses outside of the combined city of Madras consisting of Fort St. George, and White and Black Town. Lastly, while the Fort St. George, White Town
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Chennai Central–Bangalore City line


The Chennai Central–Bangalore City line (Officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station–Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station line) connects the main railway stations in two of the larger cities in India - Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru in Karnataka. The first train service in southern India and the third in India was operated by Madras Railway from Royapuram / Veyasarapady to Wallajah Road (Arcot) in 1856. Madras Railway extended its trunk route to Beypur / Kadalundi (near Calicut) in 1861. Madras Railway connected
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Chennai Metropolitan Police


daily routine and performance of the police personnel. In 1659 when Chennai (then called as Madraspatanam) was just a group of fishing villages. Pedda Naik formed a group of peons to guard the town. By 1780 the post of Superintendent of Police was created to manage the markets. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Raj in India formed the modern Madras Police as part of its reforms. The Chennai City Traffic Police is a branch of the Greater Chennai Police, with the mission of regulating traffic in the city
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Madras Medical College


the metropolis of Madras was renamed as Chennai, the college was renamed the Chennai Medical College. It was later re-renamed back to the Madras Medical College, since the college was known worldwide by the older name. The foundation stone for the new building of the college was laid by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, on 28 February 2010. In January 2011, the hospital was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. A red-brick heritage structure known as the "Red Fort" stands
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Madras High Court


Court was Justice T. Muthuswamy Iyer. Other early Indian judges included Justices V. Krishnaswamy Iyer and P. R. Sundaram Iyer. The Chennai High Court was a pioneer in Original Side jurisdiction reform in favour of Indian practitioners as early as the 1870s. The Chennai High Court's history means that the decisions of the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are still binding on it, provided that the "ratio" of a case has not been over-ruled by the Supreme Court of India. Although the name of the city was changed
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Central Polytechnic Chennai


under the name of "Regional School of Printing, Madras" and separated from the Central Polytechnic during the academic year 1958-59. The Cinematography and Sound Engineering section was reorganised and developed into a full-fledged Institution called "The Institute of Film Technology, Madras" during the academic year 1960-61. In the beginning, Madras Trade School was located in a rented building. In course of time, separate building for the Institution was constructed and the Institution moved to its own building at Broadway, in the year
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Chennai International Airport


22000:2005 standards and achieved Halal Certification. It also manages airport lounges in Chennai and Mumbai airports. The airline lounges at Chennai airport include Maharaja Lounge at the international terminal and the Indian Airlines Lounge at the domestic terminal. The Taj Madras Flight Kitchen, a joint-venture of the Indian Hotels, SATS and Malaysia Airlines started in 1994, is situated at GST Road, Pallavaram, and operates airport restaurants at the airport. The Taj Madras Flight Kitchen also has a multi-cuisine restaurant with a full-fledged bar named '
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Tanya Ravichandran


the pair regularly participating in recitals in Chennai during their teenage years. Before her entry into the film industry, she completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women in Chennai and pursued a Masters degree at Madras School of Social Work. Tanya first successfully auditioned for a film to be directed by Mysskin in early 2016 and was cast opposite fellow debutant actor Maitreya in the lead role. Mysskin requested her to change her stage name from Abbirami to Tanya for her acting career, which she agreed with. The film
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Cricket in India


Vishwanath responsible for the back-to-back series wins in 1971 in the West Indies and in England, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar. The Indian women's team made its test debut in 1976, becoming the third nation to do so. It made its ODI debut on January 1st, 1978. Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai and the famous venue of Madras became Chennai
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Madras Rediscovered


Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around is a book on the history of Chennai (previously known as Madras) authored by Chennai historian S. Muthiah. Originally titled Madras Discovered, the first edition was published in 1981. Since then, the book has emerged a bestseller and has run into seven editions. A Tamil translation of the book "Chennai Marukandupidippu" by C. V. Karthik Narayan was published in 2009. The first edition titled "Madras Discovered" was published in 1981 by East-West Books. It was 160
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N. Murali


Narasimhan Murali, Born in Chennai (Madras) on 11 August 1946. Did his school education in Madras Christian College High School, graduated in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai and later professionally qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Joined the family business of THE HINDU in 1969. Became General Manager in 1977 and Joint Managing Director in 1995. In 2006 became Managing Director of THE HINDU and M/s.Kasturi & Sons Limited (Publishers of THE HINDU and other allied publications). Presently Co-Chairman, Kasturi & Sons
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Culture of Chennai


who work in the industries and IT centres. Tamil is the city's first language. English is spoken widely in South Chennai and Central Chennai,[Kanchipuram & Chennai district] and is used almost exclusively in business, education and other white collar professions. Tamil spoken in Chennai uses English words liberally, so much so that it is often called "Madras bhashai" (Tamil for "Madras language"). Other languages spoken in the city include Telugu, Malayalam and Urdu and they contribute to the vocabulary of Madras bhashai as well.
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Semester at Sea


's participants at various times during its history. In 1999, the program's fame was boosted greatly when it was featured on of MTV's reality television show "Road Rules". The itinerary of ports changes each semester, typically voyaging to 10-11 ports around the world. In the early 90s a spring itinerary included: Nassau/Bahamas, Caracas/Venezuela, Salvador/Brazil, Capetown/South Africa, Mombasa/Kenya, Madras (Chennai)/India, Singapore, Penang/Malaysia, Shanghai/China, Osaka/
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History of Chennai


. When this was accomplished with the Independence of India in 1947, they were quickly brushed aside by the Indian population. Despite lacking their original numbers and control, the original British community remnants, along with other minorities as well as the long history of British culture, keeps Madras a slightly cosmopolitan city. Population of Telugu's and Tamils were more or less the same in those days, however dynamics of Madras city was changed post independence rapidly. mixed Anglo Indian descendants of the original English settlers, a smaller but still extant
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T. N. Seshan


17 October 2012, The Madras High Court appointed T.N Seshan as an interim administrator to run the Pachaiyappa’s Trust in Chennai As the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India, T.N. Seshan's name became synonymous with transparency and efficiency when he managed to stamp his authority on the country's electoral system by conducting the cleanest elections in living memory. "Nobody dared to violate the law." Poll changes ushered in by him would often pit the political class and their media cronies not just against each other, but also against him,
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Kutraleeswaran


record in 1996. Kutral was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He was born to Ramesh, an advocate at the Madras High Court and his wife Sivakami, a home maker. His family moved to Chennai when he was one month old. Kutral did his schooling in DAV, Gopalapuram, Chennai and his bachelor's degree in Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy He began his swimming at the age of seven. His first attempt was at a district level swimming contest known as the "Ribbon Meet". It
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C. B. Muthamma


, who was a forest officer, when she was nine. Her mother made it a priority to educate their four children well. Muthamma completed her schooling in St.Joseph’s Girls School in Madikeri, and graduated from the Women’s Christian College in Chennai (then Madras) with a triple gold medal. She did her post-graduation in English Literature from Presidency College, Chennai. C.B. Muthamma was the first woman entrant to the Indian civil services through the UPSC examination, clearing the examination in 1948, and also the
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T. N. Ananthakrishnan


now Chennai) with honours in 1946. He completed M.Sc by research, obtained a Ph.D followed by a D.Sc, all from the University of Madras. Ananthakrishnan started his teaching career in Madras Christian College and was a lecturer in zoology there until 1948 before moving to Loyola College, Madras. At Loyola, he was a lecturer in zoology and was the Head of Department of Zoology until 1968 when he took up position as the founder director of the Entomology Research Institute that functions within the Loyola College campus at Chennai.
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Transport in Tamil Nadu


railway network, which dates back to 1931, when services began on the metre-gauge line from Beach to Tambaram. The Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) is an elevated line of the urban mass transit system (metro-like cityrail) in Chennai (Madras), India. The line currently runs within city from Chennai Beach (Madras Beach) to Velachery, covering a distance of 25 km with 21 stations. Despite of full technical and logical separation from the Chennai Suburban Railway, the MRTS is operated by the
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St Andrew's Church, Chennai


St. Andrew's Church () in Egmore, Chennai, India was built to serve the Scottish community in Chennai. Its design was modelled on St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Building started 6 April 1818 and the church was consecrated in 1821. this is one of the oldest church in Madras. The church shows prominent features of Neo-Classical architecture, it is inspired by St Martin in the fields in London. It was designed and executed by Major Thomas de Havilland and Colonel James Caldwell of the Madras Engineers
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Chennaikku Oru Isai Vanakkam


hospitality Chennai shares good values and culture as well Today Madras is called Chennai (Old name Chennapatnam) and the name Singara Chennai implies a charming Chennai As old as Stone Age civilization has been existing here (as found by archaeological findings in Pallavaram area of Chennai city) Today is a city with sky scrapers like a golden giant wheel A place of religious and communal harmony at the shores of Bay of Bengal A cradle of fine arts and IT Having accommodated people from all over It has only become bigger Chennai has given itself to
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M. K. Stalin


law was applied retrospectively to Stalin's case (he was elected MLA) in a move widely seen as aimed at removing as Chennai's Mayor. However the Madras High Court struck down the law stating that legislative bodies were not "prevented" from making laws affecting the "substantive rights" of persons retrospectively. However, the court held under Madras (now Chennai) City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, a person cannot be Mayor for two consecutive terms though unlike Stalin earlier mayors were not directly elected. Stalin did not
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C. K. Prahalad


lung illness in San Diego, California. Prahalad was born in Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) in 1941. His father was a Tamil scholar and judge in Madras (now Chennai). At 19, he had finished his BSc degree in physics from Loyola College, Chennai, part of the University of Madras, and joined Union Carbide, where he worked for four years. Four years later he did postgraduate work in management at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. At Harvard Business School, Prahalad wrote a doctoral thesis on multinational
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Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (humanitarian)


Mumtaz moved to Bangalore from Tiruchirappalli, liquidating his assets as he set up a surgical practice in 1965. Khan did his MBBS at Madras University, Chennai in 1963. After getting married he continued his postgraduate studies, M.S. specializing in surgery at Stanley Medical College, Chennai. At the age of 31, in 1966 Khan founded the Al-Ameen Movement. He had decided to name it "The Bangalore Educational Society", but was advised against this by his friend Khader Hussein, who suggested Al-Ameen Educational Society as
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Polaris Consulting & Services Limited


the world's first center dedicated to financial technology. 8012 FT Design Center is spread over 30,000 sq ft. and is located in the 22 acre Polaris campus on the IT Highway in Chennai. In September 2014, product division of Polaris was demerged into a separate company “Intellect Design Arena Limited” through a Scheme of Arrangement-cum-Demerger as approved by the honorable High Court of Judicature at Madras vide its order dt.15 September 2014 and by virtue of demerger, the name of Polaris Financial Technology Limited was changed to Polaris
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Madras High Court


Justice V. K. Tahilramani of the Bombay High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of Chennai High Court and assumed Office on 12th August 2018, after Justice Indira Banerjee was elevated to the Supreme Court of India. From 1817 to 1862, the Supreme Court of Madras, the precursor to the present Chennai High Court, was situated in a building opposite the Chennai Beach railway station. From 1862 to 1892, the High Court was also housed in that building. The present buildings were officially inaugurated on 12 July 1892, when the
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Chennai Lighthouse


lighthouse is the fourth lighthouse of Chennai. Before the end of the 18th century, when Madras was an open seashore, where goods were loaded and unloaded from boats, bonfire lit by fisherwomen was used to guide the menfolk to the shore. The arrangement of exhibiting light to assist British East India Company's vessels arriving at Madras and to enter the port during the 17th and 18th centuries is not known since no record is available. The first conventional lighthouse was proposed in 1795, the very year when the first census of the
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Sport in Chennai


. Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (formerly known as Madras Cricket Club ground or Chepauk Stadium) in Chepauk and popularly called the MAC, is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India built in 1916. It seats more than 50,000 and is home to the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise. The stadium is famous for its list of records, including the first ever test match victory that India recorded in 1951–52 when they defeated England, the second of
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Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai


College doesn't provide a hostel within its campus. The Men's Hostel has been at No. 92, Millers Road Kilpauk, Chennai since 1959 and Women's Hostel has been at No. 133, Walajah Road, Chepauk, Chennai. The Hostel facilities are very limited and are filled up on merit basis. Until the early 90's, when the college was under the University of Madras, the college used to be one of the best performers in various Inter-college Cultural Festivals. However, it has not hosted
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P. Chidambaram


Chidambaram was born to Kandanur L. Ct. L. Palaniappa Chettiar and Lakshmi Achi in Kanadukathan in the Sivaganga District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. His maternal grandfather was Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar, a. wealthy merchant and banker from Chettinad. Chidambaram did his schooling at the Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School he passed the one-year pre University course from Loyola College, Chennai. After graduating with a BSc degree in statistics from the Presidency College, Chennai, he completed his Bachelor of Laws from the Madras Law College (
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Jerome D'Souza


University of Madras (Chennai). When the time came to form an assembly that would draw a constitution for the country—the independence of India was near—D’Souza’s name was proposed by Rajagopalachari to the Madras legislative assembly. He was elected to represent them at the constituent assembly of Delhi. At the assembly (1946 to 1950), along with the Protestant leader H.C. Mukherjee, D’Souza ensured the rights of the minorities (especially of worship and education) were fully protected by the proposed text and the right to practice
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Old Jail Road, Chennai


the Seven Wells (known locally as 'Yezhu Kinaru') pumping station located on the road. On a night in 1767, when Nawab Hyder Ali of Mysore fought the British in Madras, his troops tried to poison the water source. However, the plan was averted by an Anglo-Indian named John Nicolas. In return of gratitude, Nicolas was made the Superintendent of Seven Wells Water Works by the British government when the pumping station started supplying water again from 1772. Thus the first organised water supply in Madras began
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Chennai Beach railway station


Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. This station serves the suburban services of the Chennai suburban railway and Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai) and a few passenger trains. It serves as the northern terminus for the Chennai MRTS line. The station is named after High Court Beach, which was later built up as part of Chennai Port, and not after the Marina Beach, which is located
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Madras Literary Society


The Madras Literary Society is a learned society in Chennai (earlier called Madras), India which was founded in 1817 and in 1830 it became associated with the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. It was founded by Sir John Henry Newbolt, Chief Justice of Madras with Benjamin Guy Babington as the founder secretary. The Society produced a journal called the "Transactions of the Literary Society of Madras" and from 1833 under the name of "[Madras] Journal of Literature and Science". Most of the early members
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Greater Chennai Corporation


The Chennai Municipal Corporation (officially the Greater Chennai Corporation, formerly known as the Corporation of Madras), is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai (formerly Madras), India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a Royal Charter issued by King James II on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents one of the 200 wards of the
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Education in Chennai


colleges are affiliated to the university and offer programs in medicine, law, science, Arts and commerce. Some such older institutions are the Madras Christian College (1837), Presidency College (1840), Pachaiyappa's College (1842), the Madras Medical College (1835), Stanley Medical College (1938) and Vivekananda College (1946), The New College, Chennai (1951), Madras School of Social Work Chennai (1953) DG Vaishnav College Chennai (1964) all of which affiliated themselves to the University
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras


Chennai (established 1959), Kanpur (established 1959), Delhi (established 1961), Guwahati (established 1994), IIT Roorkee (established 1847, renamed to an IIT in 2001), IIT BHU Varanasi (established in 1919,got status of IIT in 2012).Madras celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2009. Seven more IITs have been set up since 2008. The main entrance of IIT Madras is on Chennai's Sardar Patel Road, flanked by the residential districts of Adyar and Velachery. The campus is close to the Raj Bhavan,
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Island Express (train)


the Ernakulam – Kottayam – Thiruvananthapuram route was converted to Broad Gauge. The Island then had to say goodbye to its island as it was "extended to Trivandrum". As new lines were commissioned it was extended to Nagercoil in "1988" and subsequently to Kanyakumari in "1990". The erstwhile 562/561 Cochin – Madras Express is today’s illustrious 12624/12623 Chennai – Trivandrum Mail (Madras Mail) and the 25/26 Island Express is today officially, the 16525/16526 Kanyakumari – Bangalore “Island” Express. The Island Express derives its name
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Cochin Harbour Terminus


the 1960s. A train to Chennai(Madras), leaving Cochin in the afternoon was introduced later. An important landmark in the history of this terminus was in 1961 when the first diesel train was flagged of by the then Railway Minister, when many other parts of India still ran on steam. By this time this railway station had become a major focal point for passenger and cargo movement. The next two decades witnessed more trains chugging off from this terminus. A second train to Madras (now the Chennai-Trivandrum Mail) set
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Jayanthi Natarajan


her schooling from a prominent Chennai school, Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Church Park. Jayanthi studied law and became a practicing advocate in Madras. Apart from her commercial practice, she also did pro bono work for a number of social organizations including the All India Women's Conference, and the legal aid board. She also worked briefly as a newscaster for Doordarshan Kendra, Madras Her political career began when she was noticed by Rajiv Gandhi in the 1980s. She was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1986 and once
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Madras Musings


Madras Musings is a fortnightly English-language newspaper founded by Chennai historian S. Muthiah in 1991. Published in tabloid format and comprising 18 to 22 pages, the newspaper generally features articles on the history and heritage of Chennai city. "Madras Musings" was founded by S. Muthiah in 1991 soon after his retirement from TTK Maps Ltd. The paper was conceived as a tool to showcase the history and heritage of the then Madras city, which was renamed "Chennai" in 1997. Originally comprising five pages, the paper was later increased
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Pachaiyappa's College


Pachaiyappa's College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Chennai, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In addition, it is the first sole Indian college in Madras Presidency. Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai is the offspring of a superlative act of private philanthropy of its progenitor, Pachaiyappa Mudaliar, who had made himself a master financier and merchant prince when he was just 22 years old. Inspired and motivated by the preciousness and large-heartedness of the benevolent founder. This College had its genesis in the famous Will
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Broadway, Chennai


the advocate general in Calcutta, who moved to Madras in 1778. He is credited with establishing a modern police force in the city in 1782. The area where the General Hospital, Madras United Club and the Park Town post office stand today was then a hill known locally as Narimedu (literally 'mound of foxes'), which was named 'Hoggs Hill' by the British. When the British considered it as a security threat to Fort St. George and decided to level the area, Popham negotiated with them to buy
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