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Royal & Ancient connections, centenaries, competition on the links
The Madras Gymkhana Golf Club was formed in 1877 and the commemorative shield from R&A is thus a prestigious one in the golfing world, a doffing of...
Section 144 CrPC to be imposed in Sivaganga district till Oct 31
The Marudhu brothers, also known as Marudhu Pandiyars, were notable among the pioneers of the freedom struggle against the British in Tamil Nadu.
Colourful dubashes: The people with two tongues of Madras
In this series, we take a trip down memory lane, back to the Madras of the 1900s, as we unravel tales and secrets of the city through its most iconic...
Those were the days: White imprints on Black Town
Some of the locality names bear testimony to this, be it Seven Wells Street, Mint Street, Armenian Street, Broadway or Parry’s Corner.
Bharati(ya) Bhasha Diwas & poet-patriot’s pitch for linguistic harmony
The government aptly observes his birthday as ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Diwas’ every year to create “language harmony”.
Gazulu Lakshmi Narasu Chetty, India’s 1st politician
In this series, we take a trip down memory lane, back to the Madras of the 1900s, as we unravel tales and secrets of the city through its most iconic...
Alwarpet, courted by Kollywood
It has existed in East India Company records from the 1700s itself, but Alwarpet remains one of the smallest localities in Chennai, comprising just a...