Kilpauk: From the woods
Bounded by a stream on the north and lakes on the south, it must have been a pleasant place to live in compared to the claustrophobic fort. The native...
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: Gandhi statuary, stories in stone
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...
Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan beyond big screen - A throwback
The remarkable aspect is the much-loved novel is a best seller even today after 70 years.
The bards of Madras: Saints to Nobel laureates
This panorama is dedicated to the poets of Madras who marked their presence even before the city was founded.
Ellis and the East India company college
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...
Triplicane home to intriguing diversities
Triplicane was of the four old towns in the city, the first villages obtained by the English from the Sultan of Golconda on rent in 1676 to expand the...
Game of two languages: When Tamil Nadu got 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...
