Archive for the ‘History’ Category
by rama
February 13th, 2009 @ 11:23 AM
Kalakshetra, the premier training centre for arts and performance in Chennai is having the Birthday celebrations of one of its founders, Rukmini Devi Arundale.
The institute founded in 1936 was formed to culturally revive the country at that time which was under the British Rule.
Check the details about the celebrations here at kalakshetra
Tags: Birthday, Chennai, Kalakshetra, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Rukmini Devi Birthday
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by rama
September 25th, 2008 @ 1:24 PM

This is the Mamallapuram Guest House inaugurated by erstwhile CM of Madras Mr K Kamaraj 51 years ago and was under the ITDC Management subsequently. Taken over later by the GRT group and rechristened as GRT Temple bay.
Tags: CM of Madras State, GRT Temple Bay, ITDC, K Kamaraj, Mamallapurma Guest House
Posted in Chennai, Food & Dining, History, Leisure & Travel, Photos, Video and Podcasts | 3 Comments »
by rama
September 11th, 2008 @ 9:24 AM
Today we remember the great Mahakavi on his 87th death anniversary and pay tributes for the freedom fighter.

the above is a collage of his home where he lived in triplicane & the plaque installed by the TN govt.
Check out more about Bharathi and his works here in the site hosted by the TN Govt.
Tags: Anniversary, Chennai, Subramanya Bharathi, Triplicane
Posted in Chennai, History, News, People, Photos, Video and Podcasts | 5 Comments »
by rama
August 22nd, 2008 @ 10:33 AM
Hunc Pontem Peter aka Petras Uscan, the armenian trader is the visionary who built the Marmalong aka Maraimalai Adigal bridge over River Adyaru in Saidapet in 1726. He was the same Armenian trader who built the steps for St. Thomas Mount shrine too.
The Stone in the bridge announcing this piece of history shown below.

Happy Madras / Chennai day and have a blast on the 369th birthday.
Tags: Armenian Trader, Maraimalai Adigal Bridge, Marmalong Bridge, Peter, Petras Uscan, Saidapet
Posted in Chennai, History, Leisure & Travel, People, Transportation | 4 Comments »
by rama
August 4th, 2008 @ 3:17 PM
Though this was not a favourite subject of mine during my school days, the interest on Chennai aka Madras’s history is high and continuing.
Came across this sign board which traces the history about a particular shrine, hillock in Chennai.

Yes, its about St.Thomas Mount.
Tags: Chennai, Hillock, History, St.Thomas Mount
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by vijayanand
May 4th, 2008 @ 4:32 PM

I recently met with a chennai veteran who told me this interesting backdrop to the Burma Bazaar of Chennai, which accounts for most of our media hightlights, that I thought I’d share it with y’all.
So, here’s how the story apparently goes. Back in the days, around the time when we had just gotten our independence, there were quite a few people from the region who were working in plantations in Burma. There was a sizeable working population that was from India, and life went on. When a new emperor/king took over Burma, as a means of doing what Srilanka started off to do as well, the government wanted to increase the chances of locals getting employed, so kicked out all the non-burmese population out of the country. Quite a few countries interfered and so did India, especially TamilNadu.
Out of humanitarian concern, the govt of tamilnadu setup a strip of land, where the refugees could sell whatever posessions they had – most of them were plantation equipment, so that with that money they could start a living. This was around 1962. The selling still goes on :)
How much of this is true, I am not sure, but it certainly rings true from whatever research I’ve done. Have you heard any other story? Can someone add to this, if they do more?
This city has such a rich heritage of the past. Would love to dig up more stories like this.
Photo Credit: The Hindu.
Tags: bazzaar, burma, Chennai, History
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by GVB
March 22nd, 2008 @ 10:53 PM

In one of the posts of Vinod Subramanian “Zyng – been there yet ?”, there was a comment by Michelle Binkley
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Posted in Blogging, Chennai, History, North Chennai, Photos, Video and Podcasts | 3 Comments »
by GVB
March 9th, 2008 @ 11:46 PM

During the Third Chennai Photowalk on January 13, 2007, we came across Bairagi Madam Arulmigu Thiruvengadamudayan Venkatesa Perumal Thirukovil in General Muthiah Mudali Street at Sowcarpet. Though some snaps were taken we did not go inside the temple. (more…)
Tags: "The Third Chennai Photowalk", Chennai, Lahore, Laldas, Photowalk, Sowcarpet, Temple, Thiruvengadamudaiyan
Posted in Chennai, History, North Chennai, Photos, Video and Podcasts | 2 Comments »
by nandhu
February 21st, 2008 @ 2:15 AM

potum: Via Ravages, aka. Chandrachoodan
History: Muthiah
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by GVB
February 2nd, 2008 @ 10:01 PM
During the Third Chennai Photowalk, we came across the residence where MGR lived with his mother and brother during his early days when he was a small time actor.

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Posted in Blogging, Chennai, History, Movies, News, North Chennai, People, Photos, Video and Podcasts, Politics & News | 5 Comments »