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Though of late there is a tendency to refer to Her as Thulir Kanathu Amman, all old records have the name as Thulukkanam...
04/11/2024

Though of late there is a tendency to refer to Her as Thulir Kanathu Amman, all old records have the name as Thulukkanam only. What is the story behind the name?

Though of late there is a tendency to refer to Her as Thulir Kanathu Amman, all old records have the name as Thulukkanam only. What is the story behind the name?

Coral is unique in the colonial history of Madras - like pearl, it is a marine invertebrate and yet it had a demand surp...
30/10/2024

Coral is unique in the colonial history of Madras - like pearl, it is a marine invertebrate and yet it had a demand surpassing several precious stones.

Coral is unique in the colonial history of Madras - like pearl, it is a marine invertebrate and yet it had a demand surpassing several precious stones.

Why was New Street named so despite it being over two centuries old?
25/10/2024

Why was New Street named so despite it being over two centuries old?

Why was New Street named so despite it being over two centuries old?

Watching the air show from my terrace last Sunday, I could not help thinking about Asia’s maiden flight, which took plac...
14/10/2024

Watching the air show from my terrace last Sunday, I could not help thinking about Asia’s maiden flight, which took place on March 26, 1910, at our very own Island Grounds.

Watching the air show from my terrace last Sunday, I could not help thinking about Asia’s maiden flight, which took place on March 26, 1910, at our very own Island Grounds.

Though begun with best intentions, the Madras Musings lecture series for has a problem - some people come only for th...
07/10/2024

Though begun with best intentions, the Madras Musings lecture series for has a problem - some people come only for the food and eat everyone else's share too, as the Man from Madras Musings realises. After Amma canteen it is Muthiah Munchings.

Though begun with the best intentions, the Madras Musings lecture series for Madras Week has a problem - some people come only for the food and eat everyone else's share too, as the Man from Madras Musings realises. After Amma canteen it is Muthiah Munchings.

Some who attend the Madras Musings Madras Week lectures, devour the food on offer as though there is no tomorrow....
07/10/2024

Some who attend the Madras Musings Madras Week lectures, devour the food on offer as though there is no tomorrow....

Though begun with the best intentions, the Madras Musings lecture series for Madras Week has a problem - some people come only for the food and eat everyone else's share too, as the Man from Madras Musings realises. After Amma canteen it is Muthiah Munchings.

The book is a valuable treatise on the rituals and practices at Tirumala and at the same time reinforces the strong link...
04/10/2024

The book is a valuable treatise on the rituals and practices at Tirumala and at the same time reinforces the strong links Madras once had with the shrine.

The book is a valuable treatise on the rituals and practices at Tirumala and at the same time reinforces the strong links Madras once had with the shrine.

It is a common fallacy to say that every Indian employed by the East India Company was a dubash. In reality there were m...
02/10/2024

It is a common fallacy to say that every Indian employed by the East India Company was a dubash. In reality there were multiple job descriptions and dubashes were high up in the pecking order....

It is a common fallacy to say that every Indian employed by the East India Company was a dubash. In reality there were multiple job descriptions and dubashes were high up in the pecking order.

A slew of conflicting claims on monsoon preparedness is all we have by way of comfort even as the monsoon approaches....
25/09/2024

A slew of conflicting claims on monsoon preparedness is all we have by way of comfort even as the monsoon approaches....

A slew of conflicting claims on monsoon preparedness is all we have by way of comfort even as the monsoon approaches.

Enough and more has been written on the Emden bombing Madras but one mystery needs resolution-was Chempakaraman Pillai a...
22/09/2024

Enough and more has been written on the Emden bombing Madras but one mystery needs resolution-was Chempakaraman Pillai aboard the ship? The German version denies this.

Enough and more has been written on the Emden bombing Madras but one mystery needs resolution-was Chempakaraman Pillai aboard the ship? The German version denies this.

The Island is an integral part of the old city. How long will vested interests allow it to remain an open space?
16/09/2024

The Island is an integral part of the old city. How long will vested interests allow it to remain an open space?

The Island is an integral part of the old city. How long will vested interests allow it to remain an open space?

It was while standing at the highest point of the Golconda fort that it came rather forcefully to me that there was a ti...
09/09/2024

It was while standing at the highest point of the Golconda fort that it came rather forcefully to me that there was a time when it was here that the fate of Madras was really decided upon.

There was a time in the 17th century when Golconda was the arbiter of Madras' fate

Madras Musings, always a hit with women in China is now enticing men selling concrete mixers too!...
04/09/2024

Madras Musings, always a hit with women in China is now enticing men selling concrete mixers too!...

Always a hit with Chinese women, Madras Musings now attracts men from there too, at least those that sell concrete mixers.

Madness peaks during Madras Week...
28/08/2024

Madness peaks during Madras Week...

Madness seems to peak during Madras Week when the Man from Madras Musings gets the craziest of queries.

The following article on the Town Wall has been sourced from the 1903 report of the Archaeological Survey of Madras and ...
26/08/2024

The following article on the Town Wall has been sourced from the 1903 report of the Archaeological Survey of Madras and Coorg. The original can be sourced at this link – This has been written by Alexander Rea, the then ­Superintendent of the ASI, Madras Circle. What is of interest is the number details it has about Muthialpet and Peddanaickenpet....

This article is a reproduction of Alexander Rea's account of the Town Wall of Madras in 1903. The para captions are mine.

A detailed account in HD Love's Vestiges of Old Madras reveals a fresh claimant to be the 'founder' of Madras. The confu...
23/08/2024

A detailed account in HD Love's Vestiges of Old Madras reveals a fresh claimant to be the 'founder' of Madras. The confusion increases!...

A detailed account in HD Love's Vestiges of Old Madras reveals a fresh claimant to be the 'founder' of Madras. The confusion increases!

Fort St George, a Heritage Walk on Sunday, August 25, 2024...
21/08/2024

Fort St George, a Heritage Walk on Sunday, August 25, 2024...

Fort St George, a Heritage Walk on Sunday, August 25, 2024

Gopalapuram, A Heritage Walk on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024...
20/08/2024

Gopalapuram, A Heritage Walk on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024...

Gopalapuram, A Heritage Walk on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024

Panpet is in Saidapet. The name is mutilated beyond recognition from its original Fanepet but it serves as a reminder of...
14/08/2024

Panpet is in Saidapet. The name is mutilated beyond recognition from its original Fanepet but it serves as a reminder of when Chengalpattu was one of the most important districts of Madras Presidency....

Panpet is in Saidapet. The name is mutilated beyond recognition from its original Fanepet but it serves as a reminder of when Chengalpattu was one of the most important districts of Madras Presidency.

The city administration, and whoever else it is who is responsible for such things never seems to want to let well alone...
09/08/2024

The city administration, and whoever else it is who is responsible for such things never seems to want to let well alone. In the last two months we have highlighted how in the name of development giant towers are coming up near the Central Station and at the Broadway bus stand. And now it is learnt that there are ‘plans’ for the Agri-Horticultural Society Gardens....

Short of making an amusement part out of it, the Government has embarked on a series of very damaging changes to what is a green lung of the city. It will also add chaos to Cathedral Road.

Chennai is soon to have several museums if the Government has its way. They are all capital expenditure plans with no id...
07/08/2024

Chennai is soon to have several museums if the Government has its way. They are all capital expenditure plans with no idea on how to manage them....

Chennai is soon to have several museums if the Government has its way. They are all capital expenditure plans with no idea on how to manage them.

Madras Week Madras Musings Lecture Series 2024...
02/08/2024

Madras Week Madras Musings Lecture Series 2024...

Madras Week Madras Musings Lecture Series 2024

This is that time of the year when Chennai-ites go abroad and send the Man from Madras Musings insufferable emails on ho...
31/07/2024

This is that time of the year when Chennai-ites go abroad and send the Man from Madras Musings insufferable emails on how good life is out there. With a request that it be published in Madras Musings....

This is that season of the year when many Chennai-ites go abroad and send the Man from Madras Musings insufferable emails on how wonderful their time there is and as to how law abiding everyone there is.

With Madras Week around the corner, the number of requests for speeches are on the rise and some can be really strange.....
29/07/2024

With Madras Week around the corner, the number of requests for speeches are on the rise and some can be really strange....

With Madras Week around the corner, the number of requests for speeches are on the rise and some can be really strange.

The Rajaratnam, formerly Police, Stadium has an interesting record of being blessed by three Olympic medallists - Rev Bo...
26/07/2024

The Rajaratnam, formerly Police, Stadium has an interesting record of being blessed by three Olympic medallists - Rev Bob Richards (pole vaulting), Jesse Owens (athletics) and Bob Mathias (decathlon)....

The Rajaratnam, formerly Police, Stadium has a unique records - its track was blessed by three Olympic medallists - the Rev Bob Richards (Pole Vault), Jesse Owens (Athletics) and Bob Mathias (decathlon)!

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