The Story of Madras Part 5 – Life in the City
Government House began life as a private garden retreat, bought almost by accident by Governor…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Story of Madras Part 4 – Faith in the Fort City
Long before it had a church of its own, Madras relied on borrowed chapels and…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Story of Madras Part 3 – New Territory and the Nawab’s Palace
Madras did not stay confined to its fort and two towns for long. This part…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Story of Madras Part 2 – White Town, Black Town, and the Wall
As Fort St. George filled up, a town grew around it, split into White Town…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
The Story of Madras Part 1 – From Fishing Village to Fort St. George
Three hundred years ago, Madras was a scatter of fishing villages on the Coromandel Coast.…
Forts, Temples & Architecture
Anchettidurgam Fort: The Forgotten Baramahal Stronghold
Anchettidurgam, or Anchetty Durgam, is a ruined hill fort in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district. Once…
Battles & Military History
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
Chokkanatha Nayak and Rustam Khan: The Puppet King of Madurai
Chokkanatha Nayak inherited a fractured throne at sixteen. Two decades of war, betrayal and a…
Trade, Economy & Maritime
Porto Novo : A 500-Year Journey Through Tamil Nadu’s Trading Past
Long before highways connected Chennai to Chidambaram, a small river-mouth town called Porto Novo ruled…