The Story of Madras Part 6 – Madras and the Sea
For most of its history Madras had no harbour at all, and every ship, letter,…
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Colonial Tamil Nadu
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
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.…
Nayaks, Marathas & Nawabs
The Forgotten Afghan Kingdoms of South India
From the battlefields of the Deccan to the trading hubs of the Coromandel Coast, Afghan…
Inscriptions, Coins & Epigraphy
European Forts in Tamil Nadu: A Colonial Heritage Trail
Tamil Nadu's coastline preserves a remarkable chain of European colonial forts. Built by the Portuguese,…