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History of Chennai
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HistoryChennai was of the first outposts of British East India Company.
The city was founded in 1639 when the company chose Madraspattinam, a small
fishing village, as its settlement. Fort Saint-George, built by the English, is
today the legislative and administrative seat official of the state. George Town
developed then becoming the modern city of Chennai, absorbing several close
boroughs.
Thomas, one of the twelve apostles is reputed to be associated
with Madras. He apparently came to India as an evangelist and died in Madras.
Names of two suburbs of Madras, Santhome and St. Thomas Mount, are named in his
memory.
Colonel William Lambton, Superintendent of the great
Trignometrical Survey of India started his journey of triangulating (dividing a
land into several triangles to determine the precise longitudinal position of
cities and towns) India from St. Thomas Mount, the Grand Stand of the Race
Course relative to a point at sea level in the Marina Beach. This process was
carried forward by his successor Lieutenant George Eve-rest upto the North and
ended up in Andrew Scott Waugh and his team precisely measuring the height of
the lofty himalayan peaks and establishing indisputably the highest mountain in
the world, MOUNT EVE-REST (named in the honour of the Lieutenant George
Eve-rest)
The region of Chennai was called Tondaimandalam in those days
and had its military headquarters at Puzhal, which is now a small and rather
insignificant village on the outskirts of the city. Modern Chennai grew out of a
small village when in 1639 a fishing hamlet called Madraspatnam was selected by
early English merchants of the East India Company as a site for the settlement.
Chennai is a gracious city that has a clear skyline, long sandy beaches, parks,
historic landmarks and tourist infrastructural facilities which make it a
convenient entry point or base to start your tour of Tamil Nadu and South India.
Where religion is concerned, history has certainly left its mark on this city,
which is believed to have been the place of St. Thomas, in the outskirt of the
city. There are a number of churches in Chennai that are connected with the life
and times of this apostle. There are also several ancient temples around
Chennai, and, within the city itself are two magnificent temples - a temple in
Triplicane and another in Mylapore.
In 1995, Madras was renamed to the
ancient name Chennai, but the former name is still widely used to date.
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Pak High Commissioner summoned by MEA
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik summoned by Ministry of External Affairs in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, sources told PTI.
India had blamed elements in Pakistan as being responsible for the attacks. | 'I was saved because of my Indian looks'
Line Kristin Woldbeck, a marketing and communications expert from Norway, believes that she was the only customer who escaped unhurt on the night of November 26, when terrorists attacked Cafe Leopold. "As soon as the terrorists entered Cafe Leopold, they began firing indiscriminately," she says. While she was left unscathed, her Indian friend -- whose name she refused to divulge -- and her Norwegian boyfriend Arne Stromme, were not so lucky. | More
| Cyberspace: Public vents ire
Citizens are finding cyberspace to be the best way to express their views on the grisly terror act and are not shying away from holding the country's politicians responsible for the situation. | Terrorist's shoes
Kasav is no phantom in police custody -- he is for real and was captured a couple of hours after his career as serial murderer began. | '10 terrorists landed'
The number of militants who entered the city through the sea was 10 and "they are all accounted for," said Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police (Crime Branch) Rakesh Maria.
He, however, said that they were probing possible local support being extended by some people in the metropolis and "everything would be clear only after investigations". | They drove commandos
A little before midnight on Wednesday, Santosh Chakne, a bus driver with the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Service, was told he was on special duty. He had to take his bus to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport (domestic) to pick up Army commandos and take them to the Taj Mahal hotel in south Mumbai.It was only when he was waiting outside the airport that a phone call alerted him to the terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal hotel and at other places in Mumbai. | 'ATS not equipped to handle intense encounters'
| 'I took this phone out of a dead body's pocket'
| Taj Burns
Like New York, let us rise from the gray ashes, shaking off fear and despair to find peace. But let us find answers without darting down dark alleys of suspicion and down hawkish labyrinths. May we have the courage to do what it takes to rebuild a safe world for our children. | Will the Messiah please stand up?
'What worries me is whether the political class grasps the damage its inaction has wrought, not merely on the nation's morale, not merely on the men in uniform who form India's backbone, not merely on its polity, but among its people.' | Pix: Other heroes at Taj
| Wish our heroes
At this emotional moment, rediff.com pays tribute to our Heroes in Uniform. Come, join us, in celebrating our Real Life Heroes. | Bollywood reacts to terror
| Box Office hit
Last week's collections hit a new low at the box office. | Bizmen who lost their lives
| Sensex
| Stocks
| Questions about terror
ome unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered. If you wish to add questions to this tally, please e-mail questionsterror@rediffmail.com and we will post the most relevant questions here. | Don't come to Mumbai!
Write and discuss what you think of VIP visits to terror-hit Mmbai so that the political class get the message -- loud and clear. |
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