Tag: Egmore
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Chennai 600008 -Egmore, #MadrasDay
It is with a tremor of the hand that I take up writing on Chennai 600008 or Egmore. It is really dense with history, and I hope this tract can do some justice to it. First off, it is probably one of the most ancient localities that make up the city, even though it has…
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A Bungalow for the Police
Police Commissioners Office Road is a well-known thoroughfare in the Egmore area of the city. What is interesting however is that the Police Commissioner’s Office was on this road for a very brief while. On the other hand, it had a long tenure on Pantheon Road before it shifted a few years ago to a…
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Heritage Walk on Commander-in-Chief Road -17/11
Though a short stretch, Commander-in-Chief Road now Ethiraj Salai, is rich in history. Join Sriram V on a tour of the place, on November 17, Sunday, at 6.00 am
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Demolishing a Healthcare Landmark
The proposed demolition of the oldest block of the Women and Children’s Hospital, Egmore is unnecessary and a further loss of heritage
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Lost Landmarks of Chennai – The Ice Factories – 2
The second and concluding part of a profile of some forgotten ice factories of Chennai
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Talk on the College of Fort St George and the Madras Literary Society
A video recording of a talk I gave on the history of the College of Fort St George and the Madras Literary Society
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Lost Landmarks of Chennai – Jarrett’s Gardens
Tracing the history of a property from the early 1800s to the present times is a fascinating exercise. One with a continuous record is Jarrett’s Garden, Egmore.
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Egmore, from overhead
This morning I was at a multi-storey building in Egmore. Looking out of the window I realised how green the place is. Here are some not-so-great pictures taken from my cellphone. This is the not-so-green Rajarathinam Stadium The Ceebros building towers over the Museum and Eye Hospital Complex. The eye hospital The Connemara library seen…
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The Drain Man
The story of Chennai’s drains begins with a plan for it by Captain Hector Tulloch in 1867. Unfortunately, nobody paid attention to it till the Governor of Madras died of cholera.
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INTACH to restore 5 High Court buildings
The High Court of Madras, it is reliably learnt, has written to the Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to take up the restoration of five heritage buildings under its jurisdiction. This has come as a shot in the arm for heritage structures in general. It also marks a welcome thaw in…
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