Tag: Mount Road
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Chennai History in Bits
Of late the Man from Madras Musings has taken to the electronic medium to hold forth on what he has gleaned over several years on the city’s history. The redeeming feature of these episodes, in MMM’s view, is that they are brief – ten minutes apparently being too long in today’s world where the average…
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Chennai 600002 #MadrasDay
Continuing with my series on Chennai postal codes, I look at 600002 which covers a segment of Anna Salai/Mount Road, Chintadripet, Pudupet and some areas close by. Happy #MadrasDay!
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Paragon Talkies – A Lost Landmark
The history of Paragon Talkies on Wallajah Road is a fascinating one. Read on!
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Lost Landmarks of Chennai – AVM’s Saraswathi Stores
On its site stands a building, all multi-coloured plate glass and geometric patterns, that looks as though it is a UFO that has landed on Mount Road. Who would believe that on this site once stood a landmark outlet that was synonymous with gramophone records? Ask any music-loving old-timer about Saraswathi Stores and you will…
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Saving Madrasa-e-Azam
As yet another heritage building bites the dust and the Government plans to build a wedding hall over its remains, the future of built heritage in Chennai has never been bleaker.
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The Six Gardens of the Begum
There is no truth in the story that Chepauk gets its name from Cheh Baugh or six gardens of the Nawab. What is interesting is that the Begum of Arcot owned six gardens across the city.
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Yet another heritage building catches fire
The recent rains saw a fire accident at the India Silk House (Lawley Hall) building. With this Chennai has had enough and more fires in heritage buildings for the authorities to wake up. But they choose to do nothing about it.
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Higginbotham’s – a home for literature #LFL2015
Higginbotham’s, the oldest book shop in the country, is a precious possession of our city.
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The Victoria Technical Institute – a landmark institution
The Victoria Technical Institute, Mount Road, is synonymous with handicrafts. It has a long history behind it.
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Lost Landmarks of Chennai – The AASI Building
The Automobile Association of Southern India building is now a modern landmark but it had a smaller predecessor to it.
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