#madrasday — Public Fediverse posts

Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
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In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

Apparently its
#MadrasDay
today... So digging up som photos from the archives that were made when it was really called
#madras
- scans from slides and negatives, so please excuse the quality :) #photography #urban

Interesting facts about #Madras
1. #MadrasDay : Local Nayak ruler Damarla Venkatadri Nayak struck a deal with the East India Company on August 22 and sold them a ‘sliver of land’
2. #GreaterChennaiMunicipalCorporation : India's oldest municipal corporation established on September 29, 1688.
3. #MadrasCentralPrison : One of the oldest prisons in India. Built in 1837
4. #MadrasHighCourt : Second-largest judicial complex in the world.
5. #WorldWar1Attack : Only city that was attacked in World War 1

Interesting facts about #Madras
1. #MadrasDay : Local Nayak ruler Damarla Venkatadri Nayak struck a deal with the East India Company on August 22 and sold them a ‘sliver of land’
2. #GreaterChennaiMunicipalCorporation : India's oldest municipal corporation established on September 29, 1688.
3. #MadrasCentralPrison : One of the oldest prisons in India. Built in 1837
4. #MadrasHighCourt : Second-largest judicial complex in the world.
5. #WorldWar1Attack : Only city that was attacked in World War 1

Interesting facts about #Madras
1. #MadrasDay : Local Nayak ruler Damarla Venkatadri Nayak struck a deal with the East India Company on August 22 and sold them a ‘sliver of land’
2. #GreaterChennaiMunicipalCorporation : India's oldest municipal corporation established on September 29, 1688.
3. #MadrasCentralPrison : One of the oldest prisons in India. Built in 1837
4. #MadrasHighCourt : Second-largest judicial complex in the world.
5. #WorldWar1Attack : Only city that was attacked in World War 1

Happy #MadrasDay, Friends.
We are #385yearsold today.
May #ourdearcity that we love, and its people be #blessed, #flourish, remain #united, #happy and #prosper abundantly.
#Chennai

From filter coffee to filter kaapi, ☕
Namba Madras ku oru thanithuvamana alagu eruku enna therium ah???
inga tha ela natu makkal um erukaga pa👩🏽🤝👩🏼
❤385th Happy Madras Day! 🎊🎉
#SammsJukeBox
#MadrasDay #Chennai #TamilNadu #India #SouthIndia #CoffeeLover #CityVibes
#CityLove #nammachennai
#CulturalHeritage #ExploreMadras
#ChettinadPalaces #MadrasDiaries #MadrasVibes #MadrasMoments #ChennaiLife 
#TamilPride

#MadrasDay #Madras385 #Chennai
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tis-that-time-of-the-year-again-madras-day-ahoy/article68485660.ece

It is always #fascinating to listen to @MadrasMobile speak about #history and #facts about our city.
Marathon of #HistoryTime with #VSriram #Madras #Chennai #MadrasDay #learning #life #Hospitality #Welcoming #SingaraChennai #mycity
Source : #AvatarLive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D53M3UX-t4

Happy 383, Madras! My favorite city in the world! #MadrasDay #MadrasDay2022 #madras383
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeDDL1jTCsI

Happy 383, Madras! My favorite city in the world! #MadrasDay #MadrasDay2022 #madras383
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeDDL1jTCsI

Do check these beautiful photos out by Vinay bro and order a few!!!
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RT @vinayaravind
Since this is #MadrasDay it's a good time to tell you that I have a bunch of prints of my work on sale, including this panorama of the #Madras High Court. Please DM me for details. The catalogue is http://www.vinayaravind.in/prints-available. And please do RT for visibility!

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https://twitter.com/vinayaravind/status/1297055614586126336