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From Paradesi Jews to Chettiar traders: Evolving heritage of...
By the 17th century, Portuguese Jews, known locally as Paradesi Jews, had settled in CMS, part of a larger wave of Jewish migration to India
Redevelopment of George Town on fast track
5 March 2020 1:53 AM ISTSeveral years after the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) first proposed to redevelop the cramped-up George Town area, the planning...
Market committee does not have powers to lock and seal: HC
20 Jan 2021 3:27 AM ISTThe bench held that the local authority did not have the power to determine whether an individual was a retailer or wholesaler.
Survey begins for George Town redevelopment
9 Oct 2021 1:21 AM ISTGeorge Town will soon be redeveloped as the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has commenced survey work in the locality after a delay...
The royal visit of 1905 that left an indelible mark on history of...
21 Nov 2021 4:23 AM ISTThere was not much visible loyalty to the ruler, as long as the East India Company ruled Madras.
File report on relocating vendors on NSC Bose Road, HC tells GCC
6 April 2022 3:44 AM ISTThe Madras High Court on Tuesday granted six weeks to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to file an action-taken report on relocating the hawkers,...
Places in North Chennai that will walk you down our history
10 July 2022 6:12 AM ISTThere are several places in the city that you might or might not have seen and explored. Here we have curated a list of places in North Chennai that...
Those were the days: Royalty of Madras
23 Aug 2022 4:17 PM ISTSurprisingly, there has been a lot of royalty associated with them, adding colour. But since Madras was a creation of the British East India Company,...












