The Tumultuous Indian Journey of a British Prince in Love
Edward, the future King of England, notorious for his dalliances with married women, was sent to colonial India, where he, along with his cousin,...
The riveting story of Boat Mail murder case
The railway police were shocked after opening the box - they found a human body without head. It had been chopped brutally into small pieces to fit...
Mobility in Madras
Naturally, this is also a good time to study various types of transport systems that were in use historically in Madras
Madras’s Cosmopolitan Club turns 150
In this series, we take a trip down memory lane, back to the Madras of the 1900s, as we unravel tales and secrets of the city through its most iconic...
Annals of history etched on every wall
For a long time, Pallavaram was the first area one would have to cross to leave Madras for the south. With a range of hills on one side and Adyar...
Those were the days: College of Fine Arts, Egmore- City’s gateway to...
The Fine Arts College in Egmore, set up by the British is one of the earliest and foremost colleges of fine arts in this part of the world.
Pioneered beginnings in the reel world
The language of cinema is universal, and it certainly has been speaking loud and clear in Tamil Nadu. From yesteryear superstars who took their...
Those were the days: A monument for the saint-poet in the heart of the...
Madras was not for individual bungalows and upscale housing.