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The legacy of the Armenians in Chennai | Madras Day

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The legacy of the Armenians in Chennai | Madras Day

Armenian Street in George Town is the biggest marker to the people who once flourished here.  | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Ask anybody in the city as to which of the European nations they associate with Madras, the most common answer will be England. But when you mention the Armenians to them, the reaction … Read more

World Tourism Day | Explore Indo-Saracenic landmarks in Chennai’s George Town

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World Tourism Day | Explore Indo-Saracenic landmarks in Chennai’s George Town

As the yellow-green blur of a whizzing auto sweeps by, a string of jasmine lying on the sidewalk quivers from its impact. The sidewalk faces the long, heavily guarded expanse of Fort St George, now home to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly , Secretariat and a host of Government buildings. At one end of Rajaji … Read more