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  2. Madras Day - Wikipedia

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    The evidence comes from writings of Henry Davison Love, whose monumental three-volume history Vestiges of Old Madras, 1640–1800 is a prime reference source for Madras' early history, which states that "The Naik's grant, erroneously styled a farman, which was probably drafted by Day, was delivered to Andrew Cogan at Masulipatam on September 3 ...

  3. Madrasa - Wikipedia

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    Madrasa (/ m ə ˈ d r æ s ə /, [1] also US: /-r ɑː s-/, [2] [3] UK: / ˈ m æ d r ɑː s ə /; [4] Arabic: مدرسة [mædˈræ.sæ, ˈmad.ra.sa] ⓘ, pl. مدارس, madāris), sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, [3] [5] is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning.

  4. The Musalman - Wikipedia

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    The Musalman (Urdu: مسلمان, romanized: musalmān) is the oldest Urdu-language daily newspaper published from Chennai in India. [1] It is an evening paper with four pages, all of which are handwritten by calligraphers, before being mass-produced with a printing press. [2]

  5. Sulaiman Nadvi - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, he published one of his major works, Khayyam.The nucleus of this book was an article on the noted Persian scholar and poet Omar Khayyam. [4] [5] [1]Sulaiman Nadvi, along with others who favored Hindu-Muslim unity in British India, suggested that the term "Urdu" be abandoned in favour of "Hindustani" because the former conjured up the image of a military conquest and war whereas the ...

  6. Khutbat-e-Madras - Wikipedia

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    Khutbat-e-Madras (Urdu: خطباتِ مدراس) is a collection of eight sermons on the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by Syed Suleiman Nadvi, first published in 1936. [1] Nadvi prepared the material for a non- Arab , non- Muslim audience.

  7. Madras Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The town of Madras was founded in 1639 and the first Fort Saint George in 1644. In August 1758, they were formed into regular companies of 100 men each with a due proportion of Indian officers, havildars, naiks, etc. and in December of that year the first two battalions were formed with a European subaltern to each company and a captain to command the whole.

  8. History of Chennai - Wikipedia

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    Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. [1] It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 12.05 million (2024), the 383-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world. The city of Madras in 1909

  9. Madras Presidency - Wikipedia

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    The Madras Presidency or Madras State, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (state) of British Raj and later the Republic of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India , including all of present-day Andhra Pradesh , almost all of Tamil Nadu and parts ...