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In 1773, the English erected 13 pillars along the flattened area of the Black Town and banned construction in any form between the pillars and the fort which would otherwise block the view of possible invaders. Soon a new township, known as the new Black Town, came up beyond these pillars and the old Black Town gave way to the Madras High Court.
However, it is widely recorded that while the official center of the present settlement was designated Fort St. George, the British applied the name Madras to a new large city which had grown up around the Fort including the "White Town" consisting principally of British settlers, and "Black Town" consisting of principally Catholic Europeans ...
Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) [1] is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British ) fortress in India. [ 2 ] The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. [ 3 ]
The White Town was confined inside the walls of Fort St. George and the Black Town outside of it. The Black Town later came to be known as George Town. [16] During this period, the presidency was significantly expanded and reached an extent which continued into the early 19th century. During the early years of the Madras Presidency, the English ...
Orasaadha was the debut single for Vivek and Mervin after working as music engineer and programmer for Anirudh Ravichander and their foray in films with Vadacurry, Pugazh, Dora and Gulaebaghavali. In an interview with Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu , the duo stated that the song is about a youngster's first love.
Madras is the soundtrack album of the 2014 Tamil drama film of the same name written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Studio Green. Santhosh Narayanan composed the soundtrack album and background score for the film. The album consists of seven tracks with five songs and two themes.
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"The Madras Song" is a song by Indian vocalist, Shakthisree Gopalan, and produced by the Murugappa Group as a tribute to the city of Madras (now known as Chennai). "The Madras Song" was launched to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the founding of Madras, celebrated in August 2014.