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  2. Gaana - Wikipedia

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    The term "gaanaa" is the colloquial word in Madras for "music", which is of Hindostani origin. In literary Tamil, the word Gaanam (கானம்) means "tune", and in modern Hindi–Urdu gānā means "song". [2] The genre arose in the slums and burial grounds of Madras. [2] Gaana singers have performed in the city for the past two centuries. [2]

  3. History of Chennai - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Sudarshan Faakir - Wikipedia

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    Sudarshan Faakir is the first lyricist to have won a Filmfare Award for his very first song. Apart from the hits like Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti, he was famous for a religious number - Hey Ram... Hey Ram. He is the Writer of National NCC Song of India- Hum Sab Bhartiya Hain. Apart from Non-Film Music, Sudarshan Faakir has Penned Songs from various ...

  5. George Town, Chennai - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Madras Bashai - Wikipedia

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    Madras Bashai evolved largely during the past three centuries. With the eponymous city's emergence into importance in British India (when the British recovered it from the French), and as the capital of Madras Presidency, the region's exposure to the western world increased, and a number of English words crept into the vocabulary: many such words were introduced by educated, middle-class Tamil ...

  7. Talk:Madras Bashai - Wikipedia

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    This removes pretty much all the OR, since the grammar writeup originally was based from a quoted external link. Notability - see List of dialects of the English language, the list of "Lishes" at the end. For those who don't know, Madras Tamil, Tanglish and Madras Bashai are equivalent terms in this context.

  8. The Madras Song - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Orasaadha - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Orasaadha was also listed in The New Indian Express article Ten Tamil Romantic Songs of 2018, which is one of the two non-film singles being included in the list. [4] The song's success prompted the duo to continue creating, with the songs "Gaandu Kannamma" and "Pakkam Neeyum Illai" released at a later date, also through Sony Music .