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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 ...
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]
"Groove Mera" (Urdu: گروو میرا, lit. 'My Groove') was the official anthem of the 2021 Pakistan Super League , the sixth season of the Pakistan Super League . It was written by Adnan Dhool, and sung by Naseebo Lal , Aima Baig and Young Stunners .
When the French occupied Madras in 1746 and returned it to the English in 1749 in exchange for Quebec by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, the English flattened a part of Black Town in order to have a clear field for fire in the event of a future attack. In 1773, the English erected 13 pillars along the flattened area of the Black Town and banned ...
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 were repeatedly attacked by the Mughals, the Marathas and the Nawabs of Golkonda and the Carnatic ...
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 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.
[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 .