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  2. 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 ...

  3. T-Series (company) - Wikipedia

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    T-Series was founded on 11 July 1983 [14] by Gulshan Kumar, [15] at the time a fruit juice seller in the Daryaganj neighbourhood of Delhi. [16] The company initially sold pirated Hindi film songs, prior to releasing original music.

  4. Fort St. George - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  5. George Town, Chennai - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Siege of Madras - Wikipedia

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    Madras in 1758 was divided broadly into two distinct parts. The "Black town", or "Great Parachery", where the majority of the native Paraiyar population lived and which was unfortified - and the "White town" where the smaller European population lived, which was dominated by Fort St George. On 14 December, French troops entered the Black town ...

  7. List of Coke Studio Pakistan episodes - Wikipedia

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    The first episode aired on 8 June, followed by the second episode on 29 June. The third episode was aired on all locals channels on 20 July and the show came to an end on 4 August, which also rebroadcast three songs, "Sar Kiye" by Strings , " Garaj Baras " by Ali Azmat featuring Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and "Allah Hu" by Tufail Ahmed and Ali Zafar ...

  8. List of programs broadcast by DD National - Wikipedia

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    Full Tension; Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi [37] Hum Hain Naa; Idhar Udhar; Kabhi Saas Kabhi Bahu; Kana Phoosi; Phatichar [38] Mr. Funtoosh [39] Mr Ya Mrs [40] Oh Darling Yeh Hai India; Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani; Padosan; Shrimaan Shrimati; Sohni Mahiwal [41] Truck Dhina Dhin [42] Tu Tota Main Maina [43] Ulta Pulta [44] Wagle Ki Duniya [45] Yeh Jo ...

  9. 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.