"Black Town’s central temples, Chenna Kesava and Chenna Malleswarar, typify late medieval styles of temple constructio…"

"The population of the city, as reported in the 1871 Census, was 367,552; in 1881, 405,848; in 1891, 452,518; in 1901,…"

"Neoclassical architecture was common in Europe by the late eighteenth century and influenced the design of public bui…"

"In 1840s, an organization titled Chennapattnam Hindu Vidya Pareyalochana Sabha (Hindu Council of Education) establish…"

"Early leadership of the Indian National Congress, and its forerunner, the Hindu Mahajana Sabha, was based in Madras a…"

"The Imperial Gazetteer of India reported the intensification of the urban character of Madras in the early twentieth …"

"The British provincial rulers divested the Nawab of his title and his jurisdictional authority following the Company’…"

"Besides the Fort and the Black Town, the city encompassed ten villages acquired by the East India Company from local …"

"The original Black Town was razed in 1758 to allow for an extension of the Fort. This forced residents and businesses…"

"The Tamil Film Industry’s history is summarized in “Cinema of the Urban Poor in South India”. The first production st…"