How chennai was discovered?

Old photo of chennai Central Railway station

In old movies, they will show the Central Railway station and the LIC building in Anna Salai to introduce the Chennai (Madras). Now there are many building higher then the LIC, we can see many Software companies in every corner of the city. Anna salai ones the horse carts was running through this road, and now many foreign comfortable cars are running. The history of the splendid buildings, and the growth of modern comfortable chennai are very long story. August 22nd (today) our chennai age was 367 years and celebrates Madras Day today. The chennai found like this:

British East Indian Company’s Francis day and Andrew Cogan this two persons created the chennai. Today’s chennai was called as chennaipatanam that time, and then it was called as madraspatanam. Before this, Mylapore, Tripilican, Thiruvanmiyur, Thiruvattriur and many areas are small villages, and chennaipatanam was looked like small small cities. Bushes, forest, trees are surrounded this cities in between the rivers like Cooum and Adyar were run. Above 2000 years of chennaipatanam was doing good business on fragrance cent and garments. After the Portuguese arrive, that started to grow. In 1552 Portuguese settled in Santhome and did business.

In chennaipatanam we got high price garment’s primary elements. By aiming on this the British like to kept they foot here. So they send the two-business man’s Francis day and Andrew Cogan to chennaipatanam. After coming to chennaipatanam they search for a land to build a Trade Center. For that they brought a limited land from the king of Poonthamalee Nayakar, in that land they built East India Company’s trade center and St.George Fort on 22nd August 1639. This marks to create the chennai.

Consider the security of the St.George Fort; they built a wall around the fort. After building the Fort many Europeans came and built houses around the areas of St.George Fort and that part was called as white pattenam. In the outer places, weavers form Andhra settled and it was called as Blackpatnam. After some years this place was changed as George Town.

The northern parts of the St.Gerorge fort are called as chennaipatnam and southern part as Madraspatnam. British’s join these two patnams and called it Madraspatnam and Tamilans call it Chennaipatnam. In 1653 chennaipatnam, was changed as chennai province. After that in1702 Muhal’s, and in 1741 Marathi’s attacked it. In 1746 it was in the hand of French. After it was shifted to British hand, again in 1758 it came in French hand. But within 2 months the British redeemed it. After that, till 1947 the chennai province was in under British control.

Chennai province was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968. Like this the name Madras was changed as Chennai in 1997. Chennai city, which was grown as population of 30,000, have crossed 60 lakh (6milion) now. The chennai city was extending day-by-day. It was how the chennai discovered. The chennai, which was found on 1639, was reaching its 367 years of age. Every year the citizen of chennai celebrating Chennai (Madras) Day for a week long, there will be many functions this week, which tells about chennai and its tradition.

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Flood danger in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu

Cauvery one of the drought less river in south India, which grows in Coorg district in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu and end in Bay of Bengal. It also known as South Ganga. Everyone knows we (Tamil Nadu) face big problem in sharing Cauvery between Karnataka & Tamil Nadu every year. They never release water, we used to urge many times, But last year it was changed and every one in Tamil Nadu pray that Karnataka should stop releasing water form its dam, because of heavy rain in Karnataka & delta areas of Tamil Nadu. So the largest reservoir Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu was over flowed and created a flood situation in delta districts of Tamil Nadu. Many districts have affected and the houses near the Cauvery delta has sink in the flood, even loss of lives. The flood inundated paddy fields and damaged the crop loss in the delta heartland is much. For the first time in 15 years, Mettur reservoir received 2lakh cusecs and discharged the same quantum of water last October.

On August 2nd 2006 the Mettur reservoir created a Record in its life history, by storing water above100 feet for 365 days. Since August 2 last year, the dam's level has not fallen below the 100 feet mark and has been remaining till now. This year, the dam has set many hydraulic records between August 2, 2005 and August 2, 2006. It has retained the FRL of 120 feet for 81 days, obliterating the previous record of 79 days set in 1964. Okok I know many of u may already know these, just for remaining you:)

The same flood fear circumstance has created now, by over inflow of water to Mettur reservoir. Monsoon rain has been intensity in recent days in Karnataka, because of this, the important dam’s Kabine and Krishnarajasagar has reached its life size, so the remaining water that comes to this dams are full evacuated. In the last 5 days the water release from the Karnataka dams has reached 80,000 cubic feet per second. In this situation, the water release from Mettur for the delta irrigation has increased from 20 to 22 cubic per second. The water level which was 110 on 15th Aug, has increased 4 feet on a single day (Aug16) and reached its 117 yesterday, and it’s expect to touch its maximum lever of 120 in today. So if it reaches its full level the remaining water must be release form Mettur to avoid any danger for the dam. The 11 delta districts of Tamil nadu are in fear of floods like last year. Hope the situation will not be like Gujarat. See when we struggle for water, Karnataka dints give; now giving with our asking! This is time!!

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A grand heritage of Chennai, Santhome Basilica Cathedral. In Our India blog

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My steps in new caliper & Independence Day

Today walked some steps with the New Caliper. After 3 correct its better now, actually the fault was on the height of caliper. Compare to my left let, right was little short, so I told him that the caliper for the right should be little higher then the left, so it will be comfort to walk. But he totally changed, he make the right short and left height, now we ask him to correct it, but he told cant do anything, making short is easy but height no way. For me the only option is to add extra sheet of bottom and heels to adjust the equal. I feel little strength, and happy, for these day mom and dad feel very stress to handle me, now there stress will be relief little.Hope to go out and watch the kids after some practice with new caliper.

Yesterday is Independence Day, is it? It was like pongal or diwali. I expect some patriotic programs in TV on Independence, but got only disappointment. There are many Indian have achieved in this 60 years of our independence and many leaders have done much for our country, leaving them I don’t know why the TV channels are relaying the interviews of film actor and actress and movies which are no related between Freedom or any social important. Today many youth and children’s are spending their much free time before TV, at least on this day, if they put freedom related programs, it will be useful for them to know about freedom struggles and achievement of India. My day went like this, tie the flag in our front gate, watched the program of the Prime Minister and Chief Minister, flag hosting in the National TV, which I like, watched the comedy chat-hall (Aarathai Arangam) and a film in evening. What u all did on Independence?