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“மெட்ராஸ் டே” கொண்டாடப்படுவதை முன்னிட்டு
வெளியிடப்பட்ட ” old madras ”
புகைப்படங்கள் சிலவற்றை பார்த்தேன்….
சுவாரஸ்யமாக இருக்கவே –
நண்பர்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறேன்.
Bentinck’s Buildings on Rajai Salai, as it was on 1822
(இன்றைய கடற்கரைச் சாலை… )
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Chepauk Palace – Madras (Chennai) – 1890’s
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Group of Domestic Servants at Madras in Tamil Nadu – 1870
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Madras High Court
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Interior view of office in Madras (Chennai), India – 1907
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Madras City and Harbor – India 1910’s
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Madras India Native Barber
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Men bringing in man-drawn rickshaws -1950
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Street Scene Madras – India – 1890’s
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chennai in 1895
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In my dad’s era, hand rickshaws were extensively used by families. I am familiar with many street scenes of Madras after the 1960s. Madras was a quiet city then and it was a pleasure to ride bicycle to and fro from office. I used to see cricket scores exhibited in front of The Hindu office building. The Hindu has been the only English newspaper that we subscribed for since 1960 until today!