Chennai Historical Events from 1639 to 1988

Historical Events at a Glance

17th Century

1639

• Madras founded .
• The English get Madras Patnam from Ayyapa Naicker.

1640

• Francis Day and Cogan landed with 25 Europeans.
• Foundation laid for Fort St.George.

1668 Triplicane annexed to the city.
1678 Foundation laid for St. Mary's Church in Fort St. George.
1679 St.Mary's Church Completed.
1688 Madras City Municipal Corporation inaugurated.
1693 Egmore, Purasawalkam and Tondiarpet annexed to the City.

18th Century

1708 Thiruvottiyur, Nungambakkam, Vyasarpady, Kottivakkam and Sathangadu - Five neighbouring Villages annexed; wall built around Black Town.
1711 First Printing Press erected in Madras.
1735 Chintadripet was formed.
1742 Veperi, Perimet, Perambur and Pudupakkam annexed to the city.
1746 The French return Madras to the English;Santhome and Mylapore annexed to the City.
1758 French Commander Lawly siege Madras.
1759 French siege ended.
1767 Hyder Ali's first invasion.
1768 Chepauk palace built by Nawab of Arcot.
1769 Hyder Ali's Second invasion.
1777 Veerappillai appointed as First Kotthawal-Hence the name Kotthawal Chavadi.
1783Fort St. George repaired and attains the present shape.
1784 The First Newspaper –Madras Courier.
1785 First Post Office.
1795 Triplicane Big Mosque-Walajah Mosque built.

19th Century

1817 Madras Literary Society founded.
1826 Board of Public Instructions founded.
1831

• First Commercial Bank –Madras Bank.
• First Census in the City Population 39,785.

1832 Madras Club founded.
1834 First Survey School inaugurated - Later developed as Engineering College.
1835 First Medical College – Later became Madras Christian College.
1841 Ice House was built – Ice brought from America through ships was stored here; Later named as Vivekananda House.
1842 First Light House.
1846 Pachaiappan School; Later Pachaiappa's College.
1851 Museum formed
1853 Zoo formed.
1855 University Board formed.
1856 First Railway –Royapuram to Arcot.
1857 Madras University founded.
1864-65 Presidency College built.
1868 Attempt to protected water supply.
1873

• First Birth Registered.
• Madras Mail Newspaper founded.
• Cosmopolitan Club founded.

1874 University Senate house built.
1876-78 Great Famine - Buckingham Canal dug.
1878 The Hindu Newspaper founded.
1882 First Telephone.
1885 Marina Beach Road formed.
1886

• Indian National Congress Meet at Madras.
• Connemera Public Library founded.

1889 High Court Building foundation laid.
1894 First Car – Mr. A.J. Boag, Director of Parry & Co,drove the Car on City Roads.
1895 First Tram Car.
1899 First Tamil Newspaper-Swadesamitran.

20th Century

1905 Port Trust formed.
1906

• Indian Bank founded.
• King Institute, Guindy founded.

1914

• Water mains and drainage formed.
• Street lights introduced.
• Kilpauk water works inaugurated.
• Endon bombardment - Endon German fighter Vessel bombarded the sea shore and disappeared - First World War.

1917

• First Aeroplane;
• Simpson & Co., arranged for the trial flight.

1924 School of Indian Medicine.
1925

• Loyola College
• First Bus Transport.

1930 First Broadcasting Station founded at Ripon Buildings Complex.
1934 First Mayor - Raja Sir. Muthiah Chettiyar
1938 All India Radio formed and broadcasting from Ripon Buildings ceased.
1942 Second World War - Evacuation of Madras.
1943 Japanese Fighter Plane dropped bombs on City and disappeared.
1946

• Mambalam, Saidapet, Govt. Farm, Puliyur, Kodambakkam, Saligramam, Adayar and Alandur Villages which formed part of Saidapet Municipality were annexed to the city.
• Sembiyam, Siruvallur, Peravallur, Small Sembarambakkam and Ayanavaram which formed part of Sembium Panchayat Board were annexed to the city.
• Aminjikarai, Periyakudal, Maduvankarai Villages which formed part of Aminjikarai Panchayat Board were annexed.
• Part of Velacheri Village belonging to Velacheri Panchayat Board was also annexed to the city.

1947 Indian National Flag Hoisted over Fort. St. George.
1952 Nehru Stadium.
1956Gandhi Mandap.
1959Guindy Children's Park.
1969 World Tamil Congress.
1971 Snake Park.
1972 Madras Metropolitan Development Authority.
1973 Madras Corporation Superceded.
1974

• Rajaji Mandap.
• Madras Television Centre.

1975

• Kamaraj Mandap.
• Valluvar Kottam.

1976 New Light House.
1977

• Madras Metropolitan Water supply and Sewage Board
• Kanagam, Taramani, Thiruvanmiyur, Velacheri, Kodambakkam, Virugambakkam, Saligramam, Koyambedu, Thirumangalam, Villivakkam, Errukancheri, Kolathur, Kodungaiyur Panchayat areas annexed to the City;
• Madras reaches the present stage.

1983 Zoo shifted to Vandalur.
1988

• Periyar Science Park
• Birla Planetarium.
• Madras Corporation's Tri-centenary.
• Decentralisation of Administration.
• 10 Circles formed.

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When I saw your name next to mine, In our wedding card,I felt blessed.

When I saw you smile, Seeing me in traditional bride groom dress, I felt teased.

When I held your hand, During the marriage rituals, I felt responsible.

When you entered my lonely bachelor life, And changed it into a heavenly abode, I felt lucky.

When you showed the same love as I did, Towa rds my parents, I felt proud.

When you scolded me, For neglecting my health amidst my hectic work, I felt pampered.

When I saw you scream, Crying out of labour pains, I felt helpless.

When I saw tears of happiness in your eyes, As you looked at our kid, I felt blessed once again.

All these feelings have bloomed in my heart, But are yet to blossom in reality.

As these are feelings I long to feel, For these are still unfelt.

WILL YOU…?

BE PROUD TO BE INDIAN

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'Jana Gana Mana' - Just a thought for the National Anthem! How well do you know about it?

I have always wondered who is the ' adhinayak'and' bharat bhagya vidhata',whose praise we are singing.. I thought might be Motherland India ! Our current National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'is sung throughout the country.

Did you know the following about our national anthem, I didn't.

To begin with, India 's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honor of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honor their visit Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included , which are in praise of the King and Queen.(And most of us think it is in the praise of our great motherland!! !)

In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule,i.e . Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat ,Maratha etc. were mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are integral parts of India now Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra, Mysore or Kerala.

Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included, since they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time. The Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is 'the bestower of good fortune'.

Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King.

*First stanza:*

(Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha name jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)

*Second stanza*:

Around your throne people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words..

*Third stanza:*

Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.

*Fourth stanza: *

Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty-stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection..

*Fifth stanza*:

In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat ( India ) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).

This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland. Is it God? The poem does not indicate that. It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blin dl y sing as has been done the past more than fifty years.

One More Story: ~~~ "Perspective of life " ~~~

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,

"How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Lessons to Learn from This Story:

Appreciate and value every single thing you have!

அம்மா - திட்டல்

மழையில் நனைந்துகொண்டே விட்டுக்கு வந்தேன்

'குடை எடுத்துட்டுபோக வேண்டியது தானே' - அண்ணன் திட்ட

'எங்கயாவது ஒதுங்கி நிக்க வேண்டியது தானே' - அக்கா திட்ட

'சளி பிடித்து செலவு வைக்க போறான்' - அப்பா திட்ட

தன் முந்தானையில் என் தலையை துவட்டிக்கொண்டே திட்டினால் அம்மா - 'மழையை'

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Touching story.........

It’s another morning..
….. Again I have to go to office.

Ohh, this is me… I shouted having a glance on my snap in today’s news
paper.
But what the HELL it is doing in the death column??

Strange…

One sec... Let me think, last night when I was going to bed I had a severe
pain in my chest, but I don’t remember anything after that, I think I had a
sound sleep.

Its morning now, ohh….. It’s already 10:00 AM, where is my coffee?
I will be late for office and my boss will get a chance to irritate me.

Where is everyone…??? I screamed.

“I think there is a crowed outside my room, let me check.” I said to
myself.

So many people….. Not all of them crying…
But why some of them crying…

WHAT IS THIS??? I m laying there on the floor…

“I AM HERE” … I shouted!!! No one listen.
“LOOK I AM NOT DEAD” … I screamed once again!!! No one is interested in me.
They all were looking me on the bed.

I went back to my bed room.

“Am I dead??” I asked myself.

Where is my wife, my children, my mom-DAD, my friends?

I found them in the next room, all of them were crying… still trying to
console each other.

My wife was crying… she was really looking sad.
My little kid was not sure what happened, but he was crying just coz his
mom was sad.

How can I go without saying my kid that I really love him, I really do care
of him. ??
How can I go without saying my wife that she is really most beautiful and
most caring wife in this world..??
How can I go without saying my parents that I m … just because of u ??
How can I go without telling my friends that without them perhaps I have
done most of the wrong things in my life… thanks for being there always
when I need them… and sorry for not being there when they really need me..

I can see a person standing in the corner and trying to hide his tears…
Ohh… he was once my best friend, but a small misunderstanding made us part,
and we both have strong enough ego to keep us disconnect.

I went there.. And offered him my hand, “Dear friend… I just want to say
sorry for everything, we r still best friend, please forgive me.”

No response from other side, what the hell?? He is still preserving his
ego, I am saying sorry… even then!!!
I really don’t care for such people.

But one sec…. it seems he is not able to see me!!!! He did not see my
extended hand.
My goodness… AM I REALLY DEAD???

I just sat down near ME; I was also feeling like crying…

“OHH ALMIGHTY!!!! PLEASE JUST GIVE ME FEW MORE DAYS…”
I just wasn’t to make my wife, my parents; my friends realize that how much
I love them.

My wife entered in the room, she looks beautiful.
“YOU R BEAUTIFUL” I shouted.
She didn’t hear my words, in fact she never heard these words coz I never
said this to her.

“GOD!!!!” I screamed… a little more time plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..
I cried…

One more chance please… to hug my child, to make my mom smile just once, to
feel my dad proud on me at least for a moment, to say sorry to my friends
for everything I have not given to them, and thanks for still being in my
life….

Then I looked up and cried!!!!

I shouted….

“GOD!!!! ONE MORE CHANCE PLEASE!!!!”

"You shouted in your sleep," said my wife as she gently woke me up. "Did
you have a nightmare?"

I was sleeping….
Ohh that was just a dream….

My wife was there… she can hear me…
This is the happiest moment of my life…
I hugged her and whispered…. “U R THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND CARING WIFE IN
THIS UNIVERSE…. I REALLY LOVE U DEAR”

I can’t understand the reason of the smile on her face with some tears in
her eyes, still I m happy…. J


“THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS SECOND? CHANCE.”


SO, Now it’s not late.. Forget Ur Egos, Past… and Xpress Ur love to others…
Be friendly… Keep smiling… for ever…….

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