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HISTORYOF THECITY OF MADRASWritten for the CelebrationTercentenary Committee, 1939BYRAO SAHIB C. S. SRINIVASACHARI, M.A.AnnamalaiProfessor of History, UniversityWITH A FOREWORD BYDIWAN BAHADURS. E. I.E.S. RetiredRUNGANADHAN, M.A.,Vice-Chancellor, University MadrasofP. VARADACHARY & CO.MADRAS,FOREWORDCom-WHEN the Madras CelebrationTercentenaryto thedecided to in additionmittee publish,theCommemoration a handbook ofVolume, popularthe most suitableof the it felt thathistory city,C. S.to undertake the work was Rao Sahibpersontowho has devoted many yearsSrinivasachariar,of Prof. Srinivasachariarthe thestudy subject.has to bear on his taskbrought unremitting industryand wide He has traced the ofscholarship. historyearliest down toMadras from its beginnings rightthe and has with ofpresent day every aspectde^ltthe life and of thegrowth city.I that this handbook will reach a wide circlehopeof thereaders, particularly among younger gene-so that its stimulate them tostudy mightration,in the oftake a and active interest welfare thelivingisand its future While theredevelopment.citymuch in the of Madras to be thankful for,heritagefor effort on the of itsthere is need continual partcitizens to advance still further theenlightenedstandards of civic life and to make the morecitymore aand and beautiful to live in.pleasant placeThe Committee is to the authorgratefuldeeplyfor in with itshaving, compliance writtenrequest,this attractive andextremely ...
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HISTORY
OF THE
CITY OF MADRAS
Written for the CelebrationTercentenary Committee, 1939
BY
RAO SAHIB C. S. SRINIVASACHARI, M.A.
AnnamalaiProfessor of History, University
WITH A FOREWORD BY
DIWAN BAHADUR
S. E. I.E.S. RetiredRUNGANADHAN, M.A.,
Vice-Chancellor, University Madrasof
P. VARADACHARY & CO.
MADRAS, FOREWORD
Com-WHEN the Madras CelebrationTercentenary
to thedecided to in additionmittee publish,
theCommemoration a handbook ofVolume, popular
the most suitableof the it felt thathistory city,
C. S.to undertake the work was Rao Sahibperson
towho has devoted many yearsSrinivasachariar,
of Prof. Srinivasachariarthe thestudy subject.
has to bear on his taskbrought unremitting industry
and wide He has traced the ofscholarship. history
earliest down toMadras from its beginnings right
the and has with ofpresent day every aspectde^lt
the life and of thegrowth city.
I that this handbook will reach a wide circlehope
of thereaders, particularly among younger gene-
so that its stimulate them tostudy mightration,
in the oftake a and active interest welfare theliving
isand its future While theredevelopment.city
much in the of Madras to be thankful for,heritage
for effort on the of itsthere is need continual part
citizens to advance still further theenlightened
standards of civic life and to make the morecity
more aand and beautiful to live in.pleasant place
The Committee is to the authorgratefuldeeply
for in with itshaving, compliance writtenrequest,
this attractive andextremely handbook.interesting
UHIYHWITY g. E.BUIUKNOB^ RUNGANADHAN,
CHEPAUK, MADRAS, PRESIDENT,
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1939 Madras4th August J CelebrationTercentenary Committee. PREFATORY NOTE
THE torof Madras should be a attractive themehistory very
citizen of the and for intensive student ofevery city every
South Indian It has a ideabeenHistory. very appropriate
that a of Madras its shouldhistory up-to-datebringing growth
have itself to and been taken thesuggested readily up by
Madras Celebration Committee. The author toTercentenary
whom the was theprivilege generously given by Working
Committee to write this to hishistory, begs convey grateful
thanks to the Committee and its honoured DiwanPresident,
Bahadur S. E. Vice-Chancellor of theRunganadhan, University
of Madras. His thanks arc also due to Sri V. R. Ramachandra
Dikshitar of the of Indian andDepartment History Archaeology,
of and of the Publica-University Madras, Honorary Secretary
tion Committee of the Madras Celebration Com-Tercentenary
for his and in themittee, ready willing co-operation preparation
of the book. Mr. T. V. M.A. hasMahalingam, very kindly
the for this book andindex has laid the author underprepared
to him. He should also thank Messrs. P.obligation Varadachary
offerand Co. for their to it on behalf of thegenerous publish
Committee. The author solicits from the readerTercentenary
himan that for small errors ofindulgence may forgive print
defects that have into the book whichand other hadmay crept
to be ut short notice.got ready
MALAiANNA UNIVERSITY, ^
C. S.ANNAMALAINAGAR, SRINIVASACHARI.^
17th 1939.July, j
