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The Mauryans (260 BC - 185 BC)
A Pallava inscription of the 9th century AD mentions an Asokavarman among the earlier ruler of Kanchipuram. Tondaimandalam, the ancient region whi...
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Satavahanas (185 BC - 225 AD)
The Satavahanas took over the Deccan regions of the declining Mauryan Empire. Coins of Pulumayi II ( rule 130 to 154), son of the famous king Gaut...
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St. Thomas arrives (52 AD - 52 AD)
St. Thomas is traditionally believed to have sailed to India in 52 AD to spread the Christian faith. Thomas, having aroused the hostility of the l...
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The Pallavas (225 AD - 903 AD)
After the collapse of Satavahana Empire, their feudatories in south east deccan namely Pallavas of Tondaimandalam became independent and establish...
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The Cholas (903 AD - 949 AD)
The Pallavas were defeated by the Aditya Chola I and Tondaimandalam was brought under the Chola rule. Aditya was succeeded by his son Parantaka in...
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The Rashtrakutas (949 AD - 973 AD)
The Rashtrakuta king Krishna III is crowned as Kanchikonda and Tanjaikonda after conquering the Cholas territories in 949 AD and Rashtrakuta conti...
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Cholas regain power (973 AD - 1258 AD)
The greatest of all Cholas' king Arumolivarman better known as Raja Raja Chola firmly re-established the Cholas' grip on Tondaimandalam when he ca...
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Books
Madras Rediscovered
Madras - Its Past And Present
Chennai Latté: A Madras Brew
The Story of Madras
Madras, Chennai and the Self
Inside Chennai: An Insider's Look At The Best Of Chennai
Vestiges of Old Madras
Madras Then, Chennai Now
Madras: The Gracious City
A Madras Miscellany - A decade of People, Places and Potpourri
The Spirit Of Chepauk: The MCC Story
Queen of the Coromandel: Madras That is Chennai
Chennai Not Madras: Perspectives on the City
The Early History of the Madras Region
Historic Residencies Of Chennai
Degree Coffee by the Yard
Travels Through South Indian Kitchens
Tamarind City – Where Modern India Began
Madras-Chennai — A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India (Vol. 2) - Services, Education and The Economy
Madras-Chennai - A 400-Year Record of the First City of Modern India (Vol. 1) - The Land, the People & Their Governance
Pelathope Days
Cuisine
Medhu Vadai
Idli Sambar
Poondu Rasam
Karamani Usili (Long Beans & spiced Lentil stir-fry)
Onion Tomato Gothsu
Vazhaipoo Vadai (Banana Flower Vadai )
Arachivitta Sambar (Ground Coconut Sambar)
More Kuzhambu (Mor Kulambu) and Potato Roast
Crafts
Thanjavur Glass Painting
Wood Carving
Doll Making
Palm Leaf Work
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