Sriram V. author

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Sriram V has an engineering degree and an MBA under his belt but is better known for his passionate interest in Chennai’s history and Carnatic Music. He writes frequently on these subjects for The Hindu (where he has two columns – Encore, a monthly and Hidden Histories, a weekly) and Madras Musings. He is the author of over 10 books, among them Carnatic Summer; The Devadasi and The Saint: the Life and Times of Bangalore Nagarathnamma; and Fifty Historic Residences of Chennai. He pioneered the concept of heritage walks in the city in 1999 and his thematic tours of the city, on the third Sunday of each month, have become very popular. In 2014 Sriram launched Chennai Past Forward, a mobile application that makes people aware of the heritage in their surroundings.

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Unique facility: It remained the Police Stadium until the 1970s, when largely at the prodding of F.V. Arul, then Inspector-General of Police, it came to be named the Rajarathinam Stadium.

A stadium that was blessed, while it was being built, by three Olympic medallists

An event to remember: The wedding of Lakshminarayani,
daughter of S.S. Vasan, that took place in May 1950 was
the mega event of its time.

A wedding that was the talk of Madras

Jammi Buildings is not only a landmark for those living in the Mylapore-Royapettah area, but was also a centre of a pioneering Ayurvedic medication. File photo

Jammi Buildings, more than just a landmark in Chennai, soon to be demolished

More questions than answers about Chennai’s own ‘Red Fort’

Historian Muthiah

Three Musketeers of Heritage: S. Muthiah, Thankappan Nair, and Sharada Dwivedi

Intrusive development: The plan to construct buildings
of 27 and 21 storeys on Periyar EVR Road and at the Broadway bus terminus respectively are ill-advised.

When high rise poses a threat to heritage

There is a plan to develop a multi-modal transport hub at Broadway Bus Terminus.

Going back in time to trace the origin of Broadway Bus Terminus

Rice rice: Birinji comes from Berenj, the Persian word for rice, and so, in effect, Birinji rice means rice rice.

Madras Bhashai that holds a certain fascination with its infinite variety

Aesthetic edifice: Though the pediment bears the year 1772, a church came up on Armenian Street as early as in 1712, which probably dates when the Armenians lived in this locality.

There are at least four thoroughfares that commemorate the Armenians

One with the city: The General Hospital began functioning in the 1640s. It has been at the same location since the 1770s.

The history of healthcare in Chennai that remains untouched

A pastime in the past too: The Dutch traders have scribbled their names on the pillars of the cave in the Thirukazhukundram hill.

When graffiti become part of history at the Narasimhavarman cave shrine near Chennai

It was at Mani Iyer’s Hall that the Music Academy held its first annual conference between April 18 and 21, 1930.

Will Theosophical Society protect its heritage at Thiruvallikeni?

A sculpture depicting Meenakshi-Sundareswarar inside the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. The celestial wedding forms the first part of the Chithirai festival followed by Kallazhagar’s procession.

An unknown composer’s book of songs brings alive Azhagar’s procession at Madurai

T.R. Ganapathy Iyer

100 years of Gopalapuram, which traces its origins to co-operative movement

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