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Breaking with the tradition of the closed and almost wholly British controlled system of the English East India Company, The Madras Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1836 by Fredrick Adam, Governor of the Madras Presidency (the second oldest Chamber of Commerce in the country).
Aug 22, 2023 · It was on this day in 1639 that the town of Madrasapatnam, which later expanded and developed into modern-day Chennai, was purchased by the East India Company (EIC) from local kings. Written by Rishika Singh. New Delhi | August 22, 2023 16:37 IST. 7 min read.
Aug 22, 2017 · Madras founded by the East India Company. What happened? On 22 August 1639, English official Francis Day obtained a grant of a 3-mile-long strip of land for the East India Company from the local ruler, Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka, the Nayaka of Wandiwash.
Aug 23, 2023 · Introduction to Madras Day. Madras Day is celebrated on August 22 to commemorate the founding of Madras (now Chennai). The city’s inception dates back to 1639 when the East India Company (EIC) purchased Madrasapatnam from local kings.
Jul 17, 2018 · O n July 17 1996, the city of Madras was officially christened as Chennai by the state government of Tamil Nadu; and in doing so, it broke free from the centuries-old legacy stamped by British colonisers who acquired the coastal region and made it their southern headquarters in the mid-sixteenth century.
Sep 23, 2024 · Chennai was previously called Madras. Madras was the shortened name of the fishing village Madraspatnam, where the British East India Company built a fort and factory (trading post) in 1639–40. Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the city to Chennai in 1996.
Madras Presidency (also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St. George) was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India.
Mar 29, 2016 · Madras was founded on August 22, 1639 when the East India Company bought a piece of land along the coast.
May 21, 2018 · Madras was founded by Francis Day of the English East India Company in 1639. It stood north of the Portuguese settlement of São Tomé on a strip of the Coromandel coast famous for its textiles. A fortification (named after St George) was built and became the headquarters of company activities.
Aug 20, 2013 · Madras in South India was a port town ideally situated on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. The city as we know it today started as an English settlement in Fort St. George.
