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1. spicyip.com › 2008 › 01Bootleg baloney: It’s music to the ears – SpicyIP

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   May 31, 2024 · Celebrated during the lunar month known as ‘Margazhi’ in Tamil (mid-December to mid-January), the season has the city reverberating to the drone of the tanpura and the lilt of the mridangam in music concerts organized by the many ‘gana sabhas’, or music academies, across the city.

2. facts.net › world › cities42 Facts about Chennai (Madras) - Facts.net

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   May 28, 2024 · Chennai is known for its vibrant music and dance festivals. The Margazhi season, which falls between December and January, witnesses a plethora of classical music and dance performances in the city. Chennai is home to the world’s second oldest surviving newspaper.

3. www.festivalsofindia.in › chennaidanceChennai music and dance festival - Festivals of India

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   3 days ago · The Margazhi festival of dance and music started early back in 1927; to commemorate the anniversary of Madras Music Academy every December was later adopted by various organizations, which held art festivals in different parts of the city.

4. www.britannica.com › place › ChennaiChennai | History, Population, Temples, Map, & Facts

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   4 days ago · Cultural institutions in Chennai include the Madras Music Academy, devoted to the encouragement of Karnatak music—the music of Karnataka, the historical region between the southern Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal and the Deccan plateau. The Kalakshetra is a centre of dance and music, and the Rasika Ranjini Sabha, in Mylapore, encourages ...

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5. www.skyscanner.net › news › exploring-chennaisBest attractions in Chennai for a truly memorable trip

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   Jun 10, 2024 · India’s first English fortress, Fort St. George is now home to a museum with artefacts from the British Raj period. Within the fort is St. Mary’s Church which was completed in 1680 and is the oldest surviving British church in India.

6. www.cnn.com › 2024/06/05 › styleHow a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s ...

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   Jun 6, 2024 · Originally worn by Indian laborers, madras became a staple of preppy American fashion in the 1960s after advertisers spun its tendency to bleed in the wash as a selling point.

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   How did Madras become famous?

   • Although Ogilvy, Nair and Jacobson shot madras into superstardom in the US during the 1960s, the fabric’s link with the Ivy League had started centuries earlier with Elihu Yale, the colonial administrator of the East India Company’s Fort St. George outpost in Chennai and the primary benefactor of Yale College (now Yale University).

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   How did Madras get its name?

   • A trade network developed around the Portuguese port of San Thome (established in 1522), and in 1639–40 the British East India Company built a fort and factory (trading post) near the fishing village of Madraspatnam (from which the name Madras was shortened).

   Chennai | History, Population, Temples, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   How much rainfall does Madras get a year?

   • Annual rainfall is about 50 inches (1,250 mm), occurring mostly from October to mid-December. Madras developed without a plan from its 17th-century core, formed by Fort St. George and the Indian quarters. To the north and northwest are the industrial areas.

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   When was Chennai renamed Madras?

   • Upon India’s independence, the Madras Presidency became Madras state (renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968), with Madras remaining its capital. The government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the city to Chennai in 1996. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Michele Metych.

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8. www.britannica.com › place › EnglandEngland - Music, Folk, Choral | Britannica

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   4 days ago · England - Music, Folk, Choral: The beginnings of art music in England can be traced to plainsong (plainchant). With the aid of monks and troubadours traveling throughout Europe, musical forms of many regions were freely intermingled and spread quickly.