fw ;T Nagar from existence and early days
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Anatharaman Ramaswamy
Sep 21, 2015, 5:58:57 AM9/21/15
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Excerpts frm the book "T.Nagar Andrum Indrum' authored by Nalli Kuppusamy.
Some interesting points:
1) T.Nagar was planned in 1923-25.
2) T.Nagar was a big lake in 1916. Names like Lakeview road in Mambalam, lake area in Nungambakkam at present prove this.
3) Only one person by name Subramaniyam Iyer owned hundred acres of land in T.Nagar in 1920s.
4) Mambalam is older than T.Nagar which was called as New Mambalam initially.
5) One ground of land was rupees five hundred in 1920s.
6) One acre of land was rupees two thousand in 1923.
7) In 1933 , Pondichery Chokkalinga Mudhaliar built ten shops and named it as Pondy Bazar to glorify his native place Pondichery.
8) Renganathan street was an Agraharam , a residential area in 1948.
9) During second world war , Madras High Court was shifted temporarily to Holy Angels School in T.Nagar.
10) In 1930 , fourteen grounds of land for T.Nagar Social club was purchased for rupees two thousand nine hundred from Government.
11) In 1930s , after 10 pm foxes use to knock the doors of houses in T.Nagar.
12) There was a big comman well in T.Nagar on which Kannadasan statue stands now.
13) Staying in hotels was considered as below dignity in 1930s.
14) In 1930s, there was no radio . Hence , people use to assemble at Panagal park to listen 7.15 pm news. There was no movement of people after 8 pm.
Some interesting points:
1) T.Nagar was planned in 1923-25.
2) T.Nagar was a big lake in 1916. Names like Lakeview road in Mambalam, lake area in Nungambakkam at present prove this.
3) Only one person by name Subramaniyam Iyer owned hundred acres of land in T.Nagar in 1920s.
4) Mambalam is older than T.Nagar which was called as New Mambalam initially.
5) One ground of land was rupees five hundred in 1920s.
6) One acre of land was rupees two thousand in 1923.
7) In 1933 , Pondichery Chokkalinga Mudhaliar built ten shops and named it as Pondy Bazar to glorify his native place Pondichery.
8) Renganathan street was an Agraharam , a residential area in 1948.
9) During second world war , Madras High Court was shifted temporarily to Holy Angels School in T.Nagar.
10) In 1930 , fourteen grounds of land for T.Nagar Social club was purchased for rupees two thousand nine hundred from Government.
11) In 1930s , after 10 pm foxes use to knock the doors of houses in T.Nagar.
12) There was a big comman well in T.Nagar on which Kannadasan statue stands now.
13) Staying in hotels was considered as below dignity in 1930s.
14) In 1930s, there was no radio . Hence , people use to assemble at Panagal park to listen 7.15 pm news. There was no movement of people after 8 pm.
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Balakrishnan S
Sep 21, 2015, 10:38:10 AM9/21/15
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My house at Musa st was built some time during 1934-35. I was born in that house and I am blessed to live in the house even now.[I am 66 now.]
I have seen big wells in Usman Road just ahead of GRT thangamaligai and another one just after Siva vishnu temple coverd with iron grills.I have also seen transport buses plying in Ranganathan st. There was a bus shelter even a few years before , though bus services were stopped long before.I used to come home for lunch at 1.30 in the after noon from school [RKM Main school] and mind you with the entire VenkatNarayana Road covered with trees it would be very dark. Infact esp during rainy days , I would be the only one to walk through the entire stretch and I used to have an eerie feeling. I too have listened to Radio news. I also remember walks to Panagal park to catch the mobile post service.
Oh those were the days.
S.Balakrishnan
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My house at Musa st was built some time during 1934-35. I was born in that house and I am blessed to live in the house even now.[I am 66 now.]
I have seen big wells in Usman Road just ahead of GRT thangamaligai and another one just after Siva vishnu temple coverd with iron grills.I have also seen transport buses plying in Ranganathan st. There was a bus shelter even a few years before , though bus services were stopped long before.I used to come home for lunch at 1.30 in the after noon from school [RKM Main school] and mind you with the entire VenkatNarayana Road covered with trees it would be very dark. Infact esp during rainy days , I would be the only one to walk through the entire stretch and I used to have an eerie feeling. I too have listened to Radio news. I also remember walks to Panagal park to catch the mobile post service.
Oh those were the days.
S.Balakrishnan
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