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Madras Presidency

  • In the 1830s, children from orphan asylums in Madras were sent to New South Wales

    In the 1830s, children from orphan asylums in Madras were sent to New South Wales

    Margaret Makepeace
    · Mar 20, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • A slice of history: What a British city plan tells us about late 17th century Madras

    A slice of history: What a British city plan tells us about late 17th century Madras

    Stefan Halikowski Smith
    · Feb 04, 2018 · 07:30 pm
  • Who was the photographer who took these dehumanising images of the Madras famine?

    Who was the photographer who took these dehumanising images of the Madras famine?

    Sujaan Mukherjee
    · Nov 20, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • How an East India Company civil servant worked as a sweeper to wrestle a pension

    How an East India Company civil servant worked as a sweeper to wrestle a pension

    Hedley Sutton
    · Nov 19, 2016 · 09:30 pm