Mastodawn

Marking Madras Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Day with one of my favourite signs from the city — a hand painted one for a screen printing supplies store.

📍 Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
📅 July 2025
🔗 https://indiastreetlettering.com/sighting/advance-screen-supplies-2/

#IndiaStreetLettering #Chennai #Madras #MadrasDay

Vishwas Gaitonde Aug 22

Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on @medium

https://medium.com/counterarts/finding-madras-in-chennai-5c9f8855df50?sk=6107d04e395420f5345b515ee9d65e3b

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames @mastodonindians

Vee Aug 22

Happy #MadrasDay.
386 years old
Let's celebrate our lovely city that is now #Chennai

Ram Prakash Aug 22, 2024

Apparently its
#MadrasDay
today... So digging up som photos from the archives that were made when it was really called
#madras
- scans from slides and negatives, so please excuse the quality :) #photography #urban

Mathew Thomas Aug 22, 2024

Interesting facts about #Madras
1. #MadrasDay : Local Nayak ruler Damarla Venkatadri Nayak struck a deal with the East India Company on August 22 and sold them a ‘sliver of land’
2. #GreaterChennaiMunicipalCorporation : India's oldest municipal corporation established on September 29, 1688.
3. #MadrasCentralPrison : One of the oldest prisons in India. Built in 1837
4. #MadrasHighCourt : Second-largest judicial complex in the world.
5. #WorldWar1Attack : Only city that was attacked in World War 1

Mathew Thomas Aug 22, 2024

Happy #MadrasDay, Friends.
We are #385yearsold today.
May #ourdearcity that we love, and its people be #blessed, #flourish, remain #united, #happy and #prosper abundantly.
#Chennai

Samms Juke Box Aug 22, 2024

From filter coffee to filter kaapi, ☕
Namba Madras ku oru thanithuvamana alagu eruku enna therium ah???
inga tha ela natu makkal um erukaga pa👩🏽🤝👩🏼
❤385th Happy Madras Day! 🎊🎉
#SammsJukeBox
#MadrasDay #Chennai #TamilNadu #India #SouthIndia #CoffeeLover #CityVibes
#CityLove #nammachennai
#CulturalHeritage #ExploreMadras
#ChettinadPalaces #MadrasDiaries #MadrasVibes #MadrasMoments #ChennaiLife
#TamilPride

Deepak Kumar Vasudevan Aug 7, 2024

Join #Nizhal for a series of Tree Walks in honour of #MadrasDay. Discover the stories behind our magnificent trees and embrace the beauty of our community-nurtured green spaces. Learn more about the city we call home!

Walk the path to a greener future 💚