22/08/2026
๐๏ธ Madras Day: Tracing the Story Behind Chennai
Every year on 22 August, Madras Day commemorates the historic 1639 grant through which the East India Company obtained land at Madraspatnam from Damarla Venkatapathy Nayak. This settlement around Fort St. George eventually grew into the city we know today as Chennai.
But the story of Madras is more than a dateโit reflects the evolution of a historic coastal settlement into a major centre of administration, commerce, culture, education and industry.
๐ Why it matters for UPSC:
Indian History | Colonial Expansion | East India Company | Urban History | Art & Culture
๐ก Save this post to revisit Chennaiโs historical journey during revision.