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Birth of a metro

http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/how-madras-came-to-be-376-years-ago/article7561549.ece

Madras was founded on August 22, 1639 when the East India Company bought a piece of land along the coast.
Chennai was known as Madraspatnam and was located in Tondaimandalam, sandwiched between Pennar river in Nellore and Cuddalore. This area had been ruled over by the Chola, Pallava, Pandiya and Vijaynagar empires. The rulers of the Vijaynagar Empire appointed chieftains called Nayaks to rule various regions of the province independently.

Early expansions

The year 1522 marked the arrival of the Portuguese, who built a port called Sao Tome after St. Thomas. The Dutch arrived in 1612 and established their base in Pulicat, north of Chennai.

In 1639, when the British East India Company sought to set up a factory, Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka, who was in charge of Madras, gave the British a piece of land. What was given to the British was essentially a piece of waste land, on which they built Fort St. George, a settlement of British factory workers, merchants and other British residents. They also built a factory and a warehouse required for their trading purposes.

Out of the fort, grew settlements and eventually the villages around it were brought together. Subsequently, the old and new towns linked up to form the city. The Portuguese and the Dutch too gradually joined the settlement.

According to a treaty signed with the Nayaks, the British and other Europeans were allowed to paint the outside of their buildings only white. Only Europeans were allowed to live in what became known as “White Town”. With trade being chiefly operated and controlled by the East India Company, non-British merchants signed an agreement with the British to settle on East India Company land near White Town.

But with more Indians arriving, an area known as “Black Town” was set up nearby for them. It’s this combination of White Town and Black town that gave rise to Madras. Even today, Fort St. George plays an important role. It is home to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the office of the Chief Minister.

Today, Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu and the cosmopolitan, commercial, cultural, economic and educational hub in south India.

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A true patriot and an inspiration to the youth! A great loss! : APJ Abdul Kalam RIP

Abdul Kalam : The Missile Man Of India
Abdul Kalam, the scientist, president, an aerospace Engineer – popularly called the Missile Man of India is no wonder an inspiration to millions of Indians spread across the world. The winner of Bharat Ratna – India’s highest civilian honor is most popular for his interaction with the student community. I guess there are very few people who retain the child in them as they grow. Here is one man who has grown not inspite of the child like qualities but because of them. Here is a collection of 15 realistic quotes from Abdul Kalam.

http://inspire99.com/abdul-kalam-14-realistic-quotes-for-your-life/

Abdul Kalam : 14 Realistic Quotes For Your Life - Inspire 99 Abdul Kalam : The Missile Man of India is no wonder an inspiration to millions. Here are 14 realistic quotes of APJ Abdul Kalam to inspire you..

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In the heart of the hills

The annual Hornbill Festival in Nagaland is a celebration of a beautiful bird and the rich traditions of the State.
From the land of festivals comes this annual tribute to a majestic bird. Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival, which takes place every year during the first week of December, is a place to showcase everything that makes this state what it is; its culture, colours, people, food, dance and so on. But that aside, it is also to celebrate a bird that is an intrinsic part of Naga culture — the Great Indian Hornbill.

The festival is conducted by the state Tourism and Art & Culture department and showcases all of Nagaland’s glory in one place. It usually takes place in Kohima in a heritage village called Kisama, which is about 12 km away from the main city. Nagaland is also a land of tribes and all of them come together to take part in this festival which is aimed at reviving and protecting the culture of Nagaland. The festival has food, song, dance, crafts, games and an exhibition of its rich traditions.

Traditional arts is a major part of the festival. Everything that is special to Nagaland, like its art, sculpting and wood carving will also be on display. The highlight of the festival, however, is the traditional Naga Morungs exhibition where there will be food and medicine stalls, apart from archery, wrestling and other shows.

Farmers trying coffee on lower hills

The Agriculture Department has started coffee cultivation on a trial basis on 25 bighas each in Mandi, Una, Kangra and Bilaspur districts.

Agriculture Director JC Rana said they had started the plantation in collaboration with the Coffee Board, Bangalore.

Traditionally, coffee is grown in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and nearly 70 per cent of the crop is exported.

He said, “Last year, we wrote a letter to the board to explore the possibilities of coffee cultivation in Himachal.” He said a team from Bangalore visited the state to conduct a survey of the areas in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi and Chamba districts.

The team found the potential of coffee in the lower areas of Bilaspur, Mandi, Una and Kangra districts, he said. “Then we sent a team of nine officials for a week-long training to Chikmangalur in Karnataka,” Rana added.

We also procured seed from Chikmangalur and raised a nursery of 20,000 saplings at Palampur and distributed the plants free of cost among farmers who were willing to experiment with an alternative crop,” he said and adding that the saplings were planted in October-November under the supervision of officials and had shown remarkable growth so far.

Rana said they would also arrange a trip of the farmers to the coffee growing areas in the South and also give them training on fruit processing.

On precautions to be taken, the director said the plants had to be protected from heavy frost during winters and they needed surface irrigation in the months of April and May.

On coffee experimentation in the Himalayas, Dr Dharamvir Kanwar, state nodal officer for the coffee plantation and Technical Officer, Tea, Palampur, said some farmers in Bilaspur had already done some experiments with the crop.

He said two main varieties of coffee — Arabica and Robusta — were given to farmers and 200 saplings of Arabica or 150 saplings of Robusta could be planted in a bigha.

Dr Kanwar said the plants would start producing flowers after four years and the fully grown plants, after eight years, could produce 1,600 kg fruits per bigha and a farmer could fetch Rs 250-300 per kg in the market.

Mandi Deputy Director, Agriculture, Dr RK Koundal said the saplings were planted in Dharampur, Chotra, Drang, Sadar and Gopalpur blocks.

Sohan Lal, a farmer of Jhmerh village, Chauntra block in Jogindernagar, said he had planted 200 saplings on five bighas of land.

Lal said when he was posted in Karnataka, he thought of cultivating coffee in Himachal and when he got an offer from the Agriculture Department, he readily agreed.

Surender Thakur, a specialist, said, “A coffee plant needs natural shade to grow as it has to be protected from direct sunlight and frost. The temperature should not go below 7 degrees in winter and beyond 35 degrees in summer.”