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Madras
MADRAS [Madras] , officially Chennai , city (1991 pop. 5,421,985), capital of Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Bay of Bengal. A commercial, railway, and manufacturing center, it has large textile mills, chemical and automobile plants, and tanneries. Providing offshore and back-office ser... Read more
Salem
Salem city (1991 pop. 578,291), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. There are manufactures in chemicals, electrical products, tools, and brass goods; handloom weaving remains a significant industry. Iron and manganese mining are important in the surrounding region, as is agriculture. Salem has several coll... Read more
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck , 1774-1839, British administrator in India. He served in the Napoleonic Wars and was (1803-7) governor of Madras. He was appointed governor-general of Bengal in 1827, assuming the title governor-general of India in 1833. Bentinck was strongly influenced by British ut... Read more
Coromandel Coast
Coromandel Coast , east coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states, SE India, stretching more than 400 mi (644 km) from Point Calimere, opposite the northern tip of Sri Lanka to the delta of the Krishna River. Its major cities, Nagapattinam, Puducherry (Pondicherry), and Chennai (Madras), are por... Read more
Henry Steel Olcott
Henry Steel Olcott 1832-1907, American religious leader and author, cofounder of Theosophist movement, b. Orange, N.J. After working as an agricultural scientist and a lawyer, he and Helena Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society (1875) in New York City. In 1878, they moved the society to Adyar ... Read more
Andrew Bell
Andrew Bell 1753-1832, British educator, b. St. Andrews, Scotland. After seven years in Virginia as a tutor, he returned to England, was ordained a deacon, and later (1789) became superintendent of an orphan asylum in Madras (now Chennai), India. Here he developed the monitorial system , which he ... Read more
Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal arm of the Indian Ocean, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long and 1,000 mi (1,610 km) wide, bordered on the W by Sri Lanka and India, on the N by Bangladesh, and on the E by Myanmar and Thailand; the Andaman and Nicobar Islands separate it from the Andaman Sea, its eastern arm. The bay receives... Read more
Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker 1877-1946, English dramatist, actor, producer, and critic. As comanager of the Court Theatre from 1904 to 1907 he was an advocate and producer of "uncommercial" and experimental theater in his time. Granville-Barker was the chief producer of the plays of new dramatists a... Read more
Thomas Arthur Lally, baron de Tollendal, comte de
Thomas Arthur Lally, baron de Tollendal, comte de , 1702-66, French general; son of an Irish Jacobite resident in France. As commander of a French expedition to India at the beginning of the Seven Years War, he failed to take Madras (now Chennai; 1758-59) and had to surrender to the English at Pondi... Read more
R. K. Narayan
R. K. Narayan (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan) , 1906-2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first novel, Swami and Friends, in 1935. While he wrote hundreds of short stories for the Madras newspaper Hindu, he first came to international at... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Madras"

Madras
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition MADRAS [Madras] , officially Chennai , city (1991 pop. 5,421,985), capital of...to peninsular India. A cultural center, the city houses the Univ. of Madras (1857) and institutes of dance and music. There are many large public...
Andrew Bell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1753-1832) was the developer of the Madras, or mutual instruction, system of education...He was appointed superintendent of the Madras Male Orphan Society, where he developed the Madras system, which became his lifework and made...
Kumaraswami Kamaraj
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...born on July 15, 1903, in the southern Madras town of Virudunagar, India. His father...and soon became the chief lieutenant of Madras Congress leader Sundaresa Satyamurti...state party in 1935, and member of the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937 and 1946...
Tamil Nadu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Tamil Nadu , formerly Madras , state (2001 provisional pop. 62...The capital is Chennai (formerly Madras). On a low-lying plain bounded by...manufacture of cotton and silk cloth; madras, a uniquely dyed cloth, is the most...
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Rajagopalachari was born in a village in Madras and graduated from the Central Hindu College...Bangalore. He then took a law degree from the Madras Law College. In 1921 Rajagopalachari...Rajagopalachari became chief minister of Madras. He held this position until the outbreak...
Chennai
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Chennai , formerly Madras , city (1991 pop. 5,421,985...the city is the seat of the Univ. of Madras (1857), institutes of dance and music...St. Thomé. The city, as Madras, became an important British trading...
Sundari, T(irunelveli) A(vudaippan)(1934-)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...parapsychology. She was born on December 25, 1934, at Dindigul, Madras State, India. She studied at Presidency College, Madras (B.A. psychology, 1956) and Madras University (M.A., 1959). After her graduation she went to work...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...family moved again, this time south to Madras. Chandrasekhar was taught by private...Chandra attended Presidency College in Madras. For the first two years, he studied...association, had the honor of showing around Madras, and Chandra's attendance at the Indian...
Mahatma Letters
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...investigate the phenomena in Adyar, the Madras headquarters. He found extensive evidence...Letters to C. W. Leadbeater. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House...the Masters of Wisdom. 2 vols. Adyar, Madras India: Theosophical Publishing House...
Arundale, George Sydney (1878-1945)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...principal of National University of Madras (1917), and minister of education to...of the Hindustan Scout Association in Madras Presidency. In 1917 he was interned with...Theosophical Worker, and Conscience (Madras). His book Kundalini: An Occult Experience...

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Madras thorn
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Madras thorn See PITHECELLOBIUM .
Madras
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Madras was founded by Francis Day of the English East India Company in 1639. It stood on a strip of the Coromandel coast famous for its...
Madras curry
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition Madras curry Pungent curry sauce with a large amount of chilli, but less than vindaloo .
madras
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mad·ras / ˈmadrəs; məˈdras / • n. a strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks.
Ramanujan, Srinivasa Aaiyangar
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...near Kumbakonam, Tanjore district, Madras province, India, 22 December 1887; d. Chetput, near Madras, India, 26 April 1920) mathematics...graduate. He briefly attended a college in Madras, then returned to Kumbakonam, where...
Parameśvara
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...published by T. S. Kuppanna Sastri (Madras, 1957), is a commentary on the Bhasya...commentary, Vivrti , by K. V. Sarma (Madras, 1957). Grahanastaka , a short treatise...Sarma, in Journal of Oriental Research, Madras , 28 (1958 – 1959), 47...
Āryabhaṭa I
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...x15B; a; there is one manuscript of it in Madras and another among the Mackenzie manuscripts...was edited by V. Lakshmi Narayana Sastri, in Madras Government Oriental Series , 139 (Madras, 1956). Bh ū tivi ṣ...
Acyuta Piṣāraṭi
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Sarma as Adyar Library Series, Paper 29 (Madras, 1955); reprinted from Brahmavidy...His Date and Works, ” in JOR Madras , 22 (1952 – 1953), 40...Contribution of Kerala ot Sanskrit Literature (Madras, 1958), pp. 122 – 125...
Evershed, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...assistant to C. Michie Smith, director of the Kodaikanal and Madras observatories in India. Making full use of the high altitude...1911 he succeeded to the directorship of the Kodaikanal and Madras observatories. During his period of office he carried out a...
Bhāskara I
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...vara ’ s Siddh ā ntad ī pik ā by T. S. Kuppanna Sastri, as Madras Government Oriental Series, no. 130 (Madras, 1957); and with an English translation and commentary by Kripa Shankar Shukla (Lucknow, 1960...

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fabric
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...kersey khaddar khaki knit lace lamé lawn leatherette leno linen loden Lurex™ Lycra™ mackintosh madras melton merino mohair moiré muslin nainsook nankeen Naugahyde™ nylon oilcloth organdy organza Orlon™...

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Madras: The fun fabric is cool
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 8/6/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...that's making a huge fashion comeback. Madras, a lightweight, bright fabric that screams...got great celebrities running around in madras shorts and tops," says Tara Kraft...Old Navy is encouraging you to crave madras with its "Make it Madras" campaign and...
Madras seen blossoming in branded sportswear. (men's clothing)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 8/15/1989; ; 700+ words ; MADRAS SEEN BLOSSOMING IN BRANDED SPORTSWEAR NEW YORK -- One of apparel's oldest fabrics, madras, will get renewed life in sportswear lines...outdo the heavy private label programs in madras, are packing more colors, patterns and...
Madras group offers $658,000 for lot.
Newspaper article from: Bulletin (Bend, OR); 3/15/2007; 700+ words ; Mar. 15--MADRAS, Ore. -- The Hump was so blighted and ugly, according to Madras Mayor Jason Hale, a plain expanse of dirt looked...foot commercial space in the heart of downtown Madras that has been for sale for nearly a year. A deal...
Truevision Announces MADRAS Real-Time Studio Transcoder.
Business Wire; 3/31/1997; 700+ words ; ...Analog/Digital Rackmount Adapter System (MADRAS). This announcement builds upon Truevision...Windows NT platforms, the TARGA 2000 SDX. MADRAS is designed to be used either as a stand...with Truevision's new TARGA 2000 SDX. MADRAS connects to Truevision's TARGA 2000...
Mad About Madras.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 5/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...really gets the summer juices flowing is madras, that deliciously quirky cloth that takes...almost exclusively in the Northeast, madras is breaking out this season. Not only...furniture for Williams-Sonoma Home called "Madras." "Madras has always been a fun print...
Every Madras and Salem has a rich history.(Local Opinion)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 9/16/2008; 700+ words ; ...I would be moving to a place close to Madras and Salem. We chuckled at the inside...called Salem in India not too far from Madras (now called Chennai), in the southern...years after moving to Oregon, I visited Madras. Finally. Coincidentally, it was almost...
Mad for madras // Check out updates in classic plaid
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/13/1992; ; 692 words ; ...those woolly tartans have translated into cotton madras for spring and summer. Madras, like tartan, is a fashion standard. It's...Fashion Association, a trade group. This season, madras caught the fancy of womenswear and menswear designers...
Briefs: Madras checks back in as a fashionable fabric
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 5/16/2008; 700+ words ; Madras plaid, the preppy staple, always will...bikinis. The dyed cotton originated in Madras, India -- now called Chennai -- in the...When the British left India, they took madras with them, and it soon was embraced by...
Make way for madras.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 7/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...that's making a huge fashion comeback. Madras, a light-weight, bright fabric that...got great celebrities running around in madras shorts and tops," says Tara Kraft...Old Navy is encouraging you to crave madras with its "Make it Madras" campaign and...
Madras hot as a pistol for Spring '90. (Indian madras cotton fabric, men's sportswear)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 4/26/1989; ; 700+ words ; Madras Hot As a Pistol For Spring '90 NEW YORK -- Handwoven Indian madras fabrics are in strong demand for spring 1990 men's sportswear. The fancy yarn-dyed cotton madras plaids and other patterns are going into shirts and...