A small plaque in Mylapore that keeps alive Rabindranath  Tagore’s first visit to Madras

While visiting Madras in 1919, the Nobel laureate stayed at the residence of Justice T. Muthuswamy Iyer, the first Indian to serve as a judge of the Madras High Court during the British period. In 2005, the descendants of Iyer sold the house to S. H. Mohideen  and his family, which chose to retain its…

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Pavalar Varadharajan, an artist who played key role in Communist Party’s victory in Kerala

The Devikulam by-election in 1958 was crucial for the Namboodiripad government. To tap into plantation workers who were mostly Tamils, the Communist Party organised concerts by Pavalar Varadharajan, whose songs went down very well with electors Read More | Source: The Hindu…

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