In 1639, this day, Francis Day got a "firman" from Damarla Venkatadri to build a Fort and a Settlement. This went on to become the Fort St. George, the present Administrative centre of the Tamilnadu Govt. The city was later named Madras and then recently renamed Chennal.
So happy 370th birthday Chennai.
An Artist's representation of Fort St. George from those days
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