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Madras Day: Paying tribute to the personalities who made Madras popular

Madras Day is a festival organized to commemorate the purchase of the village of Madraspatnam or Chennapatnam by East India Company.
According to an estimate by the BBC, a two-time winner and five-time nominee of the Academy Award, A. R. Rahman, the Mozart of Chennai, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and albums ac
According to an estimate by the BBC, a two-time winner and five-time nominee of the Academy Award, A. R. Rahman, the Mozart of Chennai, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and albums ac
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Ilayaraja, the doyen of South Indian music has bagged 5 National awards so far. He became the first Asian to score a symphony for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, besides scoring over 1000 feature films in a period of 38 years. (File | EPS)
Ilayaraja, the doyen of South Indian music has bagged 5 National awards so far. He became the first Asian to score a symphony for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, besides scoring over 1000 feature films in a period of 38 years. (File | EPS)
Five time winner of the World Chess Championship, Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand dominated the world of chess for six years from 2007 to 2013. (File | EPS)
Five time winner of the World Chess Championship, Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand dominated the world of chess for six years from 2007 to 2013. (File | EPS)
The Indian-American-British structural biologist and Nobel prize winner, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was born in Chidambaram district of Tamil Nadu. (File | EPS)
The Indian-American-British structural biologist and Nobel prize winner, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was born in Chidambaram district of Tamil Nadu. (File | EPS)
M. S. Subbulakshmi, the Chennai based Carnatic singer from Madurai, is the first Indian musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna as well as the Ramon Magsaysay award. (File | EPS)
M. S. Subbulakshmi, the Chennai based Carnatic singer from Madurai, is the first Indian musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna as well as the Ramon Magsaysay award. (File | EPS)
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, the Indian physicist who made his motherland proud by becoming the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, was born in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.(File | EPS)
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, the Indian physicist who made his motherland proud by becoming the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, was born in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.(File | EPS)
Dr Suniti Solomon detected the first cases of AIDS in India in the year 1986.A visionary in the field of microbiology, a teacher and an activist, she has been posthumously awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India for her contribution to the field. (File | EPS)
Dr Suniti Solomon detected the first cases of AIDS in India in the year 1986.A visionary in the field of microbiology, a teacher and an activist, she has been posthumously awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India for her contribution to the field. (File | EPS)
Jayalalithaa, the actor turned politician served six terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. (File | EPS)
Jayalalithaa, the actor turned politician served six terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. (File | EPS)
Krishnamachari Srikanth, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and former chairman of the selection committee represented Tamil Nadu in the Indian domestic circuit. (File | EPS)
Krishnamachari Srikanth, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and former chairman of the selection committee represented Tamil Nadu in the Indian domestic circuit. (File | EPS)
Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran popularly known as MGR, served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for ten years between 1977 and 1987. National Film Award winning actor, MGR is a cultural icon of Tamil Nadu, where he is regarded as one of the most influential actors of the Tamil film industry. (File | EPS)
Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran popularly known as MGR, served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for ten years between 1977 and 1987. National Film Award winning actor, MGR is a cultural icon of Tamil Nadu, where he is regarded as one of the most influential actors of the Tamil film industry. (File | EPS)
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