Hierarchy
weblogMadras
|
No of displayed entries: 1 / 1
1) 'Madras' came from 'Madrasa'! : Famous Jang reporter and columnist Nusrat Javed wrote that while he
was in Tamilnadu he was asked by a Muslim there not to call the
capital city Chennai but Madras. He was told that the city was once
named after a Muslim seminary located there, Madrasatul Islam, which
the British had accepted as Madras.
[ Categories (all) : [ weblog-2001-09-03 Madras ...obj776... ] /// Categories (indiv) : [ weblog-2001-09-03 Madras ...obj776... ] 0 comments
1
|
Related Content Types
weblog > 2001 > 09 > 03 Madras |