Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of modern India was a three-volume gazetteer of the city of Chennai, India which was historically known as Madras, brought about by the Association of British Scholars (ABS). The gazetteer was edited by Chennai historian S. Muthiah.
The gazetteer had a total of 50 articles authored by some of the greatest scholars in the particular domain. The book was published by Palaniappa Brothers. The British Council was one of the main sponsors of the project.
Volumes
Geography: Susheela Raghavan, Indra Narayanan Wildlife: S. Theodore Baskaran Demography: C. Chandramouli Hinduism: Pradeep Chakravarty Islam: Komabi S. Anvar Christianity: Manohar Samuel Archaeology: S. Suresh History (1600–1900): V. Shanmughasundaram History (1900–present): G. J. Sudhakar, Dolly Thomas Military History: D. P. Ramachandran Governance: P. M. Belliappa Administration: P. M. Belliappa Political parties: S. Subramaniam
References