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Cuddalore History: August 2006
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Why did the Europeans arrive at Cuddalore? Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Monday, August 14, 2006. Why did the Europeans arrive at Cuddalore? Why did the Europeans arrive at Cuddalore? Extract from an atlas produced for Manuel I in 1519 by Lopo Homen and the Rynel brothers. The major river estuaries along the Coromandel Coast are clearly featured.[1]. It is easy from our modern perspective to see the sea as the edge of the world, and as a ba...
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Cuddalore History: A Description of Fort St. David, circa. 1773
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A Description of Fort St. David, circa. 1773. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Saturday, March 10, 2007. A Description of Fort St. David, circa. 1773. A Description of Fort St. David, circa. 1773. From: Sir George Forrest. The Life of Lord Clive. Vol. I. London and New York: Cassell, 1918, 52-53. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Cuddalore History: November 2006
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Soldiers at Fort St David 1709 to 1720. The Dutch Arrive at Cuddalore. The First English Trading at Cuddalore. The First English arrive at Cuddalore. Unknown building near Seetharam Nagar. Ruins of Fort St.David. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Monday, November 13, 2006. Soldiers at Fort St David 1709 to 1720. In 1680 the Dutch returned to Cuddalore and obtained from the Marathas a grant of land there and permission to erect a factory; as wil...
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Cuddalore History: February 2009
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List of the names of the Fort St. David Garrison 1. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Tuesday, February 24, 2009. List of the names of the Fort St. David Garrison 1703. A list of all the Europeans Topasses and Lascars in the Rt. Hono.ble Comp.as service in Fort St. David and Cuddalore. Imprimis in the Military. James Davis Do. 2. Robert Reay – married a White woman. Samuell Williams – married a Black woman. Francis Carter married B. W.
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Cuddalore History: Yale's Big Bang Approach to Land Acquistion
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Yales Big Bang Approach to Land Acquistion. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Monday, July 19, 2010. Yale's Big Bang Approach to Land Acquistion. When Raja Rama of Chingee sold Cuddalore to the English it was agreed that the boundary of the land acquired should be set at the distance reached by a cannon ball fired from a large cannon. The following extracts transcribed from original records in the British Library describe the events. To 1690 de...
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Cuddalore History: December 2006
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Alexander Hamiltons Account of Fort St David. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Saturday, December 30, 2006. Alexander Hamilton's Account of Fort St David. Alexander Hamilton was an Interloper, trading to India. An Interloper was someone who was from Britain who was not an official of the East India Company. He travelled and traded extensively around the Indian Coastline between about 1688 and 1723. The Company has a pretty good Garden and Summ...
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Cuddalore History: September 2013
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Windmills in 18th Centu. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Thursday, September 05, 2013. Windmills in 18th Century India. Llancayo Windmill cottage near Usk, photo via the Guardian Newspaper. We are today all increasingly aware that India has become a world leader in wind farm technology, already with about 20 GW of installed wind power. Companies like Suzlon from Pune, are believed to be the 5. Because the East India Company was a primarily a ...
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Cuddalore History: April 2008
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Churches in Cuddalore, Part 1. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Saturday, April 05, 2008. Churches in Cuddalore, Part 1. Ziegenbalg and the early history of Christianity in Cuddalore. This is a great regret of mine. For most of Cuddalore's history, the nearby Hindu temples were clearly the most important religious sites, in terms of their influence on events in the area. Experience gained from my research in Thalassery and elsewhere on the Mal...
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Cuddalore History: Cuddalore under British Regime
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July 1710, and early arrivals. Cuddalore under British Regime. Links to related websites and blogs. Rabbeting On, a collection of essays by V. Narayan Swami. Saturday, July 01, 2006. Cuddalore under British Regime. Europeans started establishing their business settlements in Indian coast ever since 17th century.In the eastern coast French establised their business settlements in Pondichéry and British established their settelements and business establishments in Cuddalore. The fort was attacked by French...
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Malabar Days: May 2010
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Earlier posts about the Pazhassi Rajah. Now that you have seen the film, you might be interested to learn more about the real story behind the Raja. The back ground to the conflict starts here. The background to the conflict. Thomas Baber's report to his East India Company bosses describing the last month of the campaign against the Rajah is here. Setting out on the 1st of November 1805. The second part of his report is here. Cutting off his supporters and food. The third part of the report is here.