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{{BLP sources|date = January 2015}}'''Beri Thimappa / Thimmanna''' was the [[dubash]] (interpreter) and chief negotiator for [[Francis Day of Madras|Francis Day]] and [[Andrew Cogan]], the agents of the [[British East India Company]], and was instrumental in the purchase of [[Madras]] from the Nayak brothers. Beri Thimmappa migrated in the early 17th century to Chennai from palakollu, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news | last =Muthiah | first =S | title =A centenary's links with Chennai | publisher =The Hindu | date =12 August 2002 | url =http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/12/stories/2002081200230300.htm | accessdate =25 January 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050507172836/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/12/stories/2002081200230300.htm | archive-date =7 May 2005 | url-status =dead}}</ref> He established a ''Black Town'' outside the walls of the newly built Fort of Madras which later became [[Fort St George]].<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/chronology.htm Chronology of Fort St George on Tamil Nadu Government website]</ref> | {{BLP sources|date = January 2015}}'''Beri Thimappa / Thimmanna''' was the [[dubash]] (interpreter) and chief negotiator for [[Francis Day of Madras|Francis Day]] and [[Andrew Cogan]], the agents of the [[British East India Company]], and was instrumental in the purchase of [[Madras]] from the Nayak brothers. Beri Thimmappa migrated in the early 17th century to Chennai from palakollu, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news | last =Muthiah | first =S | title =A centenary's links with Chennai | publisher =The Hindu | date =12 August 2002 | url =http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/12/stories/2002081200230300.htm | accessdate =25 January 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050507172836/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/12/stories/2002081200230300.htm | archive-date =7 May 2005 | url-status =dead}}</ref> He established a ''Black Town'' outside the walls of the newly built Fort of Madras which later became [[Fort St George]].<ref>[http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/chronology.htm Chronology of Fort St George on Tamil Nadu Government website]</ref> | ||
His families were chief merchants of East India Company for several decades. Thimmappa's brother Beri Venkatadri owned ''Guindy Lodge'', which is present Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan.He is one of the founder of Madras state. | His families were chief merchants of East India Company for several decades. Thimmappa's brother Beri Venkatadri owned ''Guindy Lodge'', which is present Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan.He is one of the founder of Madras state. He belongs to Perike (Puragiri Kshatriya) caste. | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pwMk4FIcpuUC&lpg=PP1&dq=The%20Madras%20tercentenary%20commemoration%20volume&pg=RA1-PA161#v=onepage&q&f=false The Madras Tercentenary commemoration volume, Volume 1939]</ref> | <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pwMk4FIcpuUC&lpg=PP1&dq=The%20Madras%20tercentenary%20commemoration%20volume&pg=RA1-PA161#v=onepage&q&f=false The Madras Tercentenary commemoration volume, Volume 1939]</ref> | ||
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Beri Thimappa / Thimmanna was the dubash (interpreter) and chief negotiator for Francis Day and Andrew Cogan, the agents of the British East India Company, and was instrumental in the purchase of Madras from the Nayak brothers. Beri Thimmappa migrated in the early 17th century to Chennai from palakollu, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.[1] He established a Black Town outside the walls of the newly built Fort of Madras which later became Fort St George.[2]
His families were chief merchants of East India Company for several decades. Thimmappa's brother Beri Venkatadri owned Guindy Lodge, which is present Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan.He is one of the founder of Madras state. He belongs to Perike (Puragiri Kshatriya) caste. [3]
References
- ↑ Muthiah, S (12 August 2002). "A centenary's links with Chennai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Chronology of Fort St George on Tamil Nadu Government website
- ↑ The Madras Tercentenary commemoration volume, Volume 1939
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