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'''Broadway''' (officially known as '''Prakasam Salai''', after the freedom fighter [[T. Prakasam]]) is one of the historical thoroughfares of the commercial centre of [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] in [[Chennai]], | '''Broadway''' (officially known as '''Prakasam Salai''', after the freedom fighter [[T. Prakasam]]) is one of the historical thoroughfares of the commercial centre of [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]] in [[Chennai]], India. The road runs north–south connecting [[China Bazaar Road, Chennai|China Bazaar Road]] in the south with Ibrahim Sahib Street ([[Old Jail Road, Chennai|Old Jail Road]]) in the north. The road divides George Town into Muthialpet and Peddanaickenpet. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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}}</ref> known then as Atta Pallam. Much of the area was owned by [[Stephen Popham]], a former British [[ | }}</ref> known then as Atta Pallam. Much of the area was owned by [[Stephen Popham]], a former British [[Member of parliament|MP]] and later the advocate general in [[Calcutta]], who moved to Madras in 1778. He is credited with establishing a modern police force in the city in 1782.<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway">{{cite news | ||
| title = History behind the broadway | | title = History behind the broadway | ||
| newspaper = India Today | | newspaper = India Today | ||
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| publisher = IndiaToday.in | | publisher = IndiaToday.in | ||
| date = 8 February 2008 | | date = 8 February 2008 | ||
| url = | | url = https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20080218-history-behind-the-broadway-735369-2008-02-08 | ||
| access-date = 15 | | access-date = 15 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="srinivasachari">{{cite book | title=History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee| first=C. S.|last=Srinivasachari| year=1939| pages=189–191| chapter=Governor Pigot and his immediate successors (1775-1803)|publisher=P. Varadachary & Co.|place=Madras}}</ref> | ||
The area where the [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|General Hospital]], Madras United Club and the [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]] post office stand today was then a hill known locally as Narimedu (literally 'mound of foxes'), which was named 'Hoggs Hill' by the British. When the British considered it as a security threat to [[Fort St. George]] and decided to level the area, Popham negotiated with them to buy the earth removed from the hill to fill the ditch. The thoroughfare thus created came to be known as 'Popham's Broadway'.<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway"/> | The area where the [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|General Hospital]], Madras United Club and the [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]] post office stand today was then a hill known locally as Narimedu (literally 'mound of foxes'), which was named 'Hoggs Hill' by the British. When the British considered it as a security threat to [[Fort St. George]] and decided to level the area, Popham negotiated with them to buy the earth removed from the hill to fill the ditch,<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway"/> and a road was laid on it in 1782.<ref>{{cite book | ||
| last = Narasiah | |||
| first = K. R. A. | |||
| title = Madras: Tracing the Growth of the City Since 1639 | |||
| publisher = Palaniappa Brothers | |||
| edition = 1 | |||
| date = 2016 | |||
| location = Chennai | |||
| pages = 232 | |||
| isbn = 978-81-8379-687-3 }}</ref> The thoroughfare thus created came to be known as 'Popham's Broadway'.<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway"/> | |||
By the 1890s, the road became known for two food establishments, the first of which was that of P. Venkatachellum, whose condiments and chutneys were popular in | By the 1890s, the road became known for two food establishments, the first of which was that of P. Venkatachellum, whose condiments and chutneys were popular in England. He is credited with the creation of [[Mulligatawny|mulligatawny soup]] from the local recipe of ''milagu rasam'' (''milagu thanni''). The other restaurant was Harrison's, established in 1891, which today is a contemporary hotel in [[Nungambakkam]].<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway"/> | ||
The road was also home to the city's first private hospital run in the 1900s by physician T. A. Sankaranarayanan,<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway"/> decades before the advent of the [[Apollo Hospitals]], the country's first modern corporate hospital, established in 1983. | The road was also home to the city's first private hospital run in the 1900s by physician T. A. Sankaranarayanan,<ref name="IndiaToday_HistoryBehindBroadway"/> decades before the advent of the [[Apollo Hospitals]], the country's first modern corporate hospital, established in 1983. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 25 November 2025
| Prakasam Road | |
 A section of the street in 2007 | |
| Maintained by | Corporation of Chennai |
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| Length | Template:Infobox street/meta/length |
| Coordinates | 13°05′59″N 80°17′12″E / 13.09965°N 80.286613°E |
| South end | China Bazaar Road, George Town, Chennai |
| North end | Old Jail Road/Ibrahim Sahib Street, Chennai |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | = Late 18th century |
Broadway (officially known as Prakasam Salai, after the freedom fighter T. Prakasam) is one of the historical thoroughfares of the commercial centre of George Town in Chennai, India. The road runs north–south connecting China Bazaar Road in the south with Ibrahim Sahib Street (Old Jail Road) in the north. The road divides George Town into Muthialpet and Peddanaickenpet.
History[edit | edit source]
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Up until the 16th century, the road and the surrounding region, being near the coast, had many sand ridges. As the sea level rose, it inundated these regions, where several lagoons and ridges were left behind when the sea withdrew. The sandy ridges remained places of safety, where settlements were established. Several valleys ran around the ridges, which rose up to about 12 feet in height. Some of these valleys served as drainage channels. Until the late 18th century, the area on which the present day's road lies remained one such unwanted drainage channel,[2] known then as Atta Pallam. Much of the area was owned by Stephen Popham, a former British MP and later the advocate general in Calcutta, who moved to Madras in 1778. He is credited with establishing a modern police force in the city in 1782.[3][4]
The area where the General Hospital, Madras United Club and the Park Town post office stand today was then a hill known locally as Narimedu (literally 'mound of foxes'), which was named 'Hoggs Hill' by the British. When the British considered it as a security threat to Fort St. George and decided to level the area, Popham negotiated with them to buy the earth removed from the hill to fill the ditch,[3] and a road was laid on it in 1782.[5] The thoroughfare thus created came to be known as 'Popham's Broadway'.[3]
By the 1890s, the road became known for two food establishments, the first of which was that of P. Venkatachellum, whose condiments and chutneys were popular in England. He is credited with the creation of mulligatawny soup from the local recipe of milagu rasam (milagu thanni). The other restaurant was Harrison's, established in 1891, which today is a contemporary hotel in Nungambakkam.[3]
The road was also home to the city's first private hospital run in the 1900s by physician T. A. Sankaranarayanan,[3] decades before the advent of the Apollo Hospitals, the country's first modern corporate hospital, established in 1983.
The present-day road[edit | edit source]
Today, the road has morphed into one of the most important commercial streets of George Town. Several commercial establishments, especially those of opticians, have their shops on this street.[3] The Broadway bus terminus, the largest bus terminus of the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation, is located on the southern end of the road.
The road also houses the Mannadi Metro Rail station of the Chennai Metro Rail.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Wesleyan Chapel, Popham's Broadway, Madras". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. V. London: Wesleyan Mission-House: 1. January 1848. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "Structure of Chennai" (PDF). Chapter 1. CMDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "History behind the broadway". India Today. Chennai: IndiaToday.in. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Srinivasachari, C. S. (1939). "Governor Pigot and his immediate successors (1775-1803)". History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee. Madras: P. Varadachary & Co. pp. 189–191.
- ↑ Narasiah, K. R. A. (2016). Madras: Tracing the Growth of the City Since 1639 (1 ed.). Chennai: Palaniappa Brothers. p. 232. ISBN 978-81-8379-687-3.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Muthiah, S. (1981). Madras Discovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 124.
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