Sadras
Sadras
Sadurangapattinam | |
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| PIN | 603102 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Nearest city | Chengalpattu |
Sadras is a fortress town located on India's Coromandel Coast in Chengalpattu district, 70 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. Sadras is the anglicised form of the ancient town of Sadurangapattinam.
History and etymology
An inscription found in Sadras dated to 1359 mention this place as Rajanarayanan Pattinam after a
Sambuvaraya chieftain. There is a temple to Vishnu here, and because of it later the city was known as Sadiravasagan Pattinam.[1] This later changed into Sadurangapattinam, shortly known as Sadirai. Later the Dutch called it Sadras.[2]
Dutch fort
Modern Sadras was established as part of
British East India Company. It is now maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India in efforts to contain further dilapidation. In 2003, a major restoration of the damaged fort was carried out leading to many archaeological findings.[5] The first battle between British East India Company and the Dutch started here as Battle of Sadras. The fort includes a cemetery with many beautifully decorated graves that date to between 1620 and 1769.[6]
Location
In recent times, Sadras has found mention due to its proximity to the atomic power plant (Madras Atomic Power Station) and the atomic research centre (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research –
IGCAR) both located at nearby Kalpakkam
. The village of Sadras is sandwiched between the power plant and its township. There are two bridges connecting Kalpakkam and Sadras.
Gallery
The Sadras fort also contains picturesque tombs.
References
- ^ "SADRAS HISTORY & MONUMENTS". Art and Architecture Research, Development Education (AARDE). Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Moulana, Ramanujar (16 April 2018). "Day-trip down history lane". Metro Plus. Chennai. p. 4.
- ^ P. Jayakumar (2001). தமிழக துறைமுகங்கள். Thanjavur: Anbu Publishers.
- ^ Hussain Kodinhi (25 February 2012). "Sadras cries for attention". The Times of India. Chennai. p. 10.
- ^ T. S. Subramanian Photographs: K. Gajendran (10 May 2003). "Unravelling a Dutch past". Frontline. 20 (10). Archived from the original on 21 February 2010.
- ^ Anusha Parthasarathy (14 June 2012). "Sadras musings". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
External links
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