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  • England took on CK Nayudu's India, the stadium, formerly known as Chepauk, is ready to host four World Cup matches.

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  • "I am really disappointed, I will be missing Chepauk," said Hayden.

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  • Among the interesting buildings in Madras must be included Chepauk

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  • Chepauk Palace was the scene of some grand doings in its time; and soon after it was built the Nawab entertained the Governor of Madras and his Councillors, one of whom was Mr. Warren Hastings, at 'an elegant breakfast;' and, when the feast was over, he divided some Rs. 30,000 among his guests.

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  • Eventually, however, the scheme was set aside; and in the following year the Nawab acquired private property in Chepauk, and engaged an English architect to build him a house.

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  • British troops were sent to occupy Chepauk Palace.

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  • Governor Saunders, however, was not content with the walled-in accommodation that the Fort provided and was unwilling to forgo the residential privileges that his predecessors had enjoyed; so a private 'garden-house' in Chepauk was rented in his behalf.

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  • Chepauk Palace for his residence, and the many Mohammedans who followed him into the city formed the nucleus of a large Mohammedan colony.

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  • There are large crowds of Mohammedans in Madras now, grouped especially in Chepauk and the adjoining Triplicane and Royapettah; and this is due to the fact that in later days Nawab Walajah of Arcot, who was friendly to the English, came and settled down in Madras.

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  • Regarded in relation to its history, Chepauk is something more than

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