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The new Black Town resembled traditional Indian towns, with living quarters built across its own temple and bazaar. On the narrow lane that crisscrossed the township, there were distinct caste-specific neighbourhoods. Chintadripet was an area meant for weavers. Washermanpet was a colony of dyers and bleachers of cloth. Royapuram was a settlement for Christian boatmen who worked for the company.

Madras developed by incorporating innumerable surrounding villages and by creating opportunities and spaces for a variety of communities. Several different communities came and settled in Madras, performing a range of economic functions. The 'dubashes' were Indians who could speak two languages- The local language and English. They worked as agents and merchants, acting as intermediaries between Indian society and the British. They used their privileged position in government to acquire wealth. Their powerful position in society was established by their charitable works and patronage of temples in the Black Town.

In the 19th century in Tamil Nadu 'Chintadripet' was an area meant for weavers & 'Washermanpet' was a colony of dyers and bleachers of cloth. What is the meaning of the word 'pet' in Chintadripet & Washermanpet?

settlement

The new Black Town resembled traditional Indian towns, with living quarters built across its own temple and bazaar. On the narrow lane that crisscrossed the township, there were distinct caste-specific neighbourhoods. Chintadripet was an area meant for weavers. Washermanpet was a colony of dyers and bleachers of cloth. Royapuram was a settlement for Christian boatmen who worked for the company.


'Pet' is a Tamil word meaning settlement, while 'Puram' is used for a village.