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Example sentences for: madras

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In the south, Tipu Sultan of Mysore remained a menace to Madras until Governor-General Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of Wellington, defeated him.
The state's capital, Madras, as a matter of fact, has an excellent track-record of having fostered English education and the publication of educational materials in English for more than 150 years.
The Hindu of Madras quotes Vajpayee's suggestion that "the running of the bus between the two countries symbolizes the desire of the people to improve relations."
Shivaji then had himself crowned King of the Marathas and, to pay his soldiers, plundered the country all the way east to Madras.
Newspapers in both countries call the Indian government's response to the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 "bungled and botched" (the Hindu of Madras) and a "startling muddle" ( Dawn of Pakistan).