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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 82. Chapters: Kannada, Madras Presidency, Architecture of Karnataka, North Karnataka, Karnataka literature, Puneet Rajkumar, Mysore mallige, Mirza Ismail, Kunchitiga, Goa Konkani language agitation of 1986, Sargur, Districts of Madras Presidency, Ramakshatriya, Rainfall in Karnataka, Appiko movement, Dialects of Kannada Language, Skandagiri, Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, List of people of North Karnataka, Handigodu Syndrome, Mysore Peta, Kunigal stud farm, Karnataka Rajyotsava, Halakki vokkaliga, Marasinganahalli, Sulimalthe, Bhoomi, Karnataka Express, Yelahanka Air Force Station, Oyster Rock Lighthouse, Malmaddi, A. Belaguli, Mysore State, Alipur, Karnataka, Thogataveera, Swarnavalli Matha, L. Basavaraju, Guttahalli, H R Keshava Murthy, Jakanachari Award, Malnutrition in Karnataka, Devigiri, Mahale, Mithanthaya, Bytarayanahalli betta. Excerpt: The Madras Presidency (Tamil: , Telugu: , Malayalam: , Kannada: , Odia: ), officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included much of southern India, including the present-day Indian State of Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur and Gajapati districts of southern Odisha and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka. The presidency had its winter capital at Madras and summer capital at Ootacamund. In 1639, the British East India Company purchased the village of Madraspatnam and one year later established the Agency of Fort St George, precursor of the Madras Presidency, although there had been Company factories at Machilipatnam and Armagon since the early 17th century. The agency was upgraded to a ...
