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Mylapore Clique
The Mylapore Clique (also termed an oligarchy, faction, group, set, and cabal), was a small group of politically moderate and elite Brahmin, Brahmins (primarily Tamil Brahmins), — many of which were noted lawyers, administrators, academics or educators, and industrialists — in the Madras Presidency. The clique is considered to have "wielded almost exclusive influence and patronage in the service and government appointments", and "controlled the flow of resources out of the institutions of the capital", and "dominated the professional and political life of Madras Presidency, [the presidency]." Overview Informal and exclusive, the clique was controlled by two extended families, the Vembaukum family, Vembaukum Iyengar, Iyengars, and the Calamur Viravalli, Calamur Viravalli-Chetpet Iyer, Iyers, and took its name from Mylapore, the luxurious Madras City neighborhood in which many of its members kept mansions. The clique formed and began to exert influence during the 1880s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CP Ramaswami Aiyar
CP, cp. or its variants may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Cariyapitaka (Cp), a canonical Buddhist story collection * The Canadian Press, a Canadian news agency * Child pornography * ''The Christian Post'', an American newspaper * Competitive programming * Club Penguin, a now defunct online multiplayer game * Creepypasta, a form of internet horror story * Cyberpunk, a subgenre of science fiction Enterprises Transportation companies * Canadian Airlines (1987–2001) (IATA airline code CP) * Canadian Pacific Railway, reporting mark CP * Central Pacific Railroad, a network of lines between California and Utah, US * , a French public railway company * , a Portuguese state-owned train company * CP Air or Canadian Pacific Air Lines (1942–1987), a Canadian airline * CP Ships, a Canadian shipping company, part of TUI Group * Cathay Pacific, a Hong Kong-based major airline Other enterprises * C.P. Company, an Italian apparel brand * Cedar Point, an amusement park in Sandus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
