August 25, 2011 14:52 IST

As the city of Chennai turns 372, The Hindu, from its Photo Archives, brings alive Madras through the years - when horse-drawn jutkas and trams graced the roads, the visits of Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhiji drew huge crowds, and the Gemini flyover was under construction. Driving on the spacious NSC Bose road was a pleasure but Mount Road already had its share of traffic jams. Photos: The Hindu Archives

1/30 The handcart man with their carts parked, almost upto the centre of the road obstructing the free flow of traffic in a road leading to the Kothwal Bazaar Photo: K_NARAYANACHARI HP10853 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP13362 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP9595 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP9448 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP3245 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP9976 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP9687 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP10961 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP9229 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP5808 HP11018 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP10819 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES The Dog squad maintained by the Madras City Police. Photo: HINDU PHOT ARCHIVES HP6883 Photo: THE HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP12255 Photo: J_S_KRISHNASWAMY HP8958 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP10823 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP10996 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP31014 HP9978 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP10847 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP15517 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES HP7503 Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES A. G. Ram Singh poses for a photograph at the felicitation ceremony in Madras on October 20, 1956.Photo: Hindu Photo Archives Photo: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES The first convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, was held on 11-7-1964. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, President of India, delivered the address. HP4067 For the Archives : A view of the N.S.C. Bose Road, Madras( June 1961 )