Pankaj, "Madras patanam" is the Englified name of "Chennai pattinam", the erstwhile Chennai. Pattinam (Patanam) generally refers to coastal town for e.g. Kaveri poom pattinam is the old name of Poombuhar, a coastal town.
Regards Vijayasankar On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice collection of cucubitaceae Dinesh, i have downloaded pictures in my > laptop for collection, thanks for sharing:):) > > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 2:44 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> If it is Madras then why Patna :p... >> Just kidding... >> Maderaspata is for MADRAS REGION. >> Pankaj >> > > > > -- > Smita raskar > 308 Disha Residency, > Salaiwada,Sawantwadi > Phone (02363) 274153 > Mob.9422379568 > >
