Tamil Nadu Timeline

Adyar

6 events, 1882 to 1935; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1882

    1. 1882Religion

      Theosophical Society moves headquarters to Adyar

      Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott moved the headquarters of the Theosophical Society to Adyar in Madras.

  2. 1916

    1. Sep 1916Politics

      Annie Besant launches the Home Rule League at Adyar

      Annie Besant founded the All India Home Rule League at Adyar, Madras, to campaign for self-government within the British Empire.

  3. 1917

    1. 8 May 1917Social Reform

      Women's Indian Association founded at Adyar

      Margaret Cousins, Annie Besant, Dorothy Jinarajadasa and others founded the Women's Indian Association at Adyar to campaign for women's rights.

  4. 1931

    1. 1931Social Reform

      Muthulakshmi Reddy starts Avvai Home

      Muthulakshmi Reddy founded the Avvai Home in Madras to shelter and educate orphaned and destitute girls.

  5. 1933

    1. 20 Sep 1933Politics

      Death of Annie Besant at Adyar

      Annie Besant, Theosophical Society president and Home Rule leader, died at Adyar in Madras.

  6. 1935

    1. 1935Culture

      Rukmini Devi's first public Bharatanatyam performance

      At the Theosophical Society's Diamond Jubilee convention, Rukmini Devi Arundale danced Bharatanatyam in public for the first time.