friends, i have given a google stellite image link below it is part of cuddalore town between BROOKS PETTAI and central prison complex. it looks like an european township. it has many european like villas even now. was it a old cuddalore town . it is situated over an elevated area and part of the caper hills. anyone give me idea about this place's history. gandhi http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=11.7257137&lon=79.7446425&z=17&l=0&m=b&v=8