Tharangambadi or Tranquebar (Trankebar), as this Danish settlement was called, found its way onto the history map in the 17th century when the Danish East India company built the Fort Dansborg.

A statue of Joan of Arc stands in front of a church. I walk down to a restaurant and treat myself to some crepes before moving on. PREVIOUSLY IN THE COROMANDEL TRAIL SERIES: Part 1 - Journeying down ...

It barely takes 20 km to reach Cuddalore from Pondicherry but I spend more than an hour looking for the remains of the British headquarters, which was the foundation of the East India Company ...