In a quiet serene corner of Cathedral road in Chennai lies
the cool campus of Stella Maris College. The last lap of my summer hols was
a visit to my most lovable grand-aunt Helena athai (Dr. Sr. Helen Vincent,
fmm). As usual I was drowned with exciting gifts and interesting
historical information of the campus.
The towering residence of late Gen D’Monte kept me spell
bound. I’ve always been lucky to stay in this mansion which is now partly a
guest-house. The magnificent peach and white building was built in 1857 by
this Portuguese General. He donated this property to Catholic nuns with the
wish that it be used for a noble cause. And today, after 157 years it stands
tall and strong without even a hair-line crack or a damaged speck on its
walls or its Burmese-teak spiral staircase and royal furniture. Three
cheers to the FMM sisters for keeping the mansion and the sprawling campus
like a paradise on earth. Enjoy the pics of this famous college campus:
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