Question

Who lived in the 'Black Towns' in cities such as Madras?

Answer 1

Hint: 1)Black towns were built up by the European companies within the new cities such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
2)This town later came to be known as 'George town'.
3)From the very beginning of the British rule, there were separate quarters for Europeans and Indians.

Complete answer:
During the 18th century, the "blacks" or the native traders, craftsmen, merchants, artisans were confined to these "black towns".
The so-called "white" rulers lived in the superior residences of Fort St. George in Madras and Fort St. William in Calcutta.
This settlement was made by the British East India Company by entering into a treaty with native chieftains of land to choose their site to settle and trade.
As mentioned in the treaty signed with the chieftains, the Britishers and the Christian Europeans were not allowed to decorate the outside of their buildings other than in white colour.
To the North of Fort St. George in the George town, is a bustling commercial area of modern day Chennai.
It was called the black town because the initial settlers included Dyers and weavers, and also called 'Channapatna' by the native settlement.

Note: 1)The city of Madras was known as the winter capital of the European Presidency and Ooty being called the summer capital.
2)In 1785, under the Provisions of the Pitt's India Act, Madras became one of the three provinces established by the East India Company.
3)The Island of Ceylon has been a part of the Madras Presidency from 1793-1798 when it was named as a Crown colony.
4)Following the reforms of 1919, Madras was the first province of British India to implement a system of Dyarchy.