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===Pallavan Salai, Madras===

This is a huge cemetery and very overgrown. Locals told me that there were snakes in the undergrowth so I was unwilling to investigate many of the older monuments. Although the grounds are in poor condition, most of the headstones appear to be intact, which is unusual for India.

This is a large and ill-kept cemetery. Unfortunately, many of the monuments have had their slate tablets removed, probably to use as building materials. To get to this cemetery, take a taxi or auto-rickshaw along Poonamallee High Road. It is about 30 minutes by road from Madras to Poonamallee.

The former Anglican church is St Stephen's (ph.40 1472). You can catch a train or bus to Pallavaram. From the train station, I walked to St Stephen's, which is just off the highway, and the pastor arranged for a young man to give me a ride to the cemetery on his bicycle. Unfortunately, I can't accurately describe how to get to the cemetery, as I was more concerned about hanging on to the bike at the time! However, if you ask the pastor politely, I'm sure you will be guided. Don't forget to tip your guide.

These cemeteries are split into two parts : on the left (as you face them from Hosur Road) is Cemetery No.1 and it is the continuation of the Agram Cemtery. It has graves from 1869 to1917. On the right is Cemetery No.2 and it has graves from 1917 onwards. The cemeteries are maintained by St Mark's Cathedral.

Adjacent to Protestant Cemeteries

This cemetery is under the charge of St John's Chruch. The entrance and chapel needs to be repaired otherwise it will fall into ruins. Admiral Dawson was helping to raise funds for this but the project has not been sanctioned by the Church authorities to date. He has done a special booklet on the cemetery. To some extent, this cemetery is maintained and a few graves are really historical, and some of Bangalore's colonial administrators are buried there.

This cemetery is under the charge of St Francis Xavier Cathedral and is used today. However, maintainence is very poor as it covers several congregations and nobody is willing to pay for its upkeep. When it rains there are deep furrows made and stones are moved. There are registers at the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, but they do not give grave location.