#Madras_tales
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#Aska_sugar of Binny & Co,
Madras in Vienna Exhibition: ~
The Vienna Exhibition of 1873 was the first ever organised international exhibition conducted, with samples from countries like America, Japan, China, Brazil and England participated
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Britain tried to showcase Indian exhibits in the fair. There were separate sections for 'agricultural products', 'industrial products', 'art', 'jewellery' and many others, each meticulously organised country wise. The only company to have showcased its product that is
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documented in Vienna's agricultural exhibition was Madras' Binny&Co! Binny had exhibited their "aska sugar"!
Aska is the name of a famous agricultural town in Ganjam district of Odisha where Binny had their sugar mill as early as 1824. Madras Presidency too had its
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factories by Binny- Bandepallioum factory was opened in 1842, Kallakurichi in 1843, Nellikuppam in 1846. The company was founded as Binny & Co in 1797 by John Binny, in Madras, who later set up Buckingham mills and Carnatic Mills, then amalgamated them in late 1880s
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Aska sugar was shown by Binny and Co, of Madras,aska being, I believe, the first place where the diffusion process was applied to sugar extraction// source: from a report submitted to the Queen on the Vienna Exhibition.
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