A post shared by Ayush Mhatre (@ayush_m255) It was 1952, the state of Andhra Pradesh (and later Telangana) had not yet been demarcated from the Madras Presidency. It was the same year that National Lodge was set up. Almost 75 years later, this restaurant in what was then the financial nerve centre of Madras continues to dish out authentic Andhra meals. Back then North Madras (now Chennai) had a large Telugu-speaking population.