On the occasion of Fort St George turning 375, it received a gift from Sriram V., Associate Editor, Madras Musings, by way of a mobile application that will help tourists navigate the Fort. Available on Google Play Stores and ios App Stores, it can be located by searching for Chennai Walkabout. The development has been done by Broadgate Technical Services (India) Pvt Limited.

The story of the Fort is scattered across various books and the app makes it possible for people to know in brief all these same details. The app uses Google maps to point out the various locations in the Fort. The tour, as created in the app, covers 17 different spots in the Fort over a perimeter of 3 km. The user needs to simply follow the map provided and, at a normal walking pace, can cover the place in a couple of hours. The monuments can all be identified by means of the photographs provided on the app. The history behind each place is explained in text and also audio.

There are plans to add more locations to the tour to give users a complete experience of the Fort’s historicity.