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Madras State was a state of India which was in existence during the mid-20th century. The state came into existence on 26 January 1950 when the Constitution of India was adopted and included the present-day Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
மதுரை ( ஆங்கிலம்: Madurai) இந்தியாவின் தமிழ்நாடு மாநிலத்தில் அமைந்துள்ள ஒரு தொன்மையான நகரம். இது மதுரை மாவட்டத்தின் தலைநகர் ஆகும். தமிழ்நாட்டில் உள்ள பெருநகரங்களில், இதுவும் ஒன்று. இது தமிழ்நாட்டில் சென்னை, கோயம்புத்தூர், அடுத்த, நகர்புற பரப்பளவு அடிப்படையில், மூன்றாவது பெரிய நகரமும் ஆகும்.
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Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal . With an estimated population of 8.9 million (2014), the 383-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
Andhra Kesari. Tanguturi Prakasam popularly known as Prakasam Pantulu (23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957), was an Indian jurist, political leader, social reformer, and anti-colonial nationalist who served as the Prime Minister of the Madras Presidency. Prakasam subsequently became the first chief minister of the erstwhile Andhra State, created by ...
Jan 14, 2023 · Formerly called Madras Province, it had been renamed Madras State on January 26, 1950. The name Madras State did not become Tamil Nadu overnight. According to Madras Musings, a fortnightly English-language newspaper, Congress party worker ‘Thiyagi’ Sankaralingam was behind the first demand to change the name, in the 1950s, and made repeated ...
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Aug 22, 2023 · After the British rule ended in 1947, the state and the city continued to be referred to as Madras. It was carved out of the larger Madras presidency that had covered parts of other South Indian states. In 1969, the state was officially renamed Tamil Nadu and in 1996, the capital city of Madras became Chennai.
Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை), formerly known as Madras, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, sits on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.5 million (2007), it has the fourth largest metropolitan population in India and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. [4]
