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1. www.britannica.com › place › Tamil-NaduTamil Nadu | History, Map, Population, Capital, & Government

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   3 days ago · Tamil Nadu, state of India, located in the extreme south of the country. It represents the Tamil-speaking area of what was formerly the Madras Presidency of British India. The capital is Chennai, in the northeastern portion of the state.

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     In 1640 the East India Company of England opened a trading...

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     Tamil Nadu - Agriculture, Industry, Services: Agriculture is...

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     Vaigai River, river in Tamil Nadu state, southern India,...

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     Ponnaiyar River, river of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states,...

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     Chennai, formerly known as Madras, city and capital of Tamil...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tamil_NaduTamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language, one of the longest surviving classical languages and serves as its official language.

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   1 day ago · Further information on the geology of India is found in the article Asia. India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic that represents a highly diverse population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups. It is made up of eight union territories and 28 states, and its capital is New Delhi.

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4. www.ncesc.com › geographic-pedia › was-madrasWas Madras capital of Andhra Pradesh? - Geographic Pedia - NCESC

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   3 days ago · Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is important to note that Madras, now Chennai, was never the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

5. www.thehindu.com › news › nationalMadras - a city that inevitably falls for well-made romances

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   1 day ago · Madras was never immune to the charms of a well-made romance and Mani Ratnam, who offered the highs and pathos of love through the Revathi-Karthik track in Mouna Ragam, extended that form through ...

6. indianexpress.com › article › indiaElection Results 2024 Live Updates: Will NDA achieve its 400 ...

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   3 hours ago · In Tamil Nadu, although the most of the exit polls indicate a big lead for the DMK-led INDIA alliance, giving it 33-39 seats out of the total 39, they give four-odd seats to the BJP. The saffron party had not won a single seat in Tamil Nadu in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which had been swept by the DMK alliance with 38 of 39 seats.

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   When was Chennai renamed Madras?

   • Upon India’s independence, the Madras Presidency became Madras state (renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968), with Madras remaining its capital. The government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the city to Chennai in 1996. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Michele Metych.

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   When did Madras become a state?

   • After the India Independence in 1947, Madras presidency became Madras state, comprising present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Andhra state was split from the state in 1953 and the state was further re-organized when states were redrawn linguistically in 1956 into the current shape.

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   How did Madras get its name?

   • A trade network developed around the Portuguese port of San Thome (established in 1522), and in 1639–40 the British East India Company built a fort and factory (trading post) near the fishing village of Madraspatnam (from which the name Madras was shortened).

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   What is Madras High Court?

   • The Madras High Court was established on 26 June 1862 and is the highest judicial authority of the state with control over all the civil and criminal courts in the state. It is headed by a Chief Justice and has a bench at Madurai since 2004.

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