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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 neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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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After India became independent in 1947, the city became the administrative and legislative capital of Madras State, which was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968. During the reorganisation of states in India on linguistic lines, in 1953, Telugu speakers wanted Madras as the capital of Andhra Pradesh [9] and coined the slogan "Madras Manade" (Madras ...
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.
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In 1969, a long-held wish was granted when Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai renamed the state from Madras to Tamil Nadu, the Land of the Tamils, highlighting the state’s cultural independence and strong Tamil identity. On 17 July 1996, after long debate, the capital city of Madras was renamed Chennai, the name it bears today.
Jan 16, 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. Congress party worker ‘Thiyagi’ Sankaralingam was behind the first demand to change the name, in the 1950s, and made repeated representations.
2 days ago · 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.
