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Madras State. 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. Andhra state was separated in 1953 and ...
Jan 14, 2023 · 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 representations.
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Aug 22, 2023 · After independence, the Madras province came to be known as Madras State. The demand for a change in name to Tamil Nadu had been raised by some politicians and scholars for a while. In 1956, Congress leader K P Sankaralinganar began an indefinite fast. One of his demands was the renaming of the state to Tamil Nadu.
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Jun 28, 2024 · The answer is simple – there is no difference. Chennai, known as Madras until 1996, is situated on the Coromandel Coast in southeast India and is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. The name change was purely symbolic, aimed at shedding the remnants of British colonial rule and reclaiming the city’s indigenous heritage.
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Aug 23, 2023 · The state was officially renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969, and Madras was officially changed to Chennai in 1996. Why the British came to Madras Early 17th century : British East India Company arrives in India with the primary objective of establishing a trade foothold.
The Madras state was named Tamil Nadu (literally The Land of Tamils or Tamil Country) in 1969. [107] [108] The Sri Lankan Civil War during the 1970s and the 80s saw large numbers of Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing to Tamil Nadu. The plight of Tamil refugees caused a surge of support from most of the Tamil political parties. [109]
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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.
