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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. [1] It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal . With an estimated population of 12.05 million (2024), the 383-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
City of Madras in 1909 Map of Madras city in 1921 Map of Madras city in 1955. 1901: The city, covering an area of about 70 km 2, has a population of 540,000. [24] 1905: Chennai Port Trust is formed. 1906: Indian Bank is founded. 1910: Parsi fire temple is built at Royapuram. [61]
Even the state and its capital, Chennai along with many other cities, towns, streets and organisations were renamed post Indian Independence. Before the name changes, Madras (the city) used to be the capital of the much larger Madras (the state). [1]
For example, the change of Madras (Tamil: மதராஸ்) to Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை) was reflected in many of India's languages, and incidentally in English, while the Tamil endonym had always been Chennai and remained unaffected by the change.
A madras fabric weaving workshop in Chennai, the Indian city once known as Madras, circa 1990. - Patrick Horvais/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ... Palisades and Eaton wildfires 100% contained after ...
Madras Manade was a movement launched by the Telugu people residing in Madras to create a separate state for their community with Madras (now known as Chennai) as its capital city. Though the demand for a separate state existed as far back as 1913 (and possibly earlier), [ 1 ] it gained momentum in the 1940s and 1950s.
Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around Supplemented with Tales of Once Upon a City is a book on the history of Chennai (previously known as Madras) authored by Chennai historian S. Muthiah. Originally titled Madras Discovered, the first edition was published in 1981.
The company operated a suburban electric train service for Madras city from May 1931 onwards in the Madras Beach–Tambaram section. [18] In 1959, additional changes were made to the station. [7] Electrification of the lines at the station began in 1979, when the section up to Gummidipoondi was electrified on 13 April 1979.