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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.
Chennai (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ n aɪ / ⓘ; Tamil: [ˈt͡ɕenːaɪ̯], ISO: Ceṉṉai), formerly known as Madras, [d] is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal .
Later, Madras (the capital of Tamil Nadu) was rebranded as Chennai in 1996 [citation needed]. The name of Calcutta, which was amongst the first cities to be settled by the British, was changed to Kolkata (local Bengali pronunciation) in 2001 [5].
Tamil Nadu was no exception to this trend. 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]
Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu, meaning Tamil country. 1972: Snake Park is inaugurated. [78] Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is formed. 1973: Madras Corporation is superseded. 1974: Rajaji Mandapam is built. Madras Television Centre is founded. Taj Coromandel hotel, the first luxury hotel in Chennai, is opened (14 April). [79]
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.
(Chennai was known as Madras during British rule.) Originally worn by Indian laborers, the cloth almost sparked a corporate scandal for American textile importer William Jacobson in 1958 due to ...
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.