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The east coast of Tamil Nadu was one of the areas affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, during which almost 8000 people died in the disaster. [112] The sixth most populous state in the Indian Union, Tamil Nadu was the seventh-largest economy in 2005 among the states of India. [113]
The following is a chronological overview of the history of the Tamil people, who trace their ancestry to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian union territory of Puducherry, the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka and the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
1956: Madras city is made the capital of Tamil Nadu state. 1957: Sri Lanka opens its consulate. [73] 1959: Guindy Children's Park is inaugurated. LIC Building is built. [74] 1960: Kilpauk Medical College starts functioning. 1961: Malaysia opens its consulate. [75] 1965: Heavy Vehicles Factory is established at Avadi. 1966: Japan opens its ...
Chronology of Tamil history; Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India (January–May 2020) Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India (June–December 2020) Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India (2021)
The medieval period of the history of Tamil Nadu saw the rise and fall of many kingdoms, some of whom went on to the extent of empires, exerting influences both in India and overseas. The Cholas who were very active during the Sangam age were entirely absent during the first few centuries.
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—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world.
Pudukkottai state (1 C, 18 P) S. Social history of Tamil Nadu (33 P) T. History of Tiruchirappalli (1 C, 21 P) Tamil architecture (6 C, 15 P) Tamil empires and ...