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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]
Dina Thanthi (Tamil: தினத்தந்தி, English: Daily Mail; known as Daily Thanthi in English) is a Tamil language daily newspaper. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in Madurai in 1942. Dina Thanthi is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest among all dailies in India by circulation. [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.
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]
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 ...
05.04.1859 Construction of Railway System started at Nagapattinam to lay BG track to Tanjore by the Great Southern of India Railway Company (G.S.I.R). 1861: Tirur - Chaliyam (Kozhikode) route commissioned . Great Southern Railway of India Tiruchirappalli - Nagapattinam (broad gauge) up to 125 km from the
This is a list of ethnically Tamil and predominantly Tamil speaking monarchs, who ruled in Southern India and parts of Sri Lanka and South East Asia. The ancient Tamil monarchy was largely hereditary and supported by numerous chieftains. [1]
Social history of Tamil Nadu (33 P) T. History of Tiruchirappalli (1 C, 21 P) Tamil architecture (6 C, 15 P) Tamil empires and kingdoms (7 C, 3 P) Tamil history (10 C ...