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    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.

  2. Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. The Madras Presidency became the Madras State in after the enactment of Constitution of India on 26 January 1950. Geography Madras province (North), 1909 Madras province (South), 1909. At its greatest extent, the Madras Presidency included much of southern India.

  5. Jan 16, 2023 · Formerly called Madras Province, it had been renamed Madras State on January 26, 1950. The name Madras State did not become Tamil Nadu overnight. Congress party worker ‘Thiyagi’ Sankaralingam was behind the first demand to change the name, in the 1950s, and made repeated representations.

  6. Jan 14, 2023 · Formerly called Madras Province, it had been renamed Madras State on January 26, 1950. 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 ...

  7. Jul 20, 2018 · The Madras State (Alteration of Name Act) was passed in Parliament in 1968 and came into effect on January 14, 1969. Anna died the same year.” Fifty years on, Chief Minister Edappadi K...

  8. 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 neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

  9. On July 18, 1967, Chief Minister Anna prepared a resolution to change the name of Madras State to Tamil Nadu in English and Tamil languages. Speaking on the debate, Opposition Leader P.G. Karuthiraman said, “Madras is a name in world history; Tamil Nadu will take time to reach the same heights”.

  10. Tamil Nadu , formerly Madras, State, southeastern India. Area: 50,216 sq mi (130,058 sq km). Population: (2011) 72,138,958. Capital: Chennai. Its Indian Ocean coastline includes the enclaves of Puducherry and Karaikal (both parts of Puducherry union territory); it is also bordered by Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh states. Its interior ...