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Jul 17, 2018 · O n July 17 1996, the city of Madras was officially christened as Chennai by the state government of Tamil Nadu; and in doing so, it broke free from the centuries-old legacy stamped by British colonisers who acquired the coastal region and made it their southern headquarters in the mid-sixteenth century.
Aug 22, 2023 · In 1969, the state was officially renamed Tamil Nadu and in 1996, the capital city of Madras became Chennai. Why the British came to Madras. The British arrived on Indian shores in the early 17th Century, in the form of the East India Company.
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Jul 7, 2024 · Madras, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, was officially renamed Chennai in 1998, along with some other Indian cities that underwent name changes during that period. The origin of the name Chennai can be traced back to the 17th century when the settlement around Fort St. George was known as Chennapatanam.
Historical establishment of the city. Under Vijayanagara Dynasty Nayaks. The present-day city of Chennai started in 1644 as an English settlement known as Fort St. George. The region was then a part of the Vijayanagara Empire, then headquartered at Chandragiri in present-day Andhra Pradesh.
In 1969, a long-held wish was granted when Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai renamed the state from Madras to Tamil Nadu, the Land of the Tamils, highlighting the state’s cultural independence and strong Tamil identity. On 17 July 1996, after long debate, the capital city of Madras was renamed Chennai, the name it bears today.
In July 1996, the Government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name from Madras to Chennai. [18] The name "Madras" continues to be used occasionally for the city as well as for places or things named after the city in the past.
Jan 14, 2023 · But, after consenses, Tamil Nadu was accepted as the name and a resolution passed unanimously. Annadurai left no ambiguity about the new name and its meaning, saying, “It is a state in India and it is not a separate country.” To mark the name change, Anna, said “Tamil Nadu” three times.
