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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]
In many cases, the English name of the city changed due to different romanization systems, while the Burmese native remained unchanged. Arakan → Rakhine; Akyab → Sittwe; Amherst → Kyaikkami; Bassein → Pathein; Henzada → Hinthada; Maymyo → Pyin U Lwin; Moulmein → Mawlamyaing; Mergui → Myeik; Myohaung → Mrauk U; Pagan → Bagan ...
Tamil Nadu's Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture Minister K Pandiarajan have announced that the anglicised names of around 3,000 places in the State would be changed into Tamil. The names of places in Tamil will be transliterated into English. [1] [2] The renaming of places has come into effect by a G.O. passed by Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The ...
For example, the renaming of the Madras Presidency to Madras State in 1947 and then Tamil Nadu in 1969 required non-Tamil speakers to change from an approximation of the British name (Tamil: மதராஸ் மாகாணம் Madras Presidency, then Madras State Tamil: மதராஸ் மாநிலம்) to a native Tamil name ...
Ramakrishna Dalmia, a businessman from Bihar, established a cement factory in Kallakudi and the place was renamed Dalmiapuram on his request. DMK opposed the move as a suppression of South Indians by North India. It was the first notable demonstration by M Karunanidhi, the five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and his party, the DMK. The DMK ...
The Madras State was later renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969 and Kanniyakumari, today, is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state. The district is the birthplace of Ayyavazhi, the henotheistic belief initiated by Hari Gopalan Seedar, one among the 5 prime disciples of Ayya Vaikundar. The social, religious and cultural history of the 19th century ...
Three years later, Hyderabad State was annexed and combined with Andhra State and it was renamed Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956. Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956) Madras State to Tamil Nadu (change effective from 14 January 1969) Mysore State to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973)
Tenkasi (Tamil: [t̪eŋɡaːsi]) is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019.