About Chennai
“Chennai” the familiar name of Chennai in Madras. And it is
the capital city of Tamil Nadu which was located on the coromandel coast of the
bay of Bengal. Chennai is the major cultural, economic, and educational centre
for sounth india. It is also know as “Cultural Capital of South India”
History of Chennai
It is the city which was about 400 years old and also the 36th
metropolitan city all across the world. In early days, Chennai was a collection
of many villages, hovering among the paddy fields, draw round by palm trees.
The city was ruled by all the well-known dynasties of South India such as the
Pallavas, the Cholas, the Pandyas and the Vijaynagar kingdom. Though, it was in
the beginning of the 16th century that things started to form up for the
future.
The Dutch came on 1962, who settled near Pulicat, the
northern part of the city, followed by the East India Company. The previous
name Madras which was taken from Madrasapattnam was the site preferred by the
British East India Company for an enduring settlement in 1639.
18th century, the British occupied most of the provinces
nearby Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and also recognized the Madras
Presidency. Thus, at the time of British rule, Chennai appeared as a leading
urban location and marine base. With the emerging of the railways in late 19th
century in Tamil Nadu, the city got connected to many important states and
their capitals, obstructing communication and business with them, together with
the neighboring cities.
India got independence in 1947, and then the city declared the
capital of the Madras State. And it is renamed as Tamil nadu in 1969. In August
1996, the name of the city was changed from Madras to Chennai by the state
government. At the time many other cities also got renamed. With all this to
back the city, it can be said that Chennai possesses a rich historical legacy
which provides an immeasurable glory to the city.
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