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    Chennai (redirect from Madras, Madras State)
    Chennai (/ˈtʃɛnaɪ/ ; Tamil: [ˈt͡ɕenːaɪ̯], ISO: Ceṉṉai), formerly known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of...
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    The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province)...
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    the erstwhile Madras Presidency and was formerly known as Madras State. The first legislature of any sort for the Presidency was the Madras Legislative...
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  • The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IIT-M) is a public technical university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the...
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  • Look up Madras or madras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Madras is the former name of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in India. Madras may also...
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  • The University of Madras is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities...
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  • Madras Cafe is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri with newcomer...
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    states of Kerala, and Mysore State were carved out of Madras State. Under the Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, 1959, with effect from...
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  • Once Upon A Time in Madras is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink thriller film written and directed by Prasadh Murugan. The film features an ensemble...
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  • Madras Manade was a movement launched by the Telugu people (Andhras) residing in Madras to create a separate state for their community with Madras (now...
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    Madras curry is a curry made with a sauce of onions and tomatoes, made spicy hot with chili pepper and a curry powder made from a mixture of other spices...
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    Madras State was a state in the Indian Republic, which was in existence during the mid-20th century as a successor to the Madras Presidency of British...
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    Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and tartan design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, lungi...
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    state as a part of the Madras Presidency for two centuries. After the Indian Independence in 1947, the region became the Madras State of the Republic of...
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    The Madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army, originating in the 1750s as a unit of the British East India Company. The regiment...
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  • Madras is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Karthi, Catherine Tresa (marking...
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  • vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Madras Bashai (Tamil: மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை, lit. 'Madras Language') is a variety of the Tamil language spoken...
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    The High Court of Judicature at Madras is a High Court located in Chennai, India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union...
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    Madras Club, or Adyar Club, is a gentleman's club in the city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1832, it is the second oldest of its kind in India. The Madras...
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    known as The Madras Mail till 1928, was an English-language daily evening newspaper published in the Madras Presidency (later Madras State, and then...
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    were: Punjab States (formerly part of Punjab Province) Madras States (formerly part of Madras Presidency) Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency...
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  • MRF (company) (redirect from Madras Rubber)
    acronym MRF comes from the company's initial days when it was called as Madras Rubber Factory. The company manufactures rubber products including tyres...
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  • Madras School is a system of education prevailing in the city of Chennai, India (formerly known as Madras) discovered in the early part of the 19th century...
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  • Madras Time was a time zone established in 1802 by John Goldingham, the first official astronomer of the British East India Company in British India when...
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    costume. The cloth, known as the madras, is named after its place of origin, Madras, India. The origins of the madras lie in the pre-emancipation days...
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    in, it is unclear whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called "Madras" that originated in the city of Madras (now Chennai) in Tamil Nadu...
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    Madras College, often referred to as Madras, is a Scottish comprehensive secondary school located in St Andrews, Fife. It educates over 1,400 pupils aged...
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  • Madras, formerly the Grand Madras Hotel, is a boutique hotel in Singapore. Initially a Singapore Improvement Trust block, it became the Grand Madras Hotel...
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    Madras Engineer Group (MEG), informally known as the Madras Sappers, is an engineer group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers...
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  • Madras Talkies is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by director Mani Ratnam and his brother G. Srinivasan as partners in 1995. Madras...
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