Home›More›Articles›The Language Protest That Renamed Madras State Tamil NaduArticleThe Language Protest That Renamed Madras State Tamil NaduConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnTamil Nadu, States or Territories Well-attested SourcesTamil Nadu (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationArticle textQuote, Article textAfter the Indian Independence in 1947, the region became the Madras State of the Republic of India and was further reorganised when states were redrawn linguistically in 1956 into its current shape. The state was renamed as Tamil Nadu, meaning "Tamil Country", in 1969.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.