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India States and Cities

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Why was Madras renamed Chennai?

Chennai, originally known as Chennapatnam. In honour of Damerla Chennappa Nayakudu, father of Venkatadri Nayakudu, who controlled the entire coastal country from Pulicat in the north to thePortuguese settlement of Santhome , the settlement which had grown up around Fort St. George was named after him as Chennapattanam.

After that british named it as madras to honour a person called madura

(local chennaite) who helped them.

After a long period of bearing the name of madras it was decided to change it back to chennai by the CM of TamilNadu.

Which companies offer cheap Mumbai flights?

Some airlines that offer cheap air flights to India from the UK are Jet Airways India and Air Transat. One is advised to check with travel agents on a regular basis to find the best deals on look directly on websites of the airlines which offer these flights.

Which Indian state has the highest percentage of Hindus?

Proportionately, the largest proportion of population of the Scheduled Castes to total population of the State is in Punjab (28.9 per cent)

The highest percentage of Scheduled Castes population to the total Scheduled Castes population of the country live in Uttar Pradesh (21.1 per cent)

How many lions there in India?

There are only a few hundred lions left in the wild in India. In 2010, the Gujarat Government reported that there were around 411 lions left in the wild in the forests of Gujarat. The number was in hundreds of thousands around the 1900's and has come down to this number due to extensive hunting

Which was the first Indian state to give Sanskrit the status of an official language?

Under Article 345 of the Constitution, the UttarakhandLegislative Assembly has passed the proposal to make Hindi the official language and Sanskrit the second official language of Uttarakhand state.

Big state in India?

The North East region is called "the power house of India."

Where is jathere hanspal gotra in Punjab?

hanspal jathere is at roranwali village near dhariwal tehsil distt. gurdaspur punjab mela organise in june month purnamasi every year all hanspal families are welcome on this occasion. contact. Rajwant singh hanspal, 09868503885, email,,, Rajwant properrty@gmail.com

What is a Chennai?

Chennai is a most beautiful place in India. Before 2 months ago I had a 15 day holiday plan with my husband. He already booked a taxi from droptaxi. in from Banglore airport & also for every sport like Pondicherry, Madurai, Rameswaram, Neyveli. Really those drivers are very friendly & pick up in right time. Thanks them to make our trip so memorable.

How is piracy affecting todays society?

Piracy Affects Society in the sense that it creates a lack of moral within the society

Piracy also causes CD prices to increase, as producers lose revenue

Piracy Affects Society in the sense that it creates a lack of moral within the society

Piracy also causes CD prices to increase, as producers lose revenue

Name two famous cities situated on the banks of a river in India?

The two biggest cities in the Indus River are: Harappa and the Mohenjo Daro. Which by the way means "Mound of the dead".

How many states were present in 1787?

There were 13 states. They were New Hampshire, Massachusetts,

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

What schools are in Chennai?

Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School Thousand Lights Private CBSE 1, Anderson Road, Chennai 600 006 Tel: 91-44-2827 5858 AV Meiyappan Matriculation Higher Secondary School Virugambakkam Private Matriculation/State Arcot Rd, Virugambakkam, Chennai-92 Tel: 91-44-2376 4832 Bala Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School Adyar Private CBSE B.V.M, 4th Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai- 600020. Balalok Matriculation Higher Secondary School Virugambakkam Private MatriculationState Tharachand Nagar, Virugambakkam, Chennai-92 Bhaktavatsalam Vidyasharam Korattur Private CBSE 596, A1 & A2, 1431st Street, Periyar Nagar, Korattur, Chennai 600080 Boston Matriculation Higher Secondary School Nandanam Private Matriculation 3, Nandanam Extension, Chennai - 600 035 Tel : 91-44-4351172/148; E-mail : boston@md3.vsnl.net.in Source: http://forum.realchennai.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=50

What are colleges are near to tambaram in chennai?

Some of the Engineering colleges near Tambaram are:

  • Crescent Engineering college
  • Sri Sai Ram engineering college
  • Tagore engineering college
  • GKM engineering college

Some of the Arts colleges near Tambaram are:

  • MCC - Madras Christian College (Arts)
  • Vaishnava college (Arts)

How many coastal state in India?

9 states

1. gujrat

2. maharastra

3. goa

4.kerla

5. tamilnadu

6. karnatka

7. andher pradesh

8. odissa

9. west bangal

Which g sectors contributes maximum in deciding the growth in income of states in India?

Which sectors contributes maximum in deciding the growth in income of states in india?

Agriculture