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2 days ago · Tamil Nadu, state of India, located in the extreme south of the country. It represents the Tamil-speaking area of what was formerly the Madras Presidency of British India. The capital is Chennai, in the northeastern portion of the state. While it has an industrial core in Chennai, the state is essentially agricultural.
- Cultural Life
In 1640 the East India Company of England opened a trading...
- Economy
Tamil Nadu - Agriculture, Industry, Services: Agriculture is...
- Anaimalai
Anaimalai Hills, mountain range in the Western Ghats, Tamil...
- Coimbatore
Coimbatore, city, western Tamil Nadu state, southeastern...
- Javadi
Javadi Hills, range of hills, one of the larger of the...
- Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram, town, southeastern Tamil Nadu state,...
- Arcot
A fortified capital of the Muslim nawabs, Arcot was the...
- Shevaroy
Shevaroy Hills, outlying range of the Eastern Ghats,...
- Cultural Life
3 days ago · Upon India’s independence, the Madras Presidency became Madras state (renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968), with Madras remaining its capital. The government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the city to Chennai in 1996.
2 days ago · India - Marathas, Empire, Subcontinent: There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight of the Mughal dynasty was the Maratha confederacy. Initially deriving from the western Deccan, the Marathas were a peasant warrior group that rose to prominence during the rule in that region of the sultans of Bijapur ...
15 hours ago · Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji sometimes called Variyamkunnan (1875-1877 – 20 January 1922) [13] [14] was a prominent leader during the war in Malabar against the British, [15] during the Malabar rebellion, and the founder of a parallel government. [16] He was an Indian freedom fighter, [17] [18] [5] opposer of the Jenmi system, [19] and an ...
2 days ago · -A Statement of the Commerce of British India with Great Britain, North America, South America and Foreign Europe, from 1811-12 to 1826-27, both inclusive; distinguishing the Trade of The East India Company from that of Individuals, and Merchandize from Treasure:-
15 hours ago · The Maratha Confederacy soon allied with the British East India Company (based in the Bengal Presidency) against Mysore in the Anglo-Mysore Wars. After the British had suffered a defeat against Mysore in the first two Anglo-Mysore Wars, the Maratha cavalry assisted the British in the last two Anglo-Mysore Wars from 1790 onwards, eventually ...
3 days ago · According to the 1871 Indian census—the first in British India—Tiruchirappalli had a population of 76,530, making it the second largest city in the presidency after the capital of Madras (now Chennai). It was known throughout the British Empire for its unique variety of cheroot, known as the Trichinopoly cigar.
