List of renamed public places in Tamil Nadu

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Ever since the British left India in 1947, many streets, places and buildings throughout India were assigned new "Indian names". Tamil Nadu was no exception to this trend.

Even the state and its capital, Chennai along with many other cities, towns, streets and organisations were renamed post Indian Independence. Before the name changes, Madras (the city) used to be the capital of the much larger Madras (the state).

Geography

State

Districts

  • Chidambaranar district was renamed Thoothukudi district in 1997
  • Dr. Ambedkar Vellore district was renamed Vellore district in 1997
  • Thiruvannamalai Sambuvarayer district was renamed to Thiruvannamalai district in 1997
  • Villupuram Ramasamy Padayatchiyar District was renamed to Villupuram district in 1997
  • periyar District was renamed to Erode district in 1977.

Cities

  • Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras State) was renamed Chennai in 1996.
  • Thiruchirapalli
  • Tuticorin, sea gateway of Tamil Nadu was renamed Thoothukudi

Towns and municipalities

Neighbourhoods

Bridges

Roads

Region

  • Coromandal Coast
    renamed to Chozhamandalam coast

Seaport

Airport

Railway Station

  • Chennai Central Railway Station to
    Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
  • Maniyachchi Junction Railway Station to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction Railway Station
  • Maraimalai Nagar Railway Station to
    Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar Railway Station
  • Vyasarpadi Railway Station to
    Vyasarpadi Jeeva Railway Station

Metro Station

  • Alandur Metro to
    Arignar Anna Alandur Metro
  • Chennai Central Metro to
    Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro
  • Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Metro to
    Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro

Bus Terminus

  • Alangulam Bus Stand to Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Memorial Bus Stand
  • Anjugramam Bus Stand to Dr. M.G.R. Bus Stand
  • Attur Bus Stand to Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Bus Stand
  • Chengalpattu Bus Stand to Perarignar Anna Bus Stand
  • Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus to
    Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus
  • Chinnasalem Bus Stand to Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Bus Stand
  • Dharmapuri Bus Stand to P.R. Rajagopal Gounder Bus Stand
  • Dindigul Bus Stand to Kamarajar Bus Stand
  • Erode Central Bus Stand to Independence day Silver Jubilee Bus Terminus
  • Ettayapuram Bus Stand to Mahakavi Bharathiyar Bus Stand
  • Hosur Bus Stand to
    K. Appavu Pillai Bus Stand
  • Kallakurichi Bus Stand to Perarignar Dr. Anna Bus Stand
  • Kancheepuram Bus Stand to Perarignar Anna Bus Stand
  • Kanniyakumari Bus Stand to Kavimani Desigavinayagam Bus Stand
  • Kovilpatti Old Bus Stand to Arignar Anna Bus Stand
  • Kilambakkam Bus Terminus to
    Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus
  • Krishnagiri Bus Stand to Perarignar Anna Bus Stand
  • Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus to
    M.G.R. Bus Stand
  • Madurai Central Bus Stand to Periyar Bus Stand
  • Mayiladuthurai Bus Stand to Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Bus Stand
  • Rajapalayam Bus Stand to Gandhiji Centenary Memorial Bus Stand
  • Salem Central Bus Stand to
    Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Central Bus Stand
  • Sattur Bus Stand to Anna Coral Jubilee Bus Stand
  • Sivakasi Bus Stand to N.R.K. Rajarathnam Bus Stand
  • Thanjavur Old Bus Stand to Ayyasamy Vandayar Memorial Bus Stand
  • Theni Bus Stand to Colonel John Penny Cuick Bus Stand
  • Thisayanvilai Bus Stand to Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Bus Stand
  • Thoothukkudi Central Bus Stand to Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus
  • Tiruchendur Bus Stand to Thyagi Bhagat Singh Bus Stand
  • Tirunelveli New Bus Stand to Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Bus Stand
  • Tirunelveli Junction Bus Stand to Tirunelveli Junction Periyar Bus Stand
  • Usilampatti Bus Stand to Pasumpon U. Muthuramalinga Thevar Memorial Bus Stand
  • Vadipatti bus stand to Anna memorial bus stand
  • Vilathikulam Bus Stand to Bharathiyar Bus Stand
  • Virudhunagar New Bus Stand to Karmaveerar Kamarajar Bus Stand
  • Virudhunagar Old Bus Stand to M.S.P. Nadar Bus Stand

Transport

The

TNSTC – Regional Division (Ex TNSTC Villupuram Division) after communal violence broke in the district of Virudhunagar during May 1997 after formation of Veeran Sundaralingam Transport corporation in which buses bearing the name Veeran Sundaralingam
were burnt by some groups.

Infrastructure

  • Chepauk Stadium or MCC (Madras Cricket Club) ground to
    M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
  • Srinivasa Mudaliar Park to VOC Park, Erode.

References

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