• Alliance Française of Madras (French: L'Alliance Française de Madras) is a Franco-Indian non-profit association in Chennai, India, that works to promote...
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  • of creation of the Alliance française Foundation, the Alliance française Paris Île-de-France was called "the Paris Alliance française". It was divided into...
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    hundred meters from Marina beach along the Bay of Bengal. Formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground, the stadium is named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former...
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    Chennai (redirect from Madras, Madras State)
    Chennai (/ˈtʃɛnaɪ/ , Tamil: [ˈt͡ɕenːaɪ̯], IAST: Cennaī), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It...
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    Thus, it is a feasible contention to say that the city (formerly named Madras) evolved around the fortress. The fort currently houses the Tamil Nadu legislative...
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    Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely...
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    Tamil Nadu, India, is managed by the Corporation of Chennai. Established as Madras Corporation in 1688, it is the oldest municipal body in India. It is headed...
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    moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in Madras (now Chennai). They were also interested in studying Eastern religions,...
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    interest, health, education, culture and social development. Alliance Française de Madras, a Franco-Indian non-profit association promoting the growth...
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  • Indian Bank the seventh largest bank in India. In the last quarter of 1906, Madras (now Chennai) was hit by the worst financial crisis the city was ever to...
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    subsequently expanded to 5,904 km2 (2,280 sq mi) in 2022. In 1974, the Madras metropolitan area comprised a total extent of 1,189 km2 (459 sq mi). In...
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    issued by King James II of England on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside...
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  • (CEG, Guindy Campus), Alagappa College of Technology (ACT, Guindy Campus), Madras Institute of Technology (MIT, Chromepet Campus) and School of Architecture...
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    Madras Medical College (MMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1835, it is one of the oldest medical colleges...
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    Chennai Metro (redirect from Madras Metro)
    development of transport facilities in major metropolitan cities including Madras. As a result, the first phase of Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, India's...
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    Portuguese over the tomb of Thomas the Apostle. In 1896, it was renovated in the Madras province according to neo-Gothic designs, as was favoured by British architects...
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  • founded the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha at Madras to propagate the study of Hindi in the then Madras Presidency and princely states of Banganapalle...
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    Mylapore (redirect from Mylapore, Madras)
    Mylapore was incorporated into the administration of the Presidency of Madras. The settlement known as "Luz" developed during this period. The name finds...
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    Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of...
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    Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, formerly Madras Central)(station code: MAS), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station...
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    The Madras High Court (IAST: Meṭrās Uyar Nītimaṉṟam) is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union...
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    Education Alliance Française de Madras Anna Centenary Library Birla Planetarium Cholamandal Artists' Village Connemara Public Library DakshinaChitra Government...
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    Education Alliance Française de Madras Anna Centenary Library Birla Planetarium Cholamandal Artists' Village Connemara Public Library DakshinaChitra Government...
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    The Bank of Madras was one of the three Presidency Banks of British India, along with the Bank of Bengal and the Bank of Bombay. It was established on...
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    The Madras International Circuit (MIC, previously known as Madras Motor Race Track and Irungattukottai Race Track) is a permanent motor racing circuit...
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    Tamil Nadu, India. On 16 October 1840, this school was established as the Madras Preparatory School before being repurposed as a high school, and then a...
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    the fort creating a wide beach between the land and the sea. Before the Madras harbor was built, the beach was just a strip of mud, teeming with mudskippers...
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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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    flew a de Havilland Dove aircraft from Karachi to Madras. On 15 October 1932, when J. R. D. Tata, founder of Tata Sons Ltd, flew a single-engined de Havilland...
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    IOB started up simultaneously at three branches, one each in Karaikudi, Madras, and Rangoon (Yangon). It quickly opened a branch in Penang, Kuala Lumpur...
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