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Arbuthnot Bank crash (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Arbuthnot Bank crash led to the fall of Arbuthnot & Co, a premier British-owned financial institution in Madras Presidency, British India in October

1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike (1,028 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike was a strike by the workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Madras (now called Chennai),

Tamil literature in the Chola Empire (82 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chola literature, written in Tamil, is the literature created during the period of Chola reign in South India between the 9th and the 13th centuries CE

Madras fanam (210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The fanam (or panam in the local language of Tamil) was a currency issued by the Madras Presidency until 1815. It circulated alongside the Indian rupee

Five Great Epics (2,896 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Five Great Epics (Tamil: ஐம்பெரும்காப்பியங்கள், romanized: Aimperumkāppiyaṅkaḷ) are five Tamil epics according to later Tamil literary tradition. They

Pandya coinage (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The earliest coins of the Pandyan Kingdom were copper squares and were struck with a die. The coins were with five distinct images on one side, often an

Indian Ocean trade (3,793 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indian Ocean trade has been a key factor in East–West exchanges throughout history. Long-distance maritime trade by Austronesian trade ships and South

Sangam landscape (1,873 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sangam landscape (Tamil: அகத்திணை "inner classification") is the name given to a poetic device that was characteristic of love poetry in classical

Wootz steel (2,632 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wootz steel is a crucible steel characterized by a pattern of bands and high carbon content. These bands are formed by sheets of microscopic carbides within

Reservation policy in Tamil Nadu (1,779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Reservation policy in Tamil Nadu is a system of affirmative action that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education and employment

Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (536 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) was established in 1985 in Tamil Nadu in southeastern India by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees fleeing the violence

Printing in Tamil language (3,150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The introduction and early development of printing in South India is attributed to missionary propaganda and the endeavours of the British East India Company

Industry in ancient Tamil country (1,301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

During the Sangam age, industrial activity was considered ancillary to agriculture and was mostly domestic, not factory-based. Simple workshops where the

Agriculture in ancient Tamil country (2,107 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

During the Sangam age, 700 BCE – 100 CE, agriculture was the main vocation of the Tamil. It was considered a necessity for life, and hence was treated

2018 Ambalapattu violence (1,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2018 Ambalapattu violence refers to the violence on New Year's Eve of 2018 in a Dalit settlement in the village of Ambalapattu, Tamil Nadu. The settlement

Tamil Renaissance (683 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tamil Renaissance refers to the literary, cultural, social reform and political movements that took place in the Tamil-speaking districts of Southern India

1981 Meenakshipuram conversion (999 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1981 Meenakshipuram Conversion was a mass religious conversion that took place in the Indian village of Meenakshipuram, Tamil Nadu, in which hundreds

Pallava art and architecture (610 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pallava art and architecture represent an early stage of Dravidian architecture which blossomed to its fullest extent under the Chola Dynasty. The first

Kilvenmani massacre (1,657 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Kilvenmani massacre (or Keezhvenmani massacre) was an incident in Kizhavenmani village, Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state in India on 25 December

R. Nagaswamy (969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

epigraphist who was known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of Tamil Nadu. He was an authority on Chola bronzes. Nagaswamy became the inaugural

Kumari Kandam (5,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kumari Kandam (Tamil: குமரிக்கண்டம், romanized: Kumarikkaṇṭam) is a mythical continent, believed to be lost with an ancient Tamil civilization, supposedly

2019 Ponparappi violence (1,774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2019 Ponparappi violence happened on April 18, 2019, during the polling day for the 2019 Indian general election in the village of Ponparappi, Tamil

Dravidian architecture (4,689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dravidian architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India, reaching

Society of the Vijayanagara Empire (1,231 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The period of the Vijayanagara Empire is considered an age of prosperity in South India in the 14th century CE. Many travelogues written by visitors, ambassadors

1978 Villupuram atrocity (1,011 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1978 Villupuram atrocity was an incident of caste based violence which happened in July 1978 in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. The violence resulted in 12

1995 Kodiyankulam violence (1,165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1995 Kodiyankulam violence occurred on August 31, 1995 when a force of 600 policemen attacked the all-Dalit village of Kodiyankulam in Thoothukudi

Chola art and architecture (3,662 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The period of the imperial Cholas (c. 850 CE – 1250 CE) in South India was an age of continuous improvement and refinement of Chola art and architecture

Self-Respect Movement (3,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Self-Respect Movement is a popular human rights movement originating in South India aimed at achieving social equality for those oppressed by the Indian

Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-governmental, industry-led and industry-managed organisation whose main purpose is to influence government

2017 Tamil Nadu farmers' protest (2,747 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2017 Tamil Nadu farmers' protest was a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government by farmers from Tamil Nadu demanding waiver

1997 Melavalavu massacre (1,015 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1997 Melavalavu massacre refers to the murder of a Panchayat President of the village and six other men of the Dalit community by dominant caste members

Chief ministership of C. Rajagopalachari (1,376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

C. Rajagopalachari (aka Rajaji) was the Prime Minister of the erstwhile Madras Presidency and the Chief Minister of Madras State of Independent India.

Thanjavur painting (3,900 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thanjavur painting is a classical South Indian painting style, originating from the town of Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu. The art form

Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar (125 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar (3rd/4th century CE) was a Tamil poet of the Sangam period. He is credited with the composition of the Paṭṭiṉappālai and the

Sangam literature (6,261 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், caṅka ilakkiyam), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், Cāṉṟōr

Kamaraj ministry (220 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

K. Kamaraj was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Madras State on 13 April 1954. K. Kamaraj ousted Rajaji on 31 March 1954 and was elected the leader of

Ananku (sacred forces) (146 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Ananku (pronounced Aṇaṅku), according to the early historic Tamil belief system, refers to the sacred forces inhabiting various objects, including humans

Tamil units of measurement (1,378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This article contains Indic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead

Two tumbler system (843 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Two tumbler system or Double tumbler system is a practice of discrimination against Dalits where Dalits are not allowed to drink in the same tumblers used

2015 Seshasamudram violence (1,445 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2015 Seshasamudram violence also known as the Villupuram violence refers to the violence that took place on 15 August 2015 in Seshasmudram, a village

Religious views of Periyar (1,475 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The religious views of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy involved opposition to religion virulently because, in his views, the so-called men of religion invented

2004 Kalapatti violence (1,747 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2004 Kalapatti violence refers to the violence against Dalits by dominant-caste villagers in the village of Kalapatti, Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2004. About

Periyar and social reform (1,176 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), also known as Ramaswami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar, was a Dravidian social reformer

Demographics of Madras Presidency (224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The first census of the Madras Presidency was taken in the year 1822. It returned a population of 13,476,923. The second census conducted in 1836-37 returned

Five Hundred Lords of Ayyavolu (1,761 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Five Hundred Lords of Ayyavole were a merchant guild from Aihole that provided trade links between trading communities in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

List of Sangam poets (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sangam refers to the assembly of the highly learned people of the ancient Tamil land, with the primary aim of advancing the literature. There is no historical

Vellore riots of 1930–1931 (220 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vellore riots of 1930–1931 are a series of communal riots between Hindus and Muslims in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India in 1930–1931. The first of the communal

Periyar and the Indian National Congress (1,142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), also known as Ramaswami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar, was a Dravidian social reformer

Indian maritime history (6,538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indian maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus-Saraswati Valley civilisation initiated maritime trading contact

Tamil copper-plate inscriptions (705 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inscriptions has been especially important in reconstructing the history of Tamil Nadu. The grants range in date from the 10th century C.E. to the mid-19th

Slavery in Madras Presidency (1,216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Slavery in the Madras Presidency during the British Raj affected close to 20% of the population. Madras Presidency was an administrative subdivision (presidency)

Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu (5,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu is governed by the Shaiva Agamas (IAST:Āgama) that revere the ultimate reality as the Hindu deity, Shiva. Āgama

2019 Mettupalayam wall collapse (1,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2019 Mettupalayam wall collapse refers to the collapse of a 20-foot wall on several houses during heavy rains in December 2019 which killed 17 people

2019 Pollachi sexual assault case (3,047 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Pollachi sexual assault case refers to a case of rape and extortion of numerous women by a gang in Pollachi, Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil

2016 Ariyalur gang rape case (2,167 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2016 Ariyalur gang rape refers to the gang rape and murder of a pregnant 17-year-old minor Dalit girl, Nandhini, by a Union secretary and three of

Thirumoolattanesvarar Temple, Thellaru (361 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

judgement and as her wife she was doing the duty of a wife. In the history of Tamil Nadu Thellaru finds a place because of the two wars, known as Thellaru

Vaasanthi (545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars) with their standings in the political history of Tamil Nadu during the time she worked as the editor of India Today. She also

Five Minor Epics (1,188 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Five Minor Epics (Tamil: Ainchirukāppiyaṅkaḷ) are five Tamil epics according to later Tamil literary tradition. They are Neelakesi, Culamani, Naga

Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur (2,619 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Publications. p. 136. ISBN 81-7017-383-3. "Tiruvarur in religious history of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012. "Halls inside

2004 Kumbakonam School fire (3,350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

significant fire accidents, the most significant school accident in the history of Tamil Nadu, and the second-largest school fire in India in terms of casualties

V. N. Janaki (1,063 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

January 1988. Her government lasted only 24 days, the shortest in the history of Tamil Nadu. Her ministry went for a sensitive vote of confidence of the Eighth

Chola Nadu (1,592 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cholas whose reign is considered to be one of the golden ages in the history of Tamil Nadu. During the hegemony of the Vijayanagar Empire and its successors

Sivakasi riots of 1899 (855 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Nadars of Tamil Nadu. University of California Press. pp. 80–90. History of Tamil Nadu, 1565-1982 Page 277 By K. Rajayyan Robert Hardgrave. The Nadars

K. K. Pillay (443 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

history of Nanjil Nadu. University of Madras. Pillay, K. K. (1977). History of Tamil Nadu: Her people and culture. Tamil Nadu Textbook Society. Pillay, K

D. Pandian (1,132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

retrospective on his political career and a narrative on the political history of Tamil Nadu. He was also the editor of Jana Sakthi, a Tamil daily run by CPI

Surjit Singh Barnala (1,063 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kidwai and the only governor to have served three terms in the history of Tamil Nadu State of 300 years. In 1996, Barnala authored a book, Story of an

Kamanaicken Palayam (397 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was opened on 15.05.1926. It is the oldest police station in the history of Tamil Nadu Police. It is 28 km from here. The railway station at Tirupur is

Indian copper plate inscriptions (2,237 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

inscriptions has been especially important in reconstructing the history of Tamil Nadu. The grants range in date from the 10th century C.E. to the mid

Teachings and impacts of Ayyavazhi (2,363 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education, Social and Cultural History of Tamil Nadu from 1529 to Present day" (PDF). Reform Movements and National Movement

Nagapattinam district (3,155 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

pp. 61–62. Visweswaran 2011, pp. 33–34. "Tiruvarur in religious history of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012. Dr. R.K. Sivanappan

Naam Tamilar Katchi (3,890 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

included candidates with disabilities. It is the first party in the history of Tamil Nadu with a transgender candidate. The Election Commission of India authorised

Sethupathi (1,353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chicago. pp. 81, 83. ProQuest 304278470. "Sethupathi Tondaimans". The History of Tamil Nadu. "Holder of History: The Ramnad Sethupathis". Hindustan Times. New

Ayyavazhi (11,640 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Social and Cultural History of Tamil Nadu from 1529 to Present day) on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2007. "History of Tamil Nadu from 1800 AD to

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (14,472 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

DMK is back in power but only as a minority government. In the history of Tamil Nadu, it was the first time the state had a hung assembly with a minority

Administrative divisions of Madras Presidency (1,302 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Madras Presidency 1862, pp. 21–22 "Sethupathi Tondaimans". The History of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August

Lakshadweep (6,541 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 978-9-388-78905-9. Subrahmanian, N. (1994). Social and Cultural History of Tamil Nadu: From AD 1336 To AD 1984. University of Michigan. p. 37. "Lakshadweep"

Thiruvarur (5,356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2011. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 26 June 2012. "Tiruvarur in religious history of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012. "Tiruvarur to

K. Muthukumar (4,494 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

students of all colleges. Let your frenzy and people's fury change the history of Tamil Nadu. Thrash and throw away muscle power, money power and power craze

Nagapattinam (5,513 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012. "Tiruvarur in religious history of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012. "Census Info

Historical Vaikundar (4,188 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Social and Cultural History of Tamil Nadu from 1529 to Present day) on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2007. "History of Tamil Nadu from 1800 AD to

Vedaranyam (4,562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2012. "Tiruvarur in religious history of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012. "The Great Dandi

A. Dakshinamurthy (1,562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2021. தமிழர் நாகரிகமும் பண்பாடும் (Tamizhar Nagarikamum Panpadum – History of Tamil Nadu and Culture), Vetrichelvi Publishers, Thanjavur, 1973. சங்க இலக்கியங்கள்

List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019) (2,880 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

historian, archaeologist and epigraphist R. Nagaswamy (awarded in 2018) is known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of Tamil Nadu.

General Post Office, Chennai (1,871 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chennai G.P.O." Madras Musings. XX (10). Retrieved 12 March 2012. "History of Tamil Nadu Postal Circle". Tamil Nadu Postal Circle. Retrieved 11 March 2012

Indian literature (5,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Classical Tamil[usurped] T.S. Subramanian (10 July 2009). "Jain History of Tamil Nadu vandalised". Retrieved 3 June 2011. The six Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions

Battle of Diwani (479 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Vijayanagara. Cambridge University Press, 1989. Devanesan, A. History of Tamil Nadu. Vijaya Publications, 2000. Thapar, Romila. Early India: From the

Chennai (18,442 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022. "History of Tamil Nadu Assembly". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original

Manimekalai (6,242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1991.[citation needed] The epic gives much information on the history of Tamil Nadu, Buddhism and its place during that period, contemporary arts and

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election (7,392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Prakash Karat characterised the DMK's rule as a dark chapter in the history of Tamil Nadu and the 2G spectrum case had shamed its people. Communist Party

Battle of Paramakudi (689 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Director of Stationary and Printing. p. 65. S.Natarjan (2024). History Of Tamil Nadu 1311 1801. p. 19. B.S. Baliga (1960). Madras District Gazetteers:

Dravidian parties (6,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the AIADMK government, the shortest lived government in the history of Tamil Nadu, by the Central Government of India then led by Rajiv Gandhi. The

Marayya Nayaka (652 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

gazetteers :Chittoor. Andhra Pradesh. p. 32. S.Natarjan (January 2024). History Of Tamil Nadu 1311 1801. pp. 13–14. Francis Cyril Antony (1982). Gazetteers of

Kanyakumari district (12,349 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

March 2012. "Keeladi Excavation – A Revelation That Rewrites The History of Tamil Nadu – Tamilnadu Tourism". 22 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020

M. M. Rajendran (2,556 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

personal and political histories and recounts landmark moments in the history of Tamil Nadu, Orissa and India. Reviewing this book, Deccan Chronicle described

AIADMK-led Alliance (2,261 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spectacular victory that no other political leader had ever made in the history of Tamil Nadu. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as chief minister for