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Colonial (6454 words) |
 | List of colonial governors in 1701 Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1701 List of religious... |
 | List of colonial governors in 1702 Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1702 List of religious... |
 | List of colonial governors in 1703 Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1703 List of religious... |
| Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4130 words) |
 | In 1956, the state acquired its present borders when the western portion of Madras state, on the Arabian Sea, was divided between Mysore state (later Karnataka) and the new state of Kerala. |
 | In July 1967 Madras state was re-named as Tamil Nadu by Madras State assembly and approved by Indian Parliment in August 1968. |
 | The Bellary and South Kanara districts were ceded to Mysore state, and Kerala was formed from the Malabar district and the former princely states of Travancore and Cochin. |