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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is a state of south-eastern India, on the Coromandel Coast, with its capital at Chennai. It formed the core of ancient Tamilakam, ruled by the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas, and is known for its great Hindu temples and classical Tamil literature. The state took its present borders as Madras State in 1956 on linguistic lines and was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tamil Nadu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tamil-nadu
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