List of renamed public places in Tamil Nadu

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 were renamed post Indian Independence. Before the name changes, Madras (the city) used to be the capital of the much larger Madras (the state).

* Madras Presidency was renamed to Madras (State) after independence in 1947.
* Madras (State) was renamed to Tamil Nadu in 1968.
* Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras (state)) was renamed to Chennai in 1996 (Chennai is still referred to very often as Madras)

Name Changes in Chennai

* Mount Road to Anna Salai.
* Edward Elliot Road to Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai
* Elliot's Beach Road to Sardar Patel Road
* Mowbray's Road to T.T.K Road
* Commander-in-chief Road to Ethiraj Salai
* Nungambakkam High Road to Mahatma Gandhi Salai.
* Pallavan Transport Corporation (PTC) to Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)
* Chepauk Stadium or MCC (Madras Cricket Club) ground to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
* Warren Road to Bhaktavatsalam Salai
* Lloyds Road to Avvai Shanmugam Salai
* Oliver Road to Musiri Subramaniam Salai
* Montieth Road to Red Cross Road
* Lattice Bridge Road to Kalki Salai
* Chamier Road to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Road
* Griffith Road to Maharajapuram Santhanam Road
* Old Mamallapuram (Mahapalipuram) Road, beginning as MadhyaKailash temple has been christened as 'Rajiv Gandhi Salai'
* Beach Road became 'Kamarajar Salai
* Ponamallee High Road became Periar EVR Salai'
* Lloyds Road became Avvai Shanmugam Salai
* Royapettah High Road became Thiru Vi Ka Salai
* LB Road became Dr.Muthulakshmi Salai

Tamil Names

Here is a list of Tamil Names for places in Tamil Nadu and their Anglicised versions
* Tiruvallikeni - Triplicane
* Mayilapur - Mylapore
* Thiruchurapalli- Trichy
* Thanjavur - Tanjore
* Udagamandalam - Ooty

Other Name Changes in Tamil Nadu

Madras (State) was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969.

Transport Corporations

The Tamil Nadu state owned transport corporations operated buses to facilitate public transport in the state and interstate connectivity through roads. It named various corporations by prominent personalities/kings of regional/national importance. However the practice was scrapped and it started naming the corporations as 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.

* Pallavan Transport Corporation (PTC) & Dr.Ambedkar Transport Corporation (DATC) to Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) (TN-01/02)
* Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation (TTC) & Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation (RGTC) to State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) (TN-01/07)
* Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation (TPTC) to TNSTC Villupuram DIV I (TN-32)
* Pattukottai Azhagiri Transport Corporation (PATC) to TNSTC Villupuram DIV II (Vellore) (TN-23)
* Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R Transport Corporation (PTMGRTC) to TNSTC Villupuram DIV III (Kanchipuram) (TN-21)
* Chozhan Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV I (TN-49)
* Deeran Chinnamalai Transport Corporation (DCTC) to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV II (Trichy) (TN-45)
* Marudu Pandiyar Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV III (Karaikudi) (TN-63)
* Veeran Azhagu Muthukon Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV IV (Pudukkotai) (TN-55)
* Anna Transport Corporation to TNSTC Salem DIV I (TN-27)
* Annai Sathya Transport Corporation to TNSTC Salem DIV II (Dharmapuri) (TN-29)
* Cheran Transport Corporation to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV I(TN-37 then TN-38)
* Jeeva Transport Corporation to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV II (Erode) (TN-33)
* Bharathiyar Transport Corporation to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV III Ooty then merged to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV I(TN-43)
* Pandiyan Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV I (TN-59 then TN-58)
* Kattabomman Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV II (Tirunelveli) (TN-72)
* Nesamany Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV III (Nagercoil) (TN-74)
* Rani Mangamma Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV IV (Dindigul) (TN-57)
* Veeran Sundaralingam Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV V (Virudhunagar) (TN-67)

Tamil Names

Here is a list of Tamil Names and their Anglicised versions
* Kovai/Kovanputhur - Coimbatore
* Thoothukudi - Tuticorin
* Thiruchirapalli - Trichy
* Madras - Chennai
* Kanyakumari - Cape Comorin
* Tharangampadi - Tranquebar
* Thanjavur - Tanjore
* Udagamandalam/Udagai - Ootacamund or Ooty
* Ramanathapuram - Ramnad
* Madurai - Madura
* Denganikota - Thenkanikottai