Compare and contrast between modern chennai and madarasapatinam
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After India gained its independence in 1947, the city became the capital of Madras State, which was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1969. ... On 17 July 1996, the city known as Madras was officially renamed Chennai, in line with what was then a nationwide trend to using less Anglicised names.
Chennai. Chennai, formerly Madras, city, capital of Tamil Nadu state, southern India, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Known as the “Gateway to South India,” Chennai is a major administrative and cultural centre. Pop. (2001) city, 4,343,645; urban agglom., 6,560,242
As a result of the 1956 States Reorganisation Act, the state's boundaries were re-organised following linguistic lines. The state was finally renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969. Now coming back to your question, In 1996, the Government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name from 'Madras' to 'Chennai