Difference Between Chennai and Madras
Chennai and Madras are one and the same with some small differences between them. Chennai is the name in the Tamil language or native language of the state of Tamilnadu in India as Madras is the English name for the time of the British. During a brief period it was also known by the name ‘chennapattanam’.
The fort built by the British known as the Fort St. George and its commercial surroundings were known as George Tow Chennai and Madras are one and the same with some small differences between them. Chennai is the name in the Tamil language or native language of the state of Tamilnadu in India as Madras is the English name for the time of the British. During a brief period it was also known by the name ‘chennapattanam’.
The fort built by the British known as the Fort St. George and its commercial surroundings were known as George Town or GT. The name was gradually changed to Madarasu. It was officially renamed as Madras by the East India Company and the British later. A large city developed around these settlements over time and the entire region was officially known as Madras.
The area that includes the Fort St. George and its surroundings was the original Chennai and the remaining areas of the city came to be called Madras by the British later. Over time both names merged into one. The city of Madras was also known by the name of Chennai and vice versa. Madras is now known as, Chennai. It is interesting to note that there is also a time difference between Madras and Chennai.
The time difference between Chennai and Madras is roughly 0.0014904 decimal hours. The time difference mentioned above between Chennai and Madras is according to Greenwich Mean Time or GMT. Chennai or Madras is an interesting way the fourth largest metropolitan city in the country of India. It is also the capital of the state of Tamilnadu. Tamil is the language spoken in Chennai important. Except Tamil, Chennai residents also speak languages such as Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. We call the university in the city of Chennai as the University of Madras. Similarly we call the cricket club in the city such as Madras Cricket Club or MCC.