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 along with many other cities, towns, streets and organisations were renamed post Indian Independence. Before the name changes, Madras used to be the capital of the much larger Madras.
Geography
State
- Madras Presidency was renamed Madras after independence in 1947.
- Madras was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968.
Cities
- Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu was renamed Chennai in 1996.
- Madurai was renamed to Mathurai in 2020.
- Trichy/Trichinopoly renamed to Thiruchirapalli
- Tuticorin, sea gateway of Tamil Nadu was renamed Thooththukkudi in 2020.
- Coimbatore was renamed as Koyampuththoor in 2020
Towns and municipalities
- Tiruvaikuntam from Srivaikuntam
- Tiruvannamalai from Trinomali/Trimomalee
- Tiruchengode from Trichengode
- Kanyakumari from Cape Comorin
- Tharangampadi from Tranquebar
- Thanjavur from Tanjore
- Kumbakonam from Kudanthai
- Mayiladuthurai from Mayavaram, Mayuram
- Udagamandalam/Udagai from Ootacamund or Ooty
- Ramanathapuram from Ramnad
- Parangipettai from Porto novo
- Thirunelveli/Nellai from Tinnevelly
- Sathurangapattinam from Sadras
- Thiruvallur - Trivellore
- Kollidam - Coleroon, distributary of River Kaveri
- Magudanchaavadi - McDonald's Choultry
- Kodiakkarai - Point Calimere
- Kalambur - Aliyabadh
- Negapatnam to Nagapattinam
- Wandiwash to Vandavasi
- Gingee to Senji
- Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
Neighbourhoods
- Egmore to Ezhumbur
- Triplicane to Thiruvallikeni
- Mylapore to Mayilapoor
- Purasawalkam to Purasaivakkam
- Aminjikarai to Amainthakarai
- Poonamallee to Poovirunthavalli
- Kilpauk to Keezhpaakkam
- Kellys to Killiyoor
- Perambur to Peramboor
- Ayanavaram to Ayanpuram
Roads
- Mount Road to Anna Salai after C. N. Annadurai
- Edward Elliot Road to Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Elliot's Beach Road to Sardar Patel Road after Vallabhbhai Patel
- Mowbray's Road to T.T.K Road after T. T. Krishnamachari
- Commander-in-chief Road to Ethiraj Salai after V. L. Ethiraj
- Nungambakkam High Road to Mahatma Gandhi Salai after Mahatma Gandhi
- Warren Road to Bhaktavatsalam Salai after M. Bhaktavatsalam
- Lloyds Road to Avvai Shanmugam Salai after T. K. Shanmugam
- Oliver Road to Musiri Subramaniam Salai after Musiri Subramania Iyer
- Montieth Road to Red Cross Road after Red Cross Movement
- Pycrofts Road to Bharathi Salai after Subramania Bharati
- Lattice Bridge Road to Kalki Salai to Dr.Muthulakshmi Salai after Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi
- Marshall's Road to Rukmini Lakshmipathi salai after Rukmini Lakshmipathi
- South Boag Road to Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan salai after Sivaji Ganesan
- Chamiers Road to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Road after U. Muthuramalingam Thevar
- Griffith Road to Maharajapuram Santhanam Road after Maharajapuram Santhanam
- Harris Road to Adithanar Salai after S. P. Adithanar
- Old Mamallapuram Road to Rajiv Gandhi Salai after Rajiv Gandhi.
- Marina Beach Road to Kamarajar Salai after K. Kamaraj
- Ponamallee High Road to EVR Periyar Salai after Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
- Royapettah High Road to Thiru Vi Ka Salai after Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram
Region
- Coromandal Coast renamed to Chozhamandalam coast
Seaport
- Thoothukudi Port Trust, second largest port in Tamil Nadu to V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust
- Ennore Port, port in Tamil Nadu to Kamarajar Port Limited
Railway Station
- Maraimalai Nagar Railway station to Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar Railway Station
- Vyasarpadi Railway station to Vyasarpadi Jeeva Railway Station
- Chennai Central Railway Station to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
Metro Station
- Alandur Metro to Aringar Anna Alandur Metro
- Chennai Central Metro to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro
- Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Metro to Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro
Bus Terminus
- Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus
- Salem Central Bus Stand to Bharat Ratna Dr. MGR Central Bus Stand
- Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus to M.G.R. Bus Stand
- Mathurai Central Bus Stand to Periyar Bus Stand
- Thooththukkudi Central Bus Stand to Arignar Anna Bus Stand
- Tirunelveli New Bus Stand to Bharath Ratna Dr. M.G.R. Bus Stand
- Tirunelveli Junction Bus Stand to Tirunelveli Junction Periyar Bus Stand
Transport
- Pallavan Transport Corporation & Dr. Ambedkar Transport Corporation to Metropolitan Transport Corporation
- Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation & Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation to State Express Transport Corporation
- Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation to TNSTC Villupuram DIV I
- Pattukottai Azhagiri Transport Corporation to TNSTC Villupuram DIV II
- Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R Transport Corporation to TNSTC Villupuram DIV III
- Chozhan Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV I
- Deeran Chinnamalai Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV II
- Marudu Pandiyar Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV III
- Veeran Azhagu Muthukon Transport Corporation to TNSTC Kumbakonam DIV IV
- Anna Transport Corporation to TNSTC Salem DIV I
- Annai Sathya Transport Corporation to TNSTC Salem DIV II
- Cheran Transport Corporation to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV I
- Jeeva Transport Corporation to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV II
- Bharathiyar Transport Corporation to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV III Ooty then merged to TNSTC Coimbatore DIV I
- Pandiyan Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV I
- Kattabomman Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV II
- Nesamany Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV III
- Rani Mangamma Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV IV
- Veeran Sundaralingam Transport Corporation to TNSTC Madurai DIV V
Infrastructure
- Chepauk Stadium or MCC ground to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium