Tamil Nadu Timeline

Youth

13 events, 1942 to 2024; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1942

    1. 10 Aug 1942TiruvarurLiterature

      Karunanidhi starts Murasoli at Tiruvarur

      An 18-year-old M. Karunanidhi started Murasoli at Tiruvarur as handwritten notices; it later became the DMK's newspaper.

  2. 1987

    1. 1987ChetpetSports

      MRF Pace Foundation set up in Madras

      MRF Limited set up a fast-bowling academy in Madras with the help of Australian bowler Dennis Lillee.

  3. 1988

    1. 1988ChennaiSports

      Viswanathan Anand becomes India's first grandmaster

      Chess player Viswanathan Anand of Madras became India's first grandmaster.

  4. 2013

    1. 11 Mar 2013 to Mar 2013Loyola College, ChennaiProtest

      Student protests over Sri Lankan Tamils

      Colleges were shut after students throughout Tamil Nadu protested over alleged war crimes against Sri Lankan Tamils.

  5. 2016

    1. 2016ChennaiSports

      Tamil Nadu Premier League launched

      A Twenty20 league with franchises based on districts was launched by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association to showcase local players.

  6. 2017

    1. 17 Jan 2017 to 23 Jan 2017Marina BeachProtest

      Pro-jallikattu protests at Marina Beach

      Mass protests led largely by students and youth at Marina Beach forced an ordinance and then a state law allowing jallikattu.

  7. 2018

    1. 23 Jun 2018ChennaiSports

      R. Praggnanandhaa becomes a grandmaster at twelve

      Aged 12 years and 10 months, R. Praggnanandhaa of Chennai became a grandmaster, at that time the second-youngest ever.

  8. 2019

    1. 15 Jan 2019ChennaiSports

      D. Gukesh becomes a grandmaster at twelve

      Aged 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, Chennai's D. Gukesh earned the grandmaster title, at that point the second-youngest ever to do so.

  9. 2022

    1. 1 Mar 2022ChennaiEducation

      Naan Mudhalvan skill development scheme launched

      Naan Mudhalvan, a state scheme offering students skills training and career guidance, set out to reach about 10 lakh young people annually.

  10. 2023

    1. Aug 2023BakuSports

      Praggnanandhaa reaches the Chess World Cup final

      At the Chess World Cup in Baku, R. Praggnanandhaa, aged eighteen, came second to Magnus Carlsen and earned a Candidates place.

  11. 2024

    1. 2 Feb 2024ChennaiPolitics

      Vijay founds Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

      Film actor Vijay launched the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, announcing he would leave cinema for politics.

    2. 9 Aug 2024CoimbatoreEducation

      Tamil Pudhalvan scheme for college boys

      Stalin launched Rs. 1,000 a month for boys from government schools who go on to higher education, modelled on Pudhumai Penn.

    3. 12 Dec 2024SingaporeSports

      D. Gukesh becomes world chess champion

      Chennai's Gukesh Dommaraju defeated Ding Liren in Singapore to become the youngest undisputed world chess champion.