[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c30.3 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c30.3 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c30.3 - **Language:** English ### [c30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c30.3) 3. Madras has been renamed Chennai. However, the names Madras and Chennai are both retained here for publications in English and Tamil respectively following the earlier usage. - [Previous: c30.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c30.2) - [Next: c30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c30.4) - [Up: c30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c30) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c30.3) · Pramāṇa