 The Madras Presidency (Tamil: மெட ் ராஸ ் மாகாணம ்) (Telugu: మద ్ రాస ్ రాష ్ ట ్ రభాగము), officially ) (Malayalam: മദ ് രാസ ് പ ് രവിശ ് യ) (Kannada: ಮದ ್ ರಾಸ ್ ಪ ್ ರಾಂತ ್ ಯ), or the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including the whole of the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and parts of Odisha, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, and the union territory of Lakshadweep. The city of Madras was the winter capital of the Presidency and Ootacamund or Ooty, the summer capital. The island of Ceylon was a part of Madras Presidency from 1793 to 1798 when it was created a Crown colony.
