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Andipatti
Andipatti or Aundipatty is a municipal body in Theni district in Madurai Region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is on the bank of Vaigai River with rich flora and fauna species. It is a valley surrounded by mountains and there is a theory saying Western Ghats starts from this place. Agriculture is the main economic activity of the town with handloom and textile mills spread across the city limits. Nearby places include Theni, Madurai, Cumbum, Nadukkottai and Gudalur. The town is known all over the state and country as having been the constituency of the two chief ministers: M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa. The Vaigai Dam, a major reservoir in Tamil Nadu, is 7 km away from Andipatti, Theni district, Madurai Region. History On 9 February 1934, Mahatma Gandhi visited Andipatti, arriving by train at 5:30 PM from Theni. At the Andipatti Railway Station, the villagers of Andipatti received him, along with a large crowd from the neighbouring villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)
Andipatti is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Andipatti. It is a part of the Theni Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Madras State Tamil Nadu Election results 2021 Bye-election 2019 2016 2011 2006 *V.S. Chandran belonged to DMDK, led by actor turned politician Vijaykanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Le .... Bye-election 2002 2001 1996 1991 1989 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaigai Dam
The Vaigai Dam is built across the Vaigai River near Andipatti, in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, southern India. Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including rice, sorghum, blackgram, cowpea and cotton. History Vaigai Dam was inaugurated on 21 January 1959 by Tamil Nadu chief Minister K. Kamaraj. It One of the few dams which is not constructed in between two mountains so this dam completely depends on its own concrete strength. This dam is the life line of farmers of the five districts namely Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram. It provides water for irrigation for the above-mentioned 5 districts as well as this dam also provides drinking water for major cities such as Theni, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, e.t.c. which lies along its riverbed. Capacity Vaigai Dam measures 111 ft in height and can store water up to 71 ft, with a total storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theni (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Theni Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, தேனி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (Parliament of India, parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a Federated state, state in southern India. Assembly Segments Theni Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, legislative assembly segments: List of members of parliament Election Results General election 2019 General election 2014 General election 2009 See also * Lok Sabha * Theni district * Parliament of India * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha References External linksElection Commission of India [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharath Niketan College Of Engineering
Bharath Niketan College of Engineering is a College of Engineering that is located in Thimmarasanayakanoor, Andipatti Andipatti or Aundipatty is a municipal body in Theni district in Madurai Region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is on the bank of Vaigai River with rich flora and fauna species. It is a valley surrounded by mountains and there is a ..., Theni District in Tamil Nadu state, India. External links * Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu Theni district {{TamilNadu-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumbum, Tamil Nadu
Cumbum or Kambam (), is a town and municipality in Theni district (in the western part of the Madurai Region), an Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography and Climate Cumbum is located at . It has an average elevation of 391meters (1282 feet). One can see the backdrop of Kodaikanal Hills from Cumbum. Apart from that Cumbum has most vigorous activity in agriculture. Cumbum Municipality (First Grade) is located in the Theni District of Tamil Nadu, Near Kerala State, geographically located between 9°30′N and 10°11′N, and between 77°E and 77°30′E. It is the third largest town in Theni district after Theni. The soil in this region is mostly red soil in nature. Agriculture plays a vital role for its developmental activities. Crops like Paddy, Coconut, Black Grapes, Groundnut and various kinds of fruits and vegetables are being cultivated in this area. It has many worship places, among them Sri Kambaraya Perumal Kovil and Kasi Viswanathar Kovil (Sri Kambaraya Perumal Kovil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arles
Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence. A large part of the Camargue, the largest wetlands in France, is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of geographic territory. (Maripasoula, French Guiana, is much larger than Arles). The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1981 for their testimony to the history of the region. Many artists have lived and worked in this area because of the southern light, including Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Jacques Réattu, and Peter Brown. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles from 1888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khadi
Khadi (, ), derived from khaddar, is a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as ''swadeshi'' (self-sufficiency) for the freedom struggle of the Indian subcontinent, and the term is used throughout India, Pakistan and Bangladesh."Freedom@70: How Khadi is getting a new spin." '''', 13 August 2017. The first piece of the hand-woven cloth was manufactured in the during 1917–18. The coarsenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dais
A dais or daïs ( or , American English also but sometimes considered nonstandard)dais in the Random House Dictionarydais in Oxford Dictionaries Online in the American Heritage DictionaryMerriam-Webster Online - Dais /ref> is a raised platform at the front of a room or hall, usually for one or more speakers or honored guests. Historically, the dais was a part of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti-colonial nationalist politics in the twentieth-century in ways that neither indigenous nor westernized Indian nationalists could." and political ethicist Quote: "Gandhi staked his reputation as an original political thinker on this specific issue. Hitherto, violence had been used in the name of political rights, such as in street riots, regicide, or armed revolutions. Gandhi believes there is a better way of securing political rights, that of nonviolence, and that this new way marks an advance in political ethics." who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific ''Mahātmā'' (Sanskrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Address Presented To Gandhi By The Andipatti Villagers
A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person. In some contexts, a welcome is extended to a stranger to an area or a household. "The concept of welcoming the stranger means intentionally building into the interaction those factors that make others feel that they belong, that they matter, and that you want to get to know them". It is also noted, however, that " many community settings, being welcoming is viewed as in conflict with ensuring safety. Thus, welcoming becomes somewhat self-limited: 'We will be welcoming unless you do something unsafe'". Different cultures have their own traditional forms of welcome, and a variety of different practices can go into an effort to welcome: Indications that visitors are welcome can occur at different levels. For example, a welcome sign, at the national, stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudalur (Theni District)
Gudalur is a municipal town in Theni district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, its population was 41,915. Geography Gudalur is located at . It has an average elevation of 1182 metres (3888 ft). Demographics According to 2011 census, Gudalur had a population of 41,915 with a sex-ratio of 1,006 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,355 were under the age of six, constituting 1,727 males and 1,628 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 6.61% and .56% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 66.83%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 12001 households. There were a total of 20,860 workers, comprising 799 cultivators, 13,578 main agricultural labourers, 637 in house hold industries, 4,206 other workers, 1,640 marginal workers, 22 marginal cultivators, 1,055 marginal agricultural labourers, 121 marginal workers in household i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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