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Tiruchirappalli [b] (Tamil pronunciation: [ˈt̪iɾɯtːʃiɾapːaɭːi] ⓘ, formerly called Trichinopoly in English, also known as Tiruchi or Trichy), is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district.
In January 1948, there was a massive strike in Trichy Mills where over 350 workers struck work in response to the retrenchment of 178 of their colleagues by the management. [13] Strikes, along with the peasant rebellion in Tanjore, boosted support for the Communist Party of India and K. Ananda Nambiar , a union leader represented Tiruchi in ...
Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli . During the British Raj , the district was referred to as Trichinopoly , and was a district of the Madras Presidency ; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence ...
The museum which is a part of the erstwhile South Indian Railway’s sesquicentennial celebrations, and has both indoor and outdoor exhibits. Some of the indoor exhibits include old documents and digital archives (rare photographs, maps, gazettes, railway manuals and books used during the British Raj) and epoch artifacts (old lamps used at stations made up of "China glass", clocks, bells ...
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirappalli is a Roman Catholic church situated in Tiruchirappalli [1] district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. This cathedral is dedicated to St. Mary who is also called as 'Mother of Good Health' here. [2] This church was started building in the year 1839 and completed and dedicated in the year 1841. [3]
They worshiped at the St. Mary's Cathedral, Trichy, rather than at Our Lady of Sorrows because the latter was under the administration of the Portuguese Padroado. Realizing the need for the Christians of Palakkarai to have a church of their own, Bishop Alexis Canoz , S.J. laid the foundation for a new church on 9 February 1880.
The historical name of the place is Tirupalathurai. [2] The temple is revered in the 7th century Tamil Shaiva canon, the Tevaram, written by the Tamil Nayanar saint-poets and thus classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. It has several inscriptions dating back to the Chola period. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 8 ...
Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti is an autonomous [1] [2] college affiliated to Bharathidasan University in Puthanampatti, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (India) under Sec 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956.