Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) has a number of historical Hindu temples and fortresses. Most of the Hindu temples, including the Rockfort temples, the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, the Jambukeswarar Temple at Thiruvanaikkaval, the Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, the Erumbeeswarar Temple and the temples in Urayur, are built in the Dravidian style of architecture—the Ranganathaswamy Temple and Jambukeswarar Temple often being counted among the best examples of this style. The Rockfort, considered to be one of the symbols of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), is a fortress which stands atop a 273-foot-high rock. The Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, is an important Vaishnavite pilgrimage center and is believed to house the mortal remains of the Vaishnavite saint and philosopher Ramanujacharya. The Jambukeswarar Temple at Thiruvanaikkaval and the Erumbeeswarar Temple, both date from the time of the Medieval Cholas. The city’s principal mosque is the Nadir Shah Mosque or Nathar Shah mosque which encloses the tomb of the 10th century Muslim saint Nadir Shah. The Christ Church, constructed by the German Protestant missionary Christian Friedrich Schwarz in 1766, and the St Joseph College Church, are noted examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the city.
Hockey and cricket are the most popular sports in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Former Indian goalkeepers Charles Cornelius and Leslie Fernandez hail from the city. Construction of astro turf and an indoor stadium are currently in progress at the Anna Stadium complex, the city’s principal hockey ground. Apart from the hockey ground, the stadium complex also includes a football ground, an athletic track, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, badminton court and a sports hostel. The Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) District Cricket Association (TDCA) is one of the constituents of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and regulates school, college and club cricket in the district. First class cricket matches are held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (formerly the Khajamalai Stadium). At the golden jubilee celebrations of the association in 2008–09, plans have been mooted for the setting up of another cricket stadium and an academy in the outskirts of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) city. The Mannarpuram Cricket Academy is one of the noted cricket coaching academies in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Domestic association football, tennis and volleyball tournaments are held in and around the city. International chess tournaments have also been held in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy).
The city of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by four elected members, one each for the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) – I, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) – II, Srirangam and Tiruverumbur constituencies. Tiruchirappali is also a part of the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) Lok Sabha constituency and elects a member to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, once every five years. The Lok Sabha seat has been held by the Indian National Congress for four terms (1957–62, 1984–89, 1989–91 and 1991–96), the Communist Party of India for three terms (1962–67, 1971–77 and 1977–80) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2001–04 and 2009–present) and Bharatiya Janata Party (1998–99 and 1999–2001) for two terms each. Candidates from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam have won once each. Indian politician Rangarajan Kumaramangalam who served as the Minister of Power in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in the 1998 and 1999 elections.
As of 2011, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) has a total of 27 arts, science and law colleges, notable ones being the National College, Bishop Heber College, Jamal Mohamed College and the Government Law College. There are nearly 35 engineering colleges in and around the city. The National Institutes of Technology have a campus at Thuvakudi on the outskirts of the city. The Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) branch of Anna University was established following the bifurcation of Anna University in 2007. A total of 64 self-financing colleges offering courses on engineering, architecture, management and computer applications in the districts of Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur are affiliated to this University. The SRM Group of Colleges established the SRM Institute of Science and Technology at Irungalur near Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) followed by Chennai Medical College and Hospital in 2007. A proposal by the group to include the institutions in the SRM University is under review of the Ministry of Human Resources Development of the Government of India.
The population is predominantly Hindu, and there are sizeable numbers of Christians and Muslims. Sikhs and Jains are also present in smaller numbers. The most widely spoken language is Tamil, though there are also significantly large numbers of people speaking Telugu, Saurashtrian and Kannada The standard dialect of Tamil spoken is the Central Tamil dialect. Saurashtrian is the mother tongue of the Patnulkarars who migrated from Gujarat in the 16th century AD. There is also a substantial population of Sri Lankan Tamil migrants, most of whom are housed in refugee camps on the outskirts of the city. Roman Catholics in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) are affiliated to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) while Protestants are affiliated to the Trichy–Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India. As a separate division of the Southern Railway is headquartered at Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) city, there is a considerably strong Anglo-Indian population in the city.
Densely–populated industrial and residential areas have recently emerged in the northern part of the city. Residential areas also cover the southern edge of the city. The city is completely surrounded by agricultural fields. The older part of the city, situated within the fort, is unplanned and congested while the adjoining newer sections are better executed. Many of the old houses in Srirangam were constructed according to the shilpa sastras, the canonical texts of Hindu temple architecture. A Local Planning Authority for Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) was created on 5 April 1974 as per the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act of 1971 with the District Collector of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) as Chairman and the Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning as its member secretary. The city gets its drinking water supply from the Kaveri River and 1,470 bore wells linked to 60 service reservoirs in and around the city.
Pongal, Tamil New Year, Aadi Perukku, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Navarathri, the Srirangam car festival and Bakrid are some of the important festivals celebrated in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). The Gregorian New Year, Christmas, Deepavali and Holi are also celebrated with pomp and splendour. Jallikattu tournaments are occasionally held on the outskirts of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) city. Textile weaving, leather-work and gem cutting are some of the important crafts practised in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Wooden idols of Hindu gods and goddesses are sold at the crafts emporium, Poompuhar, run by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Trichy Travel Federation (TTF) was formed on 5 May 2009 to promote Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) as a favourable tourist destination. The federation organises an annual food festival called Suvai. Lack of infrastructure has been a major deterrent to the city’s tourism industry.
There are very few sources of entertainment in the city. The municipal corporation has been blamed for alleged decrepit conditions of its parks. The Trichinpoly Club or Trichy Club was established in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) Cantonment in 1869. The club was disbanded in 1972 and its assets were taken over by the Madras Club. The P. T. Rajan Park, Chinnaswamy Park, Lourdusamy Park, Raja Park, Parangiri Velusamy Park and Ibrahim Park are some of the important government-run parks in the city. Of these, the Raja Park and Ibrahim Park are frequented by children. There have been plans to set up a zoological park at M. R. Palaiyam on the outskirts of the city. Once completed, the zoo is expected to house about 500 animals belonging to 50 different species. The Anna Science Centre runs a planetarium in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy).
According to the Registrar of newspapers in India, a total of 111 newspapers have been registered in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). The weekly newspaper Wednesday Review, founded in 1905, is the first prominent journal to be published from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Among the major English-language newspapers being published from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) are The Hindu which launched a Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) edition in 2004 and The New Indian Express which was publishing from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) even before The Hindu. Some of the important Tamil-language newspapers that publish a Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) edition are Dina Thanthi Dina Mani, Dina Malar, Malai Malar, Dinakaran, Tamil Murasu and Tamil Sudar. Popular Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan launched a local supplement for Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of its founding.
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) comes under the Tiruchi Telecom District of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s state-owned telecom and internet services provider. There are a total of about 20,000 business telephone subscribers in the city. Both Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile services are available. Apart from telecom, BSNL also provides broadband internet service. BSNL began offering wireless internet services with the commencement of Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) transmission in 2008. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is one of the few cities in India where BSNL’s Caller Line Identification (CLI) based internet service Netone is available. Softnet (STPI), Tata VSNL, Bharti and Reliance are other major broadband internet service providers in the city.
According to the 2001 census, the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) had a population of 752,066 within the corporation limits at a density of 5,127 persons per km2, with 376,125 men (50.01 per cent) and 375,941 women (49.99 per cent). c The urban agglomeration had a population of 866,354. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) metropolitan area constitutes the fourth largest metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu and the 47th in India. 11.41 per cent of the population was under six years of age. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) had a literacy rate of 88.71 per cent. The provisional results of the 2011 India census released by the Government of India give the population of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) metropolitan area as 846,915 and the urban agglomeration as 1,021,717. There are a total of 286 slums in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) with a population of about 162,000.
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is served by the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) International Airport, which provides both domestic as well as international services. It is the second largest international airport in the state and the tenth largest international airport in the country in terms of Aircraft movements and area. It had a lot of expansions and is on phase II expansion with a new International terminal construction with 600 acres increase in land. It was first used to handle air traffic in 1938, when Tata Airlines commercial flights stopped at Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) on the Karachi-Colombo route. In 1948, Air Ceylon commenced daily passenger flights between Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) and Colombo via Jaffna. There are regular flights to Chennai,Delhi,Mumbai Sri Lanka, Dubai,Abu Dhabi,Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
The municipality of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) was inaugurated under the Town Improvements Act 1865 on 1 November 1866 covering an area of 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) and originally consisted of two ex-officio and nine nominated members. Elections to the council were introduced in 1877 and the first chairman was elected in 1889. The municipality was upgraded to a municipal corporation as per the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) City Municipal Corporation Act 1994 by inclusion of the Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities. The municipal corporation currently covers an area of 146.7 square kilometres (56.6 sq mi) and comprises 65 wards and four administrative zones: Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and Abhishekapuram.
Other derivations of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) have been provided by the Telugu scholar C. P. Brown who suggested that Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) might be a derivative of the word ‘Chiruta-palli’ meaning “little town”. In a rock inscription of the sixteenth century, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is mentioned as Tiru-ssila-palli meaning “holy-rock-town” in Tamil and Orientalists Henry Yule and Arthur Coke Burnell believed that the name Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) might have been derived from it. A few other scholars feel that the name Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) might have been derived from Tiru-chinna-palli meaning “holy little town”. The Madras Glossary gives the root as Tiruccinappalli or the “holy (tiru) village (palli) of the shina (Cissampelos pareira) plant”.
The city is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Early Cholas, Early Pandyas, Pallavas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Delhi Sultanate, Madurai Sultanate, Vijayanagar Empire, Nayak Dynasty, the Carnatic state and the British. The archaeologically important town of Uraiyur which served as the capital of the Early Cholas is a suburb of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) played a critical role in the Carnatic Wars between the British and the French East India companies. The city has a number of historical monuments, the Rockfort, Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam and the Jambukeswarar temple at Thiruvanaikaval being the most prominent among them.
The average elevation is 88 metres (289 ft). It is located almost at the geographic centre of the state of Tamil Nadu. The topology of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is almost flat with a few isolated hillocks rising above the surface, the highest of which is the Rockfort. The city spread over an area of 146.7 square kilometres (56.6 sq mi) is situated on the plains between the Shevaroy Hills to the north and the Palni Hills to the south and south-west. The city is situated at the head of the Kaveri Delta, which commences 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) where the Kaveri River branches into two streams forming the island of Srirangam.
The Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 65 councillors elected from each of the 65 wards and is headed by a mayor assisted by a Deputy Mayor. The executive wing is made up of seven departments: General administration, revenue, town planning, engineering, public health, information technology and personnel and is headed by a City Commissioner. The Commissioner is assisted by two executive engineers for the east and west sections, and Assistant Commissioners for personnel, accounts and revenue departments, a public relations officer, a city engineer, a city health officer and an Assistant Commissioner for each of the four zones.
During British rule, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) was known for its tanneries, cigar-manufacturing units and oil presses. At its peak, over 12 million cigars were manufactured and exported annually. Tanned hides and skins from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) were exported to the United Kingdom. The city has a number of retail and wholesale markets, the most famous among them being the Gandhi market which is an important source of vegetables for the whole region. Other notable markets in the city are the flower bazaar in Srirangam and the mango market at Mambazha Salai. The suburb of Manachanallur is known for rice mills where polished Ponni rice is produced.
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is an important industrial and educational hub of central Tamil Nadu. The factories of Ordnance Factories Board such as Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) (OFT) and Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Golden Rock Railway Workshops are located in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). The National Institutes of Technology (NIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bharathidasan University and Anna University of Technology have their campuses in the city. Tiruuchirappalli is internationally popular for a brand of cheroot known as the Trichinopoly cigar which was exported in large quantities to the United Kingdom in the 19th century.
Law and order is enforced by the Tamil Nadu police, which, for administrative purposes, has constituted Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) city as a separate district. The district is divided into five sub-divisions with a total of 18 police stations. The Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) city police force is headed by a Commissioner of police assisted by Deputy Commissioners. Law and order enforcement in the suburban areas are handled by the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district police. As of 2008, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) had a crime rate of 459.99 making it the second highest among cities in Tamil Nadu. However, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) had the lowest proportion of murder, rape and kidnapping cases.
The first radio transmission station in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) was opened by the All India Radio (AIR) on 16 May 1939. AIR started providing direct-to-home enabled radio broadcasting service from 2006. In 2007, the AIR launched a separate Carnatic music channel – Ragam from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Apart from the government-owned AIR, private radio channels as Hello FM and Suryan FM also operate FM stations in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). Indira Gandhi National Open University’s Gyan Vani started broadcasting from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in 2008. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)’s first campus community radio was started by Holy Cross College on 22 December 2006.
Other important industries in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) include the Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Limited (TDCL) which was established at Senthaneerpuram in the then Golden Rock municipality in 1966. and the Trichy Steel Rolling Mills which was started as a private limited company on 27 June 1961. The Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Limited manufactures rectified spirit, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetic anhydride and ethyl acetate. It is one of the biggest private sector distilleries in Tamil Nadu and produced 13.5 million litres of spirit alcohol between December 2005 and November 2006.
The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established in 1853 with its headquarters at Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). In 1859, the company constructed its first railway line connecting Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) and Nagapattinam. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is an important railway junction in central Tamil Nadu and constitutes a separate division of the Southern Railway. There are direct trains to Coimbatore, Chennai, Cuddalore, Erode, Karaikudi, Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Palakkad, Rameswaram, Thanjavur and Vriddhachalam. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) has rail connectivity with most important cities and towns in India.
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is a major engineering equipment manufacturing hub in Tamil Nadu. It is known as the Power Tools Fabrication Capital of India. The Golden Rock Locomotive Workshops, moved to Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) from Nagapattinam in 1928, is one of the three railway locomotive manufacturing units in Tamil Nadu. The workshops produced 650 conventional and low-container flat wagons during the year 2007–2008. The chief workshop manager’s office at Golden Rock was awarded a star rating by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency for the proper and regulated usage of electricity in its offices.
The annual software exports of the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) region amount to 26.21 crore (US$5.8 million). The ELCOT IT Park, the first IT park in the city has been commissioned at a cost of 60 crore (US$13.5 million) and inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. K. Stalin on 9 December 2010. Set up by the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu, the park occupies an area of 59.74 hectares (147.6 acres) and constitutes a Special Economic Zone. The Indian software company Infosys, is planning to start its operations in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy).
We believe that every bouquet tells a story, and our carefully curated selection is designed to brighten your day and celebrate life’s special moments.
CopyRights © 2024 flowersnjoy.com. All Rights Reserved