Travelogue

Vellore is considered to be one of the oldest cities of Tamil Nadu which is situated at the banks of the river Palar. The city possess a number of Colleges, ancient Temples and one of the best Hospitals in India, viz. Christian Medical College & Hospital on its crown. It has also become the hottest tourist spot. The Fort in Vellore stands as a monument which gives a clear picture of the evolution of the city. The two districts viz. the North and the South Arcot came into existence in 1908 and during the year 1911, Vellore became the head quarters of North Arcot district comprising Vellore and Thiruvannamalai. LEATHER INDUSTRIES: We can find a lot of leather and tannery industries around Vellore and neighboring towns viz. Ranipet, Ambur and Vaniyambadi. Vellore is considered to be the major exporter of finished leather goods in India such as shoes, garments, gloves etc. CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES: The Chemical Industries situated in Ranipet – SIPCOT are the main source o

Tiruchirapalli is the fourth largest city of Tamil Nadu and situated in the center of South India. It lies on the banks of the river Cauvery, a very flourishing commercial center and famous for its culture and tourism importance. It is also glorious for production of artificial diamonds, cigars, handloom cloth, glass bangles, wooden and clay toys. Rock Fort is the spectacular monument of 83m high outcrop and center of attraction and the city was ruled by the Cholas first and later by the Pallavas. There are numerous Churches, Colleges and Missions in Trichy to show the significance. This City is the birth home for many great Tamil Scholars who have contributed enormously to the Tamil Literature. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF TIRUCHIRAPALLI: - Rock Fort Temple (comprises 3 Temples viz. the Manicka Vinayakar Temple, the Uchhi Pillaiyar Kovil and the Thayumaanavar Kovil, all on the hill) - Viralimalai Murugan Temple and the Peacock

Thanjavur is a municipality and the headquarters of the district and a very important center of South Indian art and architecture. We can see most of the great Chola Temples in and around Thanjavur and the greatest is the Bragatheeswarar Temple. It is also an important agricultural center, viz. “Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu”. Thanjavur has over 90 Temples among with Bragatheeswarar Temple stands first which has been built by the King Rajaraja Chola I. The walls of the Temple are covered with numerous inscriptions recording his conquests and endowments to enormous number of charities. The domination of Rajaraja Chola began to vanish while Rajendra Chola I started building a new city by name “Gangaikonda Cholapuram” where he moved his capital. A mighty Canon was built when Raghunatha Nayak ruled Thanjavur and it has been located at the defense barricade at the eastern entrance of the city. The community of the Salesians of Don Bosco arrived at Thanjavur in 1906 and star

Salem is a City and Corporation situated in the north central part of Tamil Nadu. It has a beautiful look with hills almost all sides of the City including the tourist spot of Yercaud. The Kiliyur Water Falls and Kavery Peak are more feathers added to the natural beauty of Salem. The four hills that surround Salem are the Nagaramalai in the north, the Jarugumalai in the south, the Kanjamalai in the west and the Godumalai in the east. In short the city lies in the middle of Kongu Nadu. ENTERTAINMENT IN CINE FIELD: Salem had a name for the number of cinema theatres when compared to other cities. It had 28 theatres once which showed all types of films but currently 15 theatres only remain. The movie studio Modern Theatres Limited was established in 1935 and almost 150 movies had been produced through this. Rathna Studio was another familiar movie studio in Salem which produced films and made available for rent for other film makers. SHOPPING MALLS: Salem is famou

Ramanathapuram is a City and a Municipality as well and also known as ‘Ramnad’ in short. This is an administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram District situated in Tamil Nadu. TOURISM: The people visiting Ramanathapuram use to see the Raja Palace which exists still and is maintained by the former Sethupathi Raja and his family. Ramanathapuram is situated near Rameshwaram and Devipattinam which are considered to be famous pilgrimage centers. As there are a number of Temples, the tourists also pay a visit to these places while coming to Ramanathapuram. HISTORICAL EVIDENCE: In the early days of 1520, the Nayaks of Vijayanagar Empire and the Sethupathis took this area under their control and later due to family disputes it has resulted in division of Ramanathapuram. In 1730, Chanda Shahib of Karnataka captured Ramanathapuram and the British supported this. In the year 1910, Ramanathapuram was formed from portions of Madurai and Tirunelveli Districts and named as “R