Coimbatore is
the Manchester of South India,
also known as kovai is located on the banks of the river Noyyal in the
foot
hills of Nilgiris. The antiquity of the region suggest that
Irula tribal
chief Kovan and his clan first settled here and founded Kovanpatti, a
part of
Kongunadu, which later on come to be known as "Kovanputhur". In
second or third century A.D., the region comes under the rule of
Cholas.
The cholas were succeeded by other great dynasties of South,
like
Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas, Pandyas Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara king.
Finally,
it come under the British regime and was named as Coimbatore.
The
third largest city of the state, Coimbatore,
is one of the most industrialized cities in Tamil Nadu. It has emerged
as a
major industrial centre of the South
India and
has over 50,000 small, medium and large industries and textile
mills. Located in the rain shadow region of the Western ghats,
Coimbatore
enjoys a very pleasant climate all the year round, aided by the fresh
breeze
that flows through the 25 kms long Palakkad gap. The rich black soil of
the
region has contributed to Coimbatore's
flourishing agriculture industry and, it is in fact the cause for the
successful growth of cotton that served as a foundation for the
establishment
of its famous textile industry. The first textile mill of Coimbatore was set up way back in
1888 and now the city is
rightly referred as the "Textile
Capital"
(The Manchester) of South
India,
other major industries of the city are
textile machinery,
automobile spares, motors manufacturing, electronics, steel and
aluminium
foundries.
This small agricultural town has grown into a
bustling modern industrial city, because of the farmers of the region,
many of whom, generations ago, fleeing from invaders in their native
Andhra, came with dreams to settle on this land, which they came to
love as their own, they
introduced cotton growing which was ideally suited to the black soil of
Coimbatore. By dint of hard work, they carved a niche for themselves in
this otherwise harsh land. With the passage of time came elaborate
irrigation schemes and the harnessing of hydroelectric power which led
to the development in this area as one of South India's finest agrarian
economies where millets, paddy, cotton, tea, oilseeds, betelnut,
turmeric, coffee and tobacco were cultivated. The Gounders, Tamil
farmers who made their living by tilling the soil and Kannada speaking
agriculturists, the Okkaligas and the Lingayats, who followed Tippu
Sultan into the region also played significant roles in the
agricultural success of Coimbatore.
Coimbatore serves as an entry and exit point to neighboring Kerala and
the ever
popular
hill station of Udhagamandalam (Ooty). It is the disembarking point for
those
who want to take the Mountain train that runs from Mettupalayam, just
35 kms
from Coimbatore
There are also regular bus services from Coimbatore to Ooty. |
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