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The Pride - Coimbatore

My views on the Developing Smart City which was affected in the 1998 Bomb blast. 11 different places of my Industrial City was affected but we did not stop our progress. We are growing bigger and smarter.

Coimbatore - It's the birth place of Oscar Hero Padmashri Arunachalam Muruganadham (Padman), Dr.Mayilswamy Annadurai (Project Director for Chandrayaan), Tree Man - Mr.Yoganathan (Coimbatore government bus conductor who planted 38000 trees. Indian government honored him by adding his name in CBSE syllabus) and lot more great people have born in my Coimbatore.

The first textile factory was established during 1888 in my Cotton City. Even today there are plenty of industries and weavings are happening in the city.

The bigger corporation of Cheran Dynasty has successfully organized World Tamil Conference in 2010.

The Educational Hub of Tamil Nadu has
Agriculture University
• Cotton, Textile, Sugarcane research center
• Tamil College
• Forest College
• Music College
• Law college
• Barathiyar University
• Anna University
• Medical Colleges
• Arts & Science Colleges
• Engineering Colleges
• Stanes School (Established during 1862) and lot more for students to learn.

This Kongu region has the world's second sweetest water Siruvani, Adiyogi statue (Guinness book of world record has recognized this statue as world's largest) and Puliyakulam Vinayagar (Asia's largest single stone statue).

From 1914 to 1950, Kovai was the capital of South Indian movies. Even after 1950 many epic films have been shot in and around Kovai. Thevar Magan, Poojai, Sillunu Oru Kadhal are some recent examples.

Many of us were attracted towards the Pakshiraja character in the movie 2.0. Kovai has a bird research institute in the memory of the real "Bird man of India" Mr.Salim Ali.

Tamil Nadu's first Police Museum
India's first Insect museum
GD Naidu Car Museum 
India's best Police Station (B2 Police Station - RSPuram), 
Queen Victoria Hall (Today's Corporation office),
Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium,
Black Thunder (India's largest waterfall game) and lots more are there in Kovanpudhur

In my Kosarpudhur, there are plenty of 24*7 Bakeries, 10 rupees Hotel (Shanthi Social Service), Eat as much as you can; pay as you wish hotel (Annalakshmi), Annapoorna (Famous for it's coffee and sambar. Many foreigners still visit here to taste them), Priya Juice corner and lots more. We even travel to Ooty to sip a cup of Tea. There are street foods as well as as 5 star hotels in the city. Recent addition is the Robot Restuarant.

Grinders in many kitchen, washing machine in plenty of home, automobile spare parts, machinery equipments, gears and lots more are manufactured in our Manchester of South India.

From Happy street to Kari Motors Speedway Koniyamman Pudhur has all kind of road facilities.

All these are some sample of my city's pride. Do share if you like it.

Landscape view of Adiyogi statue

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