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Rasipuram
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Rasipuram is a municipal corporation in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a town 27 km (16.5 miles) from Salem, India.
History
Rasipuram is a historic town dating back to at least the 1st century. Rasipuram got its name from Raajapuram which literally means King's town. Rasipuram is famous for its mouth watering ghee, .
Rasipuram is surrounded by Lakes and mountains.Having 1,200 acres (5 km2) lake in s.
Geography
Rasipuram is located at 11°28′N 78°10′E / 11.47°N 78.17°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).
Kolli hills is located exactly 54 km from Rasipuram, which is a notable place to relax. for a day trip, that has around 70 hairpin bends but no decent hotels to stay there. But lot of medicine plants and fruit varieties likes Jack, Pineapple, bannana are available. Valvil Ori festival will be celebrated to highlight the indigenous traditions, culture and values of tribal people living in the hills.
Other important place is Bodhamalai situated 6 km from Rasipuram. It has a famous Boodamalai of the hill with a access by walk of 6~7 km from any side of the hill.
There are ancient temples in and around Rasipuram. Shiva temple was build by the king Valvil Ori.
Education
Rasipuram is one of the important and notable towns in the field of Education. The town also has several schools,colleges and other Educational Institutions located in it.
Schools
- Government Higher Secondary School,Annasalai.
- Government Higher Secondary School,R.Puduppalayam.
- Government Higher Secondary School,Swami Sivanandhasalai.
- Government Higher Secondary School,T.Jaderpalayam.
- National Girls Higher Secondary School
- SRV Higher Secondary School.
- SRV Hi-Tech Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
- VetriVikas Matriculation School
- Excel Marticulation school
- Six more matriculation schools is here including Sri Vidya Mandir.
Colleges
- Muthayammal Engineering College
- Muthayammal Arts and Science College
- Muthayamal polytechnic college
- Muthayammal Industrial Training Instituute
- Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College
- Dr. Hanemann Homeopathy Medical College
- And Lot of B.Ed Colleges
Famous people from Rasipuram
- Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (R.K.Narayan), is among the well known and most widely read Indian novelists writing in English.
- Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman, is one of India's greatest cartoonists and is best known for his creation The Common Man.
- Namagiripettai Krishnan, a legend in Nathaswaram.
- N.P.V.Ramasamy Udayaar, Founder Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.
- K.A.Thangavelu, a yesteryear successful film comedy star, who started his life a Horse Cart driver between Rasipuram and Namagiripettai.
- Rasai Kavi Arangaswamy, who authored sevaral collections of Tamil poems.
- Ammana Samiyar, (Dhigambara samiyar, who liovwed for about 80 years without speaking, with out any dress and lived near the Mariamman temple. He took anything offered by the pure hearted devotees and many times refuced to accept the offering! He blessed the deserving devotees for their prosprity.He died around 1960 and laid to rest at V.Nagar after a rousing funeral procession.
Politics
Rasipuram assembly constituency is part of Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rasipuram
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
