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[[Poosi Malai Kuppam]] is {{convert|12|km|0}} away from Arni. [[Thirumalai Saheb]] built a sophisticated bungalow for his lover, an Anglo-Indian lady, there. During the Nawab period, there was a struggle between the British, French and Nawab [[Hyder Ali]]. The victorious British captured Arni. There is also a palace near the town, now used by the Agriculture Department.
[[Poosi Malai Kuppam]] is {{convert|12|km|0}} away from Arni. [[Thirumalai Saheb]] built a sophisticated bungalow for his lover, an Anglo-Indian lady, there. During the Nawab period, there was a struggle between the British, French and Nawab [[Hyder Ali]]. The victorious British captured Arni. There is also a palace near the town, now used by the Agriculture Department.


The town was used by [[Arcot]] [[nawab]]s for their military training campus.
The town was used by [[Arcot]] [[nawab]]s for their military training campus. The famous 18th century Marathi poet, author of the very beautiful poem "Nal-Damayanti Swayamvarakhyana" ( the story of swayamvara of Nal & Damayanti) Raghunath Pandit is believed to have lived here.


The tomb situated in the heart of city for Sir. Ensign Robert Kelly who was a surveying Arni area, a Colonel by then, died in September 1790.[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003081800140300.htm&date=2003/08/18/&prd=mp]
The tomb situated in the heart of city for Sir. Ensign Robert Kelly who was a surveying Arni area, a Colonel by then, died in September 1790.[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003081800140300.htm&date=2003/08/18/&prd=mp]

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Aarani, Thiruvannamalai
Aarani
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Population
 (2001)
 • Total
60,888

Aarani (Tamil : ஆரணி which is written as Arani or Arni) is a town and a municipality in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The name comes from the word araneeyam which means a place surrounded by a forest.

Geography

Aarani is located at 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E / 12.67; 79.28[1] on the banks of the Kamandala Naaga river. It has an average elevation of 151 metres (495 ft).

It is located about 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Vellore and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Thiruvannamalai.

A bypass road is under construction outside Arni.

Demographics

Aarani had a population of 60,888.[2] The population is evenly split between males and females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Aarani has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

Etymology

Hypothesis #1

In olden days Arni was called Aranyam. Aar means Athi tree; such trees once covered the region. In the north of Arni, there was a river, the Kamandala Naga river. These trees and river looked like an ornament; hence the name Arni.

Hypothesis #2

The river Kamandala Naga Nathi flows in one side and the Tatchur river flows in other side as ornament (In Tamil literature ornament means "Ani") so Aaru(River) is making Ani(Ornament) hence the name Arani.

History

Arni was ruled by the Cholas after they defeated the Pallavas. Some of the important Chola kings who ruled out Arni are Kulothunga Cholan I, Vikrama Cholan, and Kulothunga Cholan II.

During the rule of the Vijayanagara Kingdom in Arni, the Dasara function was celebrated grandly.

Poosi Malai Kuppam is 12 kilometres (7 mi) away from Arni. Thirumalai Saheb built a sophisticated bungalow for his lover, an Anglo-Indian lady, there. During the Nawab period, there was a struggle between the British, French and Nawab Hyder Ali. The victorious British captured Arni. There is also a palace near the town, now used by the Agriculture Department.

The town was used by Arcot nawabs for their military training campus. The famous 18th century Marathi poet, author of the very beautiful poem "Nal-Damayanti Swayamvarakhyana" ( the story of swayamvara of Nal & Damayanti) Raghunath Pandit is believed to have lived here.

The tomb situated in the heart of city for Sir. Ensign Robert Kelly who was a surveying Arni area, a Colonel by then, died in September 1790.[1]

Arni and the Congress Movement

The Congress movement in Arni was started by A. M. Parasurama Naicker, M. V. Subramania Sasthriar, S.A. Allala sundaram Mudaliyār, Y. N. Govindaraju Chettiar, and others. In 1922, Mahatma Gandhi went to Arni twice, to attend a meeting for Harijan development. These people welcomed Gandhiji, and took part in the Simon Commission movement.

Industry and commerce

Aarani is well known for its rice paddies; there are around 278 modern rice mills in the town.

The town also has a large community of silk weavers, called sengunthars, who specialize in making silk sarees. Hand looms are most frequently used for the weaving, although recently some have turned to mechanized methods such as Power looms. Arni is the number one in revenue earning in Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu. Though the town is not well known outside Tamil Nadu, a bulk of India's silk apparels is produced by the people of Arni.

Health care

Hospitals

Public Hospitals

  • Govt. Hospital
  • Thaai Sei Nala Viduthi, Karthikeyan Road.

Private Hospitals

  • Dr.M.Devarajan's Clinic,
  • Dr. Murali's Clinic,
  • St.Mary's Hospital,
  • P.S.G. Nursing Home,
  • Sri Sakthi Nursing Home,
  • Chinna Padmavthi Clinic,
  • KDP clinic-siddha,accupunture,homeopathy..
  • Dr.Sumathi, Karthikeyan road, Saidapet.
  • Dr.Amar Nithi Ganesan, SM road.
  • Dr.Jeeva Dental Clinic,
  • Dr. Kavitha Clinic,

Education

ACS Group of Colleges

Government Colleges

  • University College of Engineering, ARNI.

VPR group of colleges

  • Sri Bharathi women arts & Science college

Proposed

  • Polytechnic College
  • Engineering College

Schools

  • JTR Vidhyalaya
  • Pinkz Public School. Arni-Polur Road, Kasthambadi
  • Jupiter Schools (proposed)
  • St. Mary's Matriculation Hr. Sec. School
  • St. Joseph Boys Hr. Sec. School
  • Subramania Sasthriar Hr. Sec. School (one of the oldest school in our district)
  • Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. School
  • Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School
  • St. Joseph Girls Hr. Sec. School
  • Rama krishna matric School
  • C.S.I High school
  • Orange international school
  • Aim Matriculation School

Industrial training

  • Arni ITI
  • SAI ITI

Teacher training institutes

  • Sharif Teachers Training Institute
  • Sri Balaji Teachers Training College
  • Arni Teachers Training Institute

Entertainment

Theaters

  • MC (DTS)
  • Lakshmi (DTS)
  • Rajeshwari (AC/ DTS)
  • Krishna (DTS)
  • Karthikeyan(DTS)
  • Venketeshwara (Shanthi)(DTS)

Events

  • The Vembuli Amman (வேம்புலி அம்மன்) Festival is a grand carnival in the town of Aarani. It takes place once in a year in the month of August. Nearly one lakh people gather at the temple on this festive occasion.
  • Shri Puthra Kamateeswara Thirukoil witnesses a massive crowd during Kaanum Pongal (காணும் பொங்கல்)

Politics

Recently Arni has been converted into a MP constituency. Arni assembly constituency is part of the Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics - Arani".
  2. ^ Template:GR
  3. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

City

Schools

Industries

Religious

Social Service

Miscellaneous

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