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Senthil Kumar (Tamil: செந்தில் குமார்; born 18 October 1978), popularly known as Mirchi Senthil^[1][2][3] is an Indian film and television actor, television presenter, radio jockey and voice actor.^[4] He began his career as a radio jockey ^[5] with the radio station Radio Mirchi. He performed in the lead character Saravanan in STAR Vijay's sensational serial Saravannan Meenatchi. Senthil and his co-star Sreeja Chandran had married on 2 July 2014 in a private function in Tirupathi.^[6] He made his debut as a film actor in Thavamai Thavamirundhu and has continued acting in lead roles in Sengathu Bhoomiyilae, Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal, Vennila Veedu and more.

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Personal life[edit]

Senthil was born in Chennai on 18 October 1978 to S. Govindan and Premavathy. He did his schooling in Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He has completed his Bachelors (BCom) at Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai and Masters (Master of Finance and Control)[6] at Madurai Kamaraj University. He had a brief career stint in banking industry before he moved on to the media. He married his co-star of Madurai & Saravanan Meenatchi Tamil serials fame Malayalam-Tamil actress Sreeja Chandran. Senthil confirmed his marriage with Sreeja on his radio show (Neenga Naan Raja Sir on 8 July 2014) His sudden marriage announcement created a buzz amongst their thousands of worldwide fans in joy of their marriage

Career[edit]

Radio[edit]

Senthil joined Radio Mirchi, Chennai as a Radio Jockey^[7] in 2003 and has performed various roles such as Radio producer, EP and Programming Head. Later he moved to Coimbatore to head Coimbatore Radio Mirchi^[5] for 4 years. He has hosted many shows like Mirchi Gold, Mirchi Bazaar, Pettai Raap and Love Talkies. Currently, he is presenting a culture based story program Neenga Naan Raja Sir^[8] which is a special program on the music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja's music that is aired between 9 PM and 11PM from Monday to Saturday. This is a very popular program and was acknowledged and endorsed by music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja himself. In 2016 may, he finished that show and started a new show called ' Sentilin sutta kadhai' (Senthil's stolen stories), which tell interesting short moral stories from around earth.

Television[edit]

Senthil played the lead character in the successful television serial named Madurai^[9] in STAR Vijay telecasted from 2007 to 2009. Following the success of this serial, Senthil has played the lead character by the name Saravanan again in another sensational serial Saravanan Meenatchi^{[10][11][12][13]} in STAR Vijay. Senthil rose to fame following his performances in these two serials and is very popular by his character name Saravanan.

Senthil has performed in a micro-serial 777^[14] for Polimer TV which was directed by the movie director Manobala.

Apart from the serials, Senthil has hosted a number of shows for STAR Vijay. He has hosted a weekly movie review show Tamil Cinema Indha Vaaram in which he discusses about the movies along with the cast and crew of the movie. Senthil has conducted a game show for women by name Boxing for Polimer TV.

Film[edit]

Senthil made his Tamil film debut in the 2005 film Thavamai Thavamirundhu in which he played the elder brother of director Cheran. He was nominated for Filmfare awards for the best supporting actor category. He won his first lead role in Sengathu Bhoomiyilae which had the music score by Ilaiyaraaja. This is followed by Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal,Pappali,Vennaliveedu,Romba nallavan da.

Filmography[edit]

As actor[edit]

As Radio Jockey[edit]

• Love Talkies is a unique concept in radio in which stories and characters are created and played along with the Tamil movie songs. Senthil has been a part of many radio movies.

As Television Actor[edit]

As Television presenter[edit]

• A song review show Gaanamum Kaatchiyum for the TV channel Pudhu Yugam(Every Sunday @ 9 AM)^[15]
• Tamil Cinema Indha Vaaram for STAR Vijay
• Kadal Movie Special for STAR Vijay
• Paradesi Movie Special for STAR Vijay
• Ajith special for STAR Vijay
• Dhanush special for STAR Vijay

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Awards & Honours[edit]

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References[edit]

1. ^'Mirchi Senthil Biography Profile - Actors Tamil'. Cinema.pluz.in. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
2. ^'Actor Mirchi Senthil | Mirchi Senthil Latest News | Mirchi Senthil Biography | Mirchi Senthil Filmography | Mirchi Senthil Photos | Mirchi Senthil Videos'. Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
3. ^Malini, Shankaran. 'A gifted multi-tasker!'. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
4. ^'Radio Rage'. The Hindu. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
5. ^ ^abhttp://www.radiomirchi.com/coimbatore/rj/senthil/28154
6. ^'Saravanan and Meenakshi married in real life too'. Jul 10, 2014. The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
7. ^http://www.radiomirchi.com/chennai/rj/senthil/239602
8. ^'Neenga Naan Raja Sir - Program Guide | Chennai Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM'. Radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
9. ^'Thoughts on Madurai – a Star Vijay serial | VM's Random Ramblings'. Vmminerva.wordpress.com. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
10. ^News, Express (28 August 2012). 'Mylapore academy honours veterans'. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
11. ^'Celebrating a reel wedding...' The Hindu. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
12. ^'Star-studded affair'. The Hindu. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
13. ^'Senthil-Sreeja of Saravanan Meenatchi on big screen'. Chakpak. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
14. ^'777 - Triple Seven - A New Approach To Serials - Polimer TV'. YouTube. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
15. ^http://www.puthuyugam.tv/share.php?vtnid=KzE2NjY4NHx8MTQ4Mnx8NDk5fHx8fDEw&vtntitle=GANAMUM+KATCHIYUM+PROMO

External links[edit]

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Madurai (/ˈmædjʊraɪ/MAD-yuu-ry,^[3][4]alsoUS: /ˌmɑːdəˈraɪ/MAH-də-RY^[4][5][6]) is a major city in the Indianstate of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, the third largest city in Tamil Nadu and 44th most populated city in India.^[7] Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia.

Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language, and the third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 300 BC are evident from excavations by Archeological Survey of India in Manalur.^[8][9][10] The city is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Pandyas, Cholas, Madurai Sultanate, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Carnatic kingdom, and the British East India CompanyBritish Raj.

The city has a number of historical monuments, with the Meenakshi Amman Temple and the Tirumalai Nayak Palace being the most prominent. Madurai is an important industrial and educational hub in South Tamil Nadu. The city is home to various automobile, rubber, chemical and granite manufacturing industries.^[11]

Madurai has important government educational institutes such as the Madurai Medical College, Homeopathic Medical College,^[12]Madurai Law College, Agricultural College and Research Institute. Madurai city is administered by a municipal corporation established in 1971 as per the Municipal Corporation Act. The city covers an area of 147.97 km² and had a population of 1,561,129 in 2011.^[13] The city is also the seat of a bench of the Madras High Court. The Madurai Bench has been functioning since 2004.

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Etymology

Madurai is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the groves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Kadamba forest and hence called Kadambavanam.^[14] The city is referred by various names including 'Madurai', 'Koodal', 'Malligai Maanagar', 'Naanmadakoodal' and 'Thirualavai'. The word Madurai may be derived from Madhura (sweetness) arising out of the divine nectar showered on the city by the Hindu god Siva from his matted hair.^[15] Another theory is that Madurai is the derivative of the word Marutham, which refers to the type of landscape of the Sangam age. A town in the neighbouring Dindigul district is called Vada Madurai (North Madurai) and another in Sivagangai district is called Manamadurai. The different names by which the city has been referred to historically are listed in the 7th-century poem Thiruvilayaadal puraanam written by Paranjothi Munivar.^[15][16]

Koodal means an assembly or congregation of scholarly people, referring to the three Tamil Sangams held at Madurai. Naanmadakoodal, meaning the junction of four towers, refers to the four major temples for which Madurai was known for.^[15]Tevaram, the 7th- or 8th-century Tamil compositions on Shiva by the three prominent Nayanars (Saivites), namely Appar,^[17]Sundarar and Thirugnanasambandar,^[18][19] address the city as Thirualavai.^[15][20] As per Iravatham Mahadevan, a 2nd-century BCE Tamil-Brahmi inscription refers to the city as matiray, an Old Tamil word meaning a 'walled city'.^[21]

History

Madurai has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century BCE.^[22]Megasthenes may have visited Madurai during the 3rd century BCE, with the city referred as 'Methora' in his accounts.^[15] The view is contested by some scholars who believe 'Methora' refers to the north Indian city of Mathura, as it was a large and established city in the Mauryan Empire.^[23] Madurai is also mentioned in Kautilya's (370–283 BCE)^[24]Arthashastra.^[15]Sangam literature like Maturaikkāñci records the importance of Madurai as a capital city of the Pandyan dynasty.^[25][26] Madurai is mentioned in the works of Roman historians Pliny the Younger (61 – c. 112 CE), Ptolemy (c. 90 – c. CE 168), those of the Greek geographer Strabo (64/63 BCE – c. 24 CE),^[27] and also in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.^[16]

After the Sangam age, most of present-day Tamil Nadu, including Madurai, came under the rule of the Kalabhra dynasty, which was ousted by the Pandyas around 590 CE.^[28][29] The Pandyas were ousted from Madurai by the Chola dynasty during the early 9th century.^[30] The city remained under the control of the Cholas until the early 13th century, when the second Pandyan empire was established with Madurai as its capital.^[30] After the death of Kulasekara Pandian (1268–1308 CE), Madurai came under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate.^[30] The Madurai Sultanate then seceded from Delhi and functioned as an independent kingdom until its gradual annexation by the Vijayanagar Empire in 1378 CE.^[31] Madurai became independent from Vijayanagar in 1559 CE under the Nayaks.^[31] Nayak rule ended in 1736 CE and Madurai was repeatedly captured several times by Chanda Sahib (1740 – 1754 CE), Arcot Nawab and Muhammed Yusuf Khan (1725 – 1764 CE) in the middle of 18th century.^[15]

In 1801, Madurai came under the direct control of the British East India Company and was annexed to the Madras Presidency.^[32][33] The British government made donations to the Meenakshi temple and participated in the Hindu festivals during the early part of their rule.^[34] The city evolved as a political and industrial complex through the 19th and 20th centuries to become a district headquarters of a larger Madurai district.^[34] In 1837, the fortifications around the temple were demolished by the British.^[35] The moat was drained and the debris was used to construct new streets – Veli, Marat and Perumaal Mesthiri streets.^[36] The city was constituted as a municipality in 1866 CE.^[37] The British government faced initial hiccups during the earlier period of the establishment of municipality in land ceiling and tax collection in Madurai and Dindigul districts under the direct administration of the officers of the government.^[38] The city, along with the district, was resurveyed between 1880 and 1885 CE and subsequently, five municipalities were constituted in the two districts and six taluk boards were set up for local administration.^[38] Police stations were established in Madurai city, housing the headquarters of the District Superintendent.^[38] Under the British Madurai prospered.

It was in Madurai, in 1921, that Mahatma Gandhi, pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India, first adopted the loin cloth as his mode of dress after seeing agricultural labourers wearing it.^[39] Leaders of the independence movement in Madurai included N.M.R. Subbaraman,^[40][41]Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar and Mohammad Ismail Sahib.^[42] The Temple Entry Authorization and Indemnity Act passed by the government of Madras Presidency under C. Rajagopalachari in 1939 removed restrictions prohibiting Shanars and Dalits from entering Hindu temples. The temple entry movement was first led in Madurai Meenakshi temple by independence activist A. Vaidyanatha Iyer in 1939.^[43][44]

Architecture

Madurai is built around the Meenakshi Amman Temple, which acted as the geographic and ritual centre of the ancient city of Madurai.^[45] The city is divided into a number of concentric quadrangular streets around the temple.^[45]Vishwanatha Nayak (1529–64 CE), the first Madurai Nayak king, redesigned the city in accordance with the principles laid out by Shilpa Shastras (Sanskrit: śilpa śāstra, also anglicised as silpa sastra meaning rules of architecture) related to urban planning. These squares retain their traditional names of Aadi, Chittirai, Avani-moola and Masi streets, corresponding to the Tamil month names and also to the festivals associated.^[45] The temple prakarams (outer precincts of a temple) and streets accommodate an elaborate festival calendar in which dramatic processions circumambulate the shrines at varying distances from the centre. The temple chariots used in processions are progressively larger in size based on the size of the concentric streets.^[46] Ancient Tamil classics record the temple as the centre of the city and the surrounding streets appearing liken a lotus and its petals.^[16] The city's axes were aligned with the four quarters of the compass, and the four gateways of the temple provided access to it.^[47] The wealthy and higher echelons of the society were placed in streets close to the temple, while the poorest were placed in the fringe streets.^[47] With the advent of British rule during the 19th century, Madurai became the headquarters of a large colonial political complex and an industrial town; with urbanisation, the social hierarchical classes became unified.^[48]

Geography and climate

As typical with Tamil Nadu, Madurai has a dry-summer tropical savannah climate (Köppen climate classification: As).

Madurai is located at 9°56′N78°07′E / 9.93°N 78.12°E.^[49] It has an average elevation of 101 metres. The city of Madurai lies on the flat and fertile plain of the river Vaigai, which runs in the northwest-southeast direction through the city, dividing it into two almost equal halves.^[50] The Sirumalai and Nagamalai hills lie to the north and west of Madurai.^[51] The land in and around Madurai is utilised largely for agricultural activity, which is fostered by the Periyar Dam.^[51] Madurai lies southeast of the western ghats, and the surrounding region occupies the plains of South India and contains several mountain spurs.^[52] The soil type in central Madurai is predominantly clay loam, while red loam and black cotton types are widely prevalent in the outer fringes of the city.^[53] Paddy is the major crop, followed by pulses, millet, oil seed, cotton and sugarcane.^[53]

The municipal corporation of Madurai has an area of 147.97 km².^[50][54] Madurai is hot and dry for eight months of the year.^[55] Cold winds are experienced during February and March as in the neighbouring Dindigul.^[55] The hottest months are from March to July.^[55] The city experiences a moderate climate from August to October, tempered by heavy rain and thundershowers, and a slightly cooler climate from November to February.^[55] Fog and dew are rare, occurring only during the winter season.^[55] Being equidistant from mountains and the sea, it experiences similar monsoon pattern with Northeast monsoon and Southwest monsoon, with the former providing more rain during October to December.^[55] The average annual rainfall for the Madurai district is about 85.76 cm.^[56]

Temperatures during summer generally reach a maximum of 40 °C and a minimum of 26.3 °C, although temperatures up to 42 °C are not uncommon.^[57] Winter temperatures range between 29.6 °C and 18 °C. A study based on the data available with the Indian Meteorological Department on Madurai over a period of 62 years indicate rising trend in atmospheric temperature over Madurai city, attributed to urbanisation, growth of vehicles and industrial activity.^[57] The maximum temperature of 42 °C for the decade of 2001 – 2010 was recorded in 2004 and in 2010.^[57]

Demographics

According to 2011 census based on per-expansion limits, the area covered under the Madurai Municipal Corporation had a population of 1,017,865^[63] with a sex-ratio of 999 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.^[64] A total of 100,324 were under the age of six, constituting 51,485 males and 48,839 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 6.27% and .31% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the city was 81.95%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.^[65] The urban agglomeration of Madurai had a population of 1,465,625,^[66] and is the third largest in Tamil Nadu and the 31st in India.^[67][68]

According to the religious census of 2011, Madurai had 85.8% Hindus, 8.5% Muslims, 5.2% Christians and 0.5% others.^[69] Tamil is spoken by most, and the standard dialect is the Madurai Tamil dialect.^[15][70][71]Saurashtra is also spoken by some significant minorities.^[72] Roman Catholics in Madurai are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madurai,^[73] while Protestants are affiliated with the Madurai-Ramnad Diocese of the Church of South India.^[74]

In 2001, Slum-dwellers comprise 32.6 per cent of the total population, much higher than the national average of 15.05 per cent.^[75][76] The increase in growth rate to 50 per cent from 1971 to 1981 is due to the city's upgrade to a municipal corporation in 1974 and the subsequent inclusion of 13 Panchayats into the corporation limits.^[77] The decline in the population growth rate between 1981 and 2001 is due to the bifurcation of Madurai district into two, Madurai and Dindigul in 1984, and the subsequently of part of the city into the Theni district in 1997.^[77] The compounded annual growth rate dropped from 4.10 per cent during 1971–81 to 1.27 per cent during 1991–2004.^[77]

Administration and politics

The municipality of Madurai was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvement Act of 1865.^[37] The municipality was headed by a chairperson and elections were regularly conducted for the post except during the period 1891 to 1896, when no elections were held due to violent factionalism. During the early years of independent India, the Madurai municipality was dominated by reformists of the Indian National Congress.^[85] Madurai was upgraded to a municipal corporation on 1 May 1971^[86] as per the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971.^[87] It is the second oldest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, after Chennai.^[86] The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and the Computer Wing.^[88] All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner, who is the supreme executive head.^[88] The legislative powers are vested in a body of 100 members, one each from the 100 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Mayor assisted by a Deputy Mayor.^[89] The corporation received several awards in 2008 for implementing development works.^[90]

The city of Madurai is represented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by six elected members, one each for the Madurai East, Madurai West, Madurai North, Madurai Central, Madurai South and Thirupparankundram constituencies.^[91] Most of Madurai city comes under the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency and elects a member to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, once every five years.^[91][92] From 1957, the Madurai parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress seven times in the 1962–67,^[93] 1971–77,^[94] 1977–80,^[95] 1980–84,^[96] 1984–89,^[97] 1989–91^[98] and 1991 elections.^[99] The Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the seat three times during 1967–71,^[100] 1999–2004^[101] and 2004–09^[102] general elections. The Communist Party of India (1957–61^[103]), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (1996–98^[104]), Janata Party (1998^[105]), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2009–2014^[106]) and All India Anna Dravida Munnertra Kazhagam (2014–2019) ^[83] have each won once. Part of the city which falls under Thirupparankundram assembly constituency comes under the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency.^[84]

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Law and order is enforced by the Tamil Nadu Police, which, for administrative purposes, has constituted Madurai city as a separate district.^[107] The district is divided into four sub-divisions, namely Thallakulam, Anna Nagar, Thilagar Thidal and Town,^[107] with a total of 27 police stations.^[108] The Madurai city police force is headed by a Commissioner of police, assisted by Deputy Commissioners. Enforcement of law and order in the suburban areas are handled by the Madurai district police.^[109] In 2008, the crime rate in the city was 283.2 per 100,000 people, accounting for 1.1 per cent of all crimes reported in major cities in India, and it was ranked 19th among 35 major cities in India. As of 2008, Madurai recorded the second highest SLL (Special and Local Laws) crimes, at 22,728, among cities in Tamil Nadu.^[110] However, Madurai had the second lowest crime rate at 169.1 of all the cities in Tamil Nadu.^[110]The city is also the seat of a bench of the Madras High Court, one of only a few outside the state capitals of India. It started functioning in July 2004.^[111]

Transport

Road

The National HighwaysNH 7, NH 45B, NH 208 and NH 49 pass through Madurai.^[112] The state highways passing through the city are SH-33, SH-72, SH-72A, SH-73 and SH-73A which connect various parts of Madurai district.^[113] Madurai is one of the seven circles of the Tamil Nadu State Highway network.^[113] Madurai is the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) and provides local and inter-city bus transport across the districts of Madurai, Dindigul, Sivagangai, Theni, Virudhunagar.^[114] Madurai has three bus terminals, namely, M.G.R. Bus Stand and Arappalayam (for inter city buses) and Periyar Bus stand (for intra city buses).^[115] There are 12,754 registered three-wheeled vehicles called auto rickshaws, which are commercially available for renting within the city.^[116] In addition to the government operated city buses, there are 236 registered private mini-buses that support local transportation.^[116]

Rail

Madurai Junction is the major railway station serving the city. It is an important railway junction in southern Tamil Nadu and is one of the top 100 booking stations in Indian Railways.^[117] It is the headquarters of the Madurai division of the Southern Railway.^[118] There are direct trains from connecting Madurai with major cities and towns across India.^[117] The state government announced a Mono rail project for Madurai in 2011, which is in planning stages.^[119] There are ten other sub urban railway stations serving the city.

Air

Madurai airfield was first used by the Royal Air Force in World War II in 1942.^[120] The first passenger flight was a Fokker Friendship aircraft from Madras in 1956.^[121]Madurai Airport was established in 1957 and is located at Avaniyapuram, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the city.^[122][123] The airport was declared a customs airport in 2012 allowing limited number of international flights.^[124] It offers domestic flights to some cities in India and international services to Colombo, Dubai and for Singapore now on daily basis started by Air India Express from FEB2018.^[125] The carriers operating from the airport are Air India, Air India Express, SpiceJet, Indigo and Srilankan Airlines .^[126] The airport handled 842,300 passengers between April 2015 and March 2016.^{[127][128][129]} The airport was identified as one of 35 non-metro airports for modernisation and a new integrated terminal building was inaugurated on 12 September 2010.^[130]

Education

Madurai has been an academic centre of learning for Tamil culture, literature, art, music and dance for centuries.^[131] All three assemblies of the Tamil language, the Tamil Sangam (about the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE), were said to have been held at Madurai.^[132] Tamil poets of different epochs participated in these assemblies, and their compositions are referred to as Sangam literature.^[27] During the third Tamil sangam, the comparative merit of the poets was decided by letting the works float in the lotus tank of the temple. It was believed that a divine force would cause the work of superior merit to float on the surface, while the inferior ones would sink.^[131][133]

The American College is the oldest college in Madurai, and was established in 1881 by American Christian missionaries.^[134] The Lady Doak college, established in 1948, is the oldest women's college in Madurai.^[135]Thiagarajar College (established in 1949), Madura College (established in 1889),^[136]Fatima College (established in 1953),^[137], Sourashtra College (established in 1967) and M.S.S. Wakf Board College (established in 1964), Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College ( established in 1946),^[138] are the oldest educational institutions of the city. Madurai Kamaraj University (originally called Madurai University), established in 1966, is a state-run university which has 109 affiliated arts and science colleges in Madurai and neighbouring districts.^[139] There are 47 approved institutions of the university in and around the city, consisting of autonomous colleges, aided colleges, self-financing colleges, constituent colleges, evening colleges and other approved institutions.^[140] There are seven polytechnical schools and five Industrial training institutes (ITIs) in Madurai, with the Government ITI and the Government Polytechnic for Women being the most prominent of them all.^[12] There are two government medical institutes in Madurai, Madurai Medical College and Homoeopathic Medical College, Thirumangalam and 11 paramedical institutes.^[12] There are fifteen engineering colleges in Madurai affiliated to Anna University, with the Thiagarajar College of Engineering being the oldest.^[12] The Madurai Law College, established in 1979, is one of the seven government law colleges in the state. It is administered by the Tamil Nadu Government Department of Legal Studies, and affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University.^[12][141] There are three teacher training institutes, two music colleges, three management institutes and 30 arts and sciences colleges in Madurai.^[12] The agricultural college and research institute in Madurai, started in 1965 by the state government, provides agricultural education to aspirants in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu.^[142] There are a total of 369 primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in the city.^[143].AIIMS a premier medical institution also under construction in Madurai covering nearly 262 acres of land in sub-urban Thoppur Madurai district

Economy

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Madurai was traditionally an agrarian society, with rice paddies as the main crop. Cotton crop cultivation in the regions with black soil in Madurai district was introduced during the Nayaka rule during the 16th century to increase the revenue from agriculture.^[144] The paddy fields cultivated in the Vaigai delta across Madurai North, Melur, Nilakottai and Uthamapalayam are known as 'double-crop paddy belts'.^[145] Farmers in the district supplement their income with subsidiary occupations like dairy farming, poultry-farming, pottery, brick making, mat-weaving and carpentry.^[145] Madurai is famed for its jasmine plantations, called 'Madurai Malli', primarily carried out at the foothills of Kodaikanal hills and traded at the Madurai morning flower market.^[131] An average of 2,000 farmers sell flowers daily at the flower market.^[131]

With the advent of Small Scale Industries (SSI) after 1991, the industrialisation of Madurai increased employment in the sector across the district from 63,271 in 1992–93 to 166,121 persons in 2001–02.^[146] Madurai is one of the few rubber growing areas in South India,^[147] and there are rubber-based industries in Madurai.^[148] Gloves, sporting goods, mats, other utility products and automobile rubber components are the most produced items by these industries. Automobile manufacturers are the major consumers of rubber components produced in the city.^[11] There are numerous textile, granite and chemical industries operating in Madurai.^[148]The city has a vast economic development as well with people buying swanky cars. The car manufacturers found this as opportunity and has setup showrooms here in kappalur.

Madurai is promoted as a tier II city for IT and some software companies have opened their offices in Madurai.^[149]Software Technology Parks of India, an agency of the Government of India, has authorised several such companies to receive benefits under its national information technology development program.^[150] The state government proposed two IT-based Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Madurai, and these have been fully occupied by various IT companies. HCL Technologies and HoneyWell have their own campuses in ELCOT IT Park in Madurai.^[151][152]

Religious sites

Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the south side of the Vaigai River in Madurai and is one of the most prominent landmarks of the city.^[132] It is dedicated to Meenakshi and her consort, Sundareswarar.^[131] The complex houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers) ranging from 45–50 metres (148–164 ft) in height, the tallest being the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high. There are also two golden sculptured vimana (shrines) over the sanctum of the main deities. The temple is a significant symbol for Tamils and has been mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature, though the present structure was built between 1623 and 1655 CE.^[45][153] The temple attracts on average 15,000 visitors a day, which grows to around 25,000 on Fridays^{[citation needed]}. There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple,^[154] and it was in the list of top 30 nominees for the 'New7Wonders of the World'.^[155]

Koodal Azhagar Temple is a Vishnu temple located in the city. It has idols of the Navagraha (nine planet deities), which are otherwise found only in Shiva temples.^[156][157]

Alagar Koyil is a celebrated Vishnu temple 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Madurai situated on the foothills of Solaimalai.^[158] The deity, Kallazhagar, is believed to be the brother of Meenakshi, the presiding deity at the Meenakshi temple.^[27] The festival calendars of these two temples overlap during the Meenakshi Thirukalyanam festival.^[159]

Tirupparankunram is a hill 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from Madurai where the Hindu god Murugan is said to have married Deivanai. The temple is the first among the Six Abodes of Murugan and is one of the most visited tourist spots in Madurai, next only to the Meenakshi Amman Temple.^[158][160] The temple has a wide range of Hindu gods carved on the walls.^[157]

Kazimar Big Mosque is the oldest Islamic place of worship in the city.^[161] It was constructed under the supervision of Kazi Syed Tajuddin, who is a descendant of Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Madurai Maqbara the grave of Meer Ahmad Ibrahim Periya Hazrat, Meer Amjad Ibrahim Chinna Hazrat and Syed Abdus Salam Ibrahim Saalim Hazrat is located inside the mosque.^[161][162] Kazi Syed Tajuddin came from Oman and received the piece of land as a gift from the Pandyan ruler Kulasekara Pandyan I, during the 13th century for the construction of the mosque.^{[131][161][163]} Since its inception till today the mosque is being managed by descendants of Kazi Syed Tajuddin and traditionally the Kazis of Madurai city to the Govt. of Tamil Nadu are appointed from the descendants family.^[164][165]Goripalayam Mosque is located in Gorippalayam, the name of which is derived from the Persian word gor ('grave') and the graves of erstwhile Sultanate rulers Alauddin, Shamsuddeen and Habibuddin are found here.^[166]Tirupparankunram Dargah is located at the top of the Thiruparankundram hill where the cemetery of Sultan Sikandhar Badushah the then ruler of Jeddah and Madurai who travelled to India along with Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed of Ervadi during 12th century is located.^[166] St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai.^[167]

Culture, tourism and entertainment

Madurai is popularly called Thoonga Nagaram meaning the city that never sleeps, on account of the active night life.^[168] The city attracts a large number of tourists from within the country and abroad. About 9,100,000 tourists visited Madurai in 2010, including 524,000 foreigners.^[169] Madurai is now attracting medical tourism also.^[170] The palace complex of Thirumalai Nayak Palace was constructed in the Indo-Saracenic style by Thirumalai Nayakar in 1636 CE. It is a national monument maintained by the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department. The daily sound and light show organised by the department explains the virtues of King Thirumalai and the features of the palace.^[158] The palace of Rani Mangamma has been renovated to house one of the five Gandhi Sangrahalayas (Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai) in the country. It includes a part of the blood-stained garment worn by Mahatma Gandhi when he was assassinated by Nathuram Godse.^[171] A visit by Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. to the museum inspired him to lead peaceful protests against discrimination.^[172] The Eco park, situated in Tallakulam, features fountains and lighting in trees using optical fibres.^[173] Rajaji children's park, maintained by the Madurai Municipal Corporation, is situated between the Gandhi museum and the Tamukkam grounds. It has a visitor average of 5000 per day during holidays and 2000–3000 on working days. Madurai also has Theme Park, Athisayam which is situated in Paravai, Madurai – Dindugal main road. ^[174] MGR Race Course Stadium is an athletic stadium which has a synthetic track and a swimming pool.^[175] Several national meets are held here.^[176] It also hosts several international and national level kabbadi championships.^[177]

The people of Madurai celebrate numerous festivals, including Meenakshi Tirukkalyanam, the Chittirai Festival and the Car Festival.^[159] The annual 10-day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival, also called Chittirai festival, is celebrated during April–May every year and attracts one million visitors. Legend has it that the Hindu god Vishnu, as Alagar, rode on a golden horse to Madurai to attend the celestial wedding of Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswarar (Shiva).Before Alagar reaches the wedding, the marriage will be completed and he does not cross the vaigai river. During this day there will be huge crowd will be present near the river too see Lord Alagar in the river. During the Cradle festival, the festive idols of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar are taken in procession to a mirror chamber and set on a rocking swing for nine days. Avanimoolam festival is celebrated during September when the 64 sacred games of Shiva, thiruvilayadal, are recited.^[159] The Thepporchavam festival, or float festival, is celebrated on the full moon day of the Tamil month Thai, which falls around January – February, to celebrate the birth anniversary of King Thirumalai Nayak. The decorated icons of Meenakshi and her consort are taken out in a procession from the Meenakshi Temple to the Mariamman Teppakulam. The icons are floated in the tank on a raft decked with flowers and flickering lamps.^[158]Jallikattu is one of the most popular historical sport in Tamil Nadu, and is a part of the Pongal festival (harvest festival) Mattu Pongal celebrated during January. The bull taming event is held in the villages surrounding Madurai, and people from the neighbouring villages throng to the open grounds to watch man and bull pitting their strength against each other.^[159] The event was banned in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 following an order by the Supreme Court of India.^[178]Santhanakoodu festivals in Madurai are celebrated on various days during the Islamic calendar year to commemorate Islamic saints.^{[179][180][166]}

Vishaal de Mal , being the South Tamilnadu’s biggest large format shopping mall, is located in Chokkikulam , Madurai.

Media and utility services

The city hosts several radio stations, including the state-owned All India Radio^[181] and private channels like Hello FM, Radio Mirchi,^[182]Suryan FM^[183] and Radio City. The Hindu,^[184]The New Indian Express^[185] and The Times of India^[186] are the three principal English language daily newspapers which have Madurai editions. Deccan Chronicle, though not printed in the city, is another English language daily newspaper available in the city.^[187] The most read Tamil language daily morning newspapers include Dina Malar,^[188]Dina Thanthi,^[189]Dina Mani^[185] and Dinakaran^[190] – all these newspapers have editions from Madurai. There are also daily Tamil evening newspapers like Tamil Murasu, Malai Murasu^[191] and Malai Malar^[191] published in Madurai. Television broadcasting from Chennai for whole of Tamil Nadu was started on 15 August 1975.^[192] Direct-to-home cable television services are provided by DD Direct Plus^[193][194] and other private service providers.^[195]

Electricity supply to the city is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB).^[196] The city is the headquarters of the Madurai region of TNEB and along with its suburbs, forms the Madurai Metro Electricity Distribution Circle, which is further divided into six divisions.^[196] Water supply is provided by the Madurai City Corporation with overhead tanks and power pumps.^[197] In the period 2010–2011, a total of 950.6 lakh litres of water was supplied to 87,091 connections for households in Madurai.^[197]

About 400 metric tonnes of solid waste are collected from the city every day by door-to-door collection, and the subsequent source segregation and dumping is carried out by the sanitary department of the Madurai Municipal corporation^[198] All the major channels in Madurai are linked by the corporation to receive the flood water from primary, secondary and tertiary drains constructed along the roadsides to dispose of rain water. The sewer system was first established by the British in Madurai in 1924 to cover the core city area, which covers 30 per cent of the present city area. It was further expanded in 1959 and 1983 by a corporation plan. The 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission covered 90 per cent of households with underground drainage system.^[198]

Madurai comes under the Madurai telecom district of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom and internet services provider. Both Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile services are available. Apart from telecom, BSNL also provides broadband internet service and Caller Line Identification (CLI) based internet service Netone.^[199][200]

A regional passport office was opened on 17 December 2007 and caters to the needs of nine districts.^[201] The city is served by the Government Rajaji Hospital.^[202]

On 27 January 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a foundation stone for the new AIIMS hospital project in Thoppur at a cost of Rs. 1264 crores.^[203]

See also

Notes

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2. ^The Hindu & 15 May 2016.
3. ^'Madurai'. Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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7. ^Tamil Nādu – City Population – Cities, Towns & Provinces – Statistics & Map 2011.
8. ^The Times of India & 13 October 2015.
9. ^The Times of India & 12 October 2015.
10. ^The Hindu & 12 October 2015.
11. ^ ^abThe Hindu & 25 October 2007.
12. ^ ^abcdefList of Colleges in Madurai.
13. ^Madurai 2011 census data.
14. ^Reddy 2013, p. 10.
15. ^ ^abcdefghHarman 1992, pp. 30–36.
16. ^ ^abcReynolds & Bardwell 1987, pp. 12–25.
17. ^Thirunavukkarasar 2004, pp. 44–47.
18. ^Campantar Tirumurai 1 2004, p. 61.
19. ^Campantar Tirumurai 3 2004, pp. 56–58.
20. ^Prentiss 1999, p. 43.
21. ^Mahadevan.
22. ^Zvelebil 1992, p. 27.
23. ^Quintanilla 2007, p. 2.
24. ^Agarwal 2008, p. 17.
25. ^Mangudi Marudanar 2004.
26. ^Gopal 1990, p. 181.
27. ^ ^abcBandopadhyay 2010, pp. 93–96.
28. ^Dalal 1997, p. 128.
29. ^Kersenboom Story 1987, p. 16.
30. ^ ^abcSalma Ahmed 2011, p. 26.
31. ^ ^abV. 1995, p. 115.
32. ^Markovits 2004, p. 253.
33. ^B.S., S. & C. 2011, p. 582.
34. ^ ^abKing 2005, pp. 73–75.
35. ^Reynolds & Bardwell 1987, p. 18.
36. ^Narasaiah 2009, p. 85.
37. ^ ^abMadurai Corporation – citizen charter.
38. ^ ^abcImperial gazetteer of India: Provincial series, Volume 18 1908, pp. 229–230.
39. ^Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai.
40. ^Kamat Research Database, Biography: N.M.R.Subbaraman.
41. ^David Arnold 1977, p. 128.
42. ^More J. B. P 1977, p. 106.
43. ^Press Information Bureau archives, Government of India.
44. ^The Hindu & 26 February 2011.
45. ^ ^abcdKing 2005, p. 72.
46. ^Selby & Peterson 2008, p. 149.
47. ^ ^abKing 2005, p. 73.
48. ^King 2005, p. l 73.
49. ^Maps, Weather, and Airports for Madurai, India.
50. ^ ^abMadurai Corporation – General information.
51. ^ ^abImperial Gazetter of India, Volume 16 1908, p. 404.
52. ^Pletcher 2011, p. 192.
53. ^ ^abDepartment of Agriculture.
54. ^TN Govt GO #220.
55. ^ ^abcdefAnnesley 1841, p. 68.
56. ^Water year – District ground water brochure, Madurai district.
57. ^ ^abcThe Hindu & 21 April 2010.
58. ^Climatology of Madurai 2011.
59. ^Record highs and lows of Madurai 2015.
60. ^Singh, Dube & Singh 1988, p. 407.
61. ^Students' Britannica India, p. 319.
62. ^Primary Census Abstract – Census 2001.
63. ^ ^ab'Madurai District census handbook'(PDF). Government of India. Archived(PDF) from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
64. ^National Sex Ratio 2011.
65. ^Madurai 2011 census.
66. ^'Primary Census Abstract - Urban Agglomeration'. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original(XLS) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
67. ^Madurai UA 2011 census data.
68. ^Largest metropolitan areas.
69. ^'Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu'(XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
70. ^Deccan Chronicle & 25 March 2011.
71. ^Primary Census data – religion.
72. ^Thurston 1913, p. 123.
73. ^Catholic Diocese of Madurai.
74. ^Madurai Ramnad Diocese.
75. ^Stanley 2004, p. 631.
76. ^City Development Plan of Madurai 2004, p. 31.
77. ^ ^abcCity Development Plan of Madurai 2004, p. 43.
78. ^The Hindu & 22 October 2011.
79. ^Corporation Commissioner.
80. ^The Hindu & 19 May 2014.
81. ^ ^abcdeList of Members Constituency name wise 2011.
82. ^'Madurai South Assembly Constituency'. elections.in. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
83. ^ ^abMP of Madurai 2014.
84. ^ ^abhttps://indianexpress.com/elections/virudhunagar-lok-sabha-election-results/Archived 8 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Virudhunagar General Elections Results / Candidates
85. ^Lal 1972, p. 151.
86. ^ ^abCivic affairs 1970, p. 80.
87. ^Palanithurai 2007, p. 80.
88. ^ ^abCommissionerate of Municipal Administration.
89. ^Economic and political weekly, Volume 30 1995, p. 2396.
90. ^The Hindu & 9 December 2008.
91. ^ ^abMap showing the new assembly constituencies.
92. ^List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
93. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha.
94. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha.
95. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha.
96. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha.
97. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha.
98. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha.
99. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha.
100. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha.
101. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.
102. ^Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.
103. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1957 to the Second Lok Sabha.
104. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha.
105. ^Key highlights of the general elections 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha.
106. ^Notification No. 308/2009/EPS.
107. ^ ^abMadurai City Police district.
108. ^Madurai – List of Police Stations.
109. ^Madurai District Police.
110. ^ ^abCrimes in cities of Tamil Nadu.
111. ^Madras High Court.
112. ^National Highways passing through Madurai.
113. ^ ^abHighways Circle of Highways Department, Tamilnadu.
114. ^Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited 2011.
115. ^Madurai bus stand.
116. ^ ^abRegional Transport Office – Registered commercial vehicles in Tamil Nadu.
117. ^ ^abTrain Running Information.
118. ^Southern Railway Madurai division.
119. ^ibnlive & 6 June 2011.
120. ^Dinamalar & 4 July 2015.
121. ^airport history.
122. ^customs airport.
123. ^Madurai Airport.
124. ^TOI & 9 August 2011.
125. ^The Hindu & 29 August 2012.
126. ^Airports Authority of India – Madurai Airport.
127. ^Air traffic statistics.
128. ^International Air traffic movement.
129. ^International Air freight movement.
130. ^The Hindu & 4 July 2015.
131. ^ ^abcdefNational Geographic 2008, p. 155.
132. ^ ^abSoundara Rajan 2001, p. 51.
133. ^Ramaswamy 2007, p. 271.
134. ^The Times of India & 1 September 2011.
135. ^The Lady Doak College.
136. ^The Madura College.
137. ^Fatima College, Madurai.
138. ^Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College.
139. ^Madurai Kamarajar University.
140. ^List of Colleges affiliated to Madurai Kamarajar University.
141. ^The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University – Affiliated Government law colleges.
142. ^Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai.
143. ^Schools in Madurai.
144. ^Parthasarathi 2007, p. 53.
145. ^ ^abGanapathy 1987, pp. 14–16.
146. ^Soundarapandian 2009, pp. 151–152.
147. ^Bansal 2005, p. 47.
148. ^ ^abIndustries in Madurai.
149. ^36 cities that will shape India's future.
150. ^ELCOT, Madurai.
151. ^ELCOT website.
152. ^The Hindu & 7 December 2008.
153. ^Brockman 2011, pp. 326–327.
154. ^Abram et al. 2011, pp. 996–1002.
155. ^Meenakshi Temple, India.
156. ^Ayyar 1991, p. 490.
157. ^ ^abTourist places in Madurai.
158. ^ ^abcdTourism in Madurai.
159. ^ ^abcdWelcome to Madurai – Festivals.
160. ^The Times of India & 28 November 2012.
161. ^ ^abcShokoohy 2003, p. 52.
162. ^Maqbara.
163. ^The Times of India & 27 April 2014.
164. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
165. ^http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/1527835/The-New-Indian-Express-Madurai/02022018#page/20/1Archived 10 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
166. ^ ^abcShokoohy 2003, p. 57.
167. ^Catholic hierarchy.
168. ^The Hindu & 3 September 2013.
169. ^The Hindu & 5 November 2007.
170. ^The Hindu & 6 November 2013.
171. ^Tha Indian & 5 March 2009.
172. ^The Hindu & 1 July 2006.
173. ^The Times of India & 11 June 2012.
174. ^The Hindu & 15 May 2005.
175. ^The Hindu & 29 May 2004.
176. ^The Times of India & 22 June 2012.
177. ^The Hindu & 1 March 2010.
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179. ^Shokoohy 2003, p. 54.
180. ^Shokoohy 2003, p. 34.
181. ^All India Radio Stations.
182. ^Radio Mirchi Madurai.
183. ^Suriyan FM Madurai.
184. ^The Hindu Madurai.
185. ^ ^abThe Indian Express Group.
186. ^The Times of India.
187. ^Deccan 2013.
188. ^Dinamalar e-paper Madurai.
189. ^Dinathanthi e-paper Madurai.
190. ^Dinakaran Madurai.
191. ^ ^abMalaimalar Madurai.
192. ^The Hindu & 9 October 2009.
193. ^The Hindu & 19 December 2004.
194. ^DD News.
195. ^The Hindu & 24 September 2007.
196. ^ ^abImportant Address of TNEB.
197. ^ ^abWater Supply Details.
198. ^ ^abJawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
199. ^List of cities where Calling Line Identification (CLI) Based Internet Service is available.
200. ^List of cities where BSNL broadband service is available (As on 1 January 2007).
201. ^Regional passport office.
202. ^The Hindu & 23 August 2007.
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External links

• Madurai travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Recent Madurai News by Press108