Tourist flow to the Tamil Nadu State had been increasing by 21 per cent every year.
Tamil Nadu has various tourist attractions, ranging from hill stations to historic monuments. Providing the statistics of the tourist inflow, another interesting information is - 6.5 crores local tourists and 17 lakhs foreigners had visited the State and 62 lakh local tourists and 2.56 lakh foreigners had visited Coimbatore in 2008. The Tirumalai Naicker Mahal was visited by 3.74 lakh local tourists and 30,000 foreigners last year.
This is a good tourist traffic for last year. However, I think for the potential of Coimbatore - much more can be achieved!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Coimbatore Radio for Rural Community - PARD
Coimbatore based community radio - Vaanoli by The People Association of Rural Development (PARD) was officially inaugurated on 8 September 2009.
It was inaugurated by Coimbatore district collector Dr G Nammalvar who opened the recording room and Dr Sundara Aavudaiyappan, Programme Executive, All India Radio, Coimbatore Radio opened the broadcasting room.
It was inaugurated by Coimbatore district collector Dr G Nammalvar who opened the recording room and Dr Sundara Aavudaiyappan, Programme Executive, All India Radio, Coimbatore Radio opened the broadcasting room.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Recent Improvements/Updates to Coimbatore and proposals to improve Coimbatore - Azhagiri
Speaking at the foundation stone- laying ceremony of a high learning centre at Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) at Guindy, Chennai - Union Minister Azhagiri said SPIC would be open soon in Tuticorin, near Coimbatore.
Stating that an advanced tooling and plastics product development centre of CPIET would be started soon in Coimbatore, Alagiri said steps would be taken to reopen the fertiliser company SPIC within a month.
�My aim is to make Coimbatore on a par with Chennai and its suburbs in terms of industrial growth. I will do it at any cost and will ensure that the temple city and its adjoining areas are no inferior to any part of the State. Apart from being the DMK organising secretary for South, I would also like to become the industrial secretary for southern districts,� he said.
An expert team would soon hold talks with the Coimbatore district administration on identifying the site for the proposed Rs 48,000-crore aero park, according to the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mr M.K. Azhagiri.
Stating that the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Technology would establish its tool design centre near here, he said, �my aim is not only to industrialize Coimbatore, but all the Southern districts of Tamil Nadu.�
He said Essar Company Ltd would establish a business process outsourcing unit in Coimbatore, which would generate jobs for about 2,000 people.
Emotionally attached to Coimbatore
Compared to other cities in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore is the only town which has Coimbatore Makkal to be emotionally attached to the Coimbatore city itself.
If you ask any one from Coimbatore - he/she would be proud to be from Coimbatore and they are always emotionally attached to Coimbatore.
There is association to the city with themselves for the innocence in people, Coimbatore non-industrialization and being an emotional village. Any one from Coimbatore would be interested to see improvements to Coimbatore and there would be interest to contribute to anything good for Coimbatore.
Recently, choreographer turned actor Harikumar - "Coimbatore Sambavam movie" pugazh..said in an interview that he is emotionally attached to Coimbatore town and he loves the Coimbatore city for the innocence of people there in Coimbatore.
If you ask any one from Coimbatore - he/she would be proud to be from Coimbatore and they are always emotionally attached to Coimbatore.
There is association to the city with themselves for the innocence in people, Coimbatore non-industrialization and being an emotional village. Any one from Coimbatore would be interested to see improvements to Coimbatore and there would be interest to contribute to anything good for Coimbatore.
Recently, choreographer turned actor Harikumar - "Coimbatore Sambavam movie" pugazh..said in an interview that he is emotionally attached to Coimbatore town and he loves the Coimbatore city for the innocence of people there in Coimbatore.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Coimbatore and my Nostalgia - A pessimistic to an optimistic outlook!!
I was living in Coimbatore from my birth to my 12th standard. I had to go out of the city around 130 kms for my BE under graduation. That is where my nostalgia started. That is where my sickness started. When I said 130 kms - it was Trichy. I used to come to Coimbatore every one week or at the most 2 weeks. I thought it was long.
Though I got lot of things outside my city Coimbatore, I started missing lot of things, as soon I went out of my city. I was a book worm and academics guy until my 12th standard, but when I went to trichy for my Bachelors, I became a free person.
I got independence from what was told to do. I got independence, but I started to miss lot of things in my life. I could not get the same stuff and feel in any other city, as I get in my city. I missed my Coimbatore from that time. I missed my mom's food. I didn't see any match to that. I started eating outside. I started to smoke, drink, friends, night show movies, but still I missed my place.
I got placed in a bangalore company and still worse. It is a good thing to get a job, but still I was going slowly away from my place Coimbatore. As I grow in my career and improve myself in my life, I started to go outside my city Coimbatore. Is it always like that - to go away from my city, when we grow and improve? Is it like that for everyone?
I had to move to Hyderabad from Bangalore, which is now further away from Coimbatore. In fact, I was able to come to Coimbatore from Bangalore atleast by an overnight journey. I used to visit Coimbatore from Bangalore once in a month - that is to kill my nostalgia and still I was happy to do that.
This hyderabad thing was much worse. I cannot come to Coimbatore just like that. I had to come to Chennai first by an overnight train and then from Chennai I had to come to Coimbatore in another train. How painful journey?!
First I was just 3-4 hours journey, then it became 10-12 hours journey and then it became 20-24 hours journey by train/bus. So far fair enough!!
After that came an important opportunity in my life. I got an opportunity in United States! Well - it is again the same journey time as my last thing, but this one frequency of travel would differ right?, because this is expensive.
Initially I thought it was only 4 months trip, but that became a longer term stay in America and I could not forego any opportunity in America and that took me far away from my dear city Coimbatore!!
From that time, I have been in US for quite a while - I have lived in Kansas, NY/NJ, Virginia (Washington DC) and now in California! It is been 5 years I am in US!
Another problem I foresee is - if I get more and more opportunity in America and my child gets better future here in America, will I still go deep into the mess of nostalgia by going further away from my city and country?
Can I still be in a great position, by staying in Coimbatore only? If my daughter stays in United States and then I take my family back to Coimbatore - will my daughter get into this mess of nostalgia because of me - by thinking about America, when we move to India?
I am sure lot of people are going through this!!
Anyway - all of the above is more pessimistic outlook - I see that it is all for good. I would drive this negative energy into a positive energy for Coimbatore's improvement, my effectives, to fulfill my entrepreneurial dreams.
Though I got lot of things outside my city Coimbatore, I started missing lot of things, as soon I went out of my city. I was a book worm and academics guy until my 12th standard, but when I went to trichy for my Bachelors, I became a free person.
I got independence from what was told to do. I got independence, but I started to miss lot of things in my life. I could not get the same stuff and feel in any other city, as I get in my city. I missed my Coimbatore from that time. I missed my mom's food. I didn't see any match to that. I started eating outside. I started to smoke, drink, friends, night show movies, but still I missed my place.
I got placed in a bangalore company and still worse. It is a good thing to get a job, but still I was going slowly away from my place Coimbatore. As I grow in my career and improve myself in my life, I started to go outside my city Coimbatore. Is it always like that - to go away from my city, when we grow and improve? Is it like that for everyone?
I had to move to Hyderabad from Bangalore, which is now further away from Coimbatore. In fact, I was able to come to Coimbatore from Bangalore atleast by an overnight journey. I used to visit Coimbatore from Bangalore once in a month - that is to kill my nostalgia and still I was happy to do that.
This hyderabad thing was much worse. I cannot come to Coimbatore just like that. I had to come to Chennai first by an overnight train and then from Chennai I had to come to Coimbatore in another train. How painful journey?!
First I was just 3-4 hours journey, then it became 10-12 hours journey and then it became 20-24 hours journey by train/bus. So far fair enough!!
After that came an important opportunity in my life. I got an opportunity in United States! Well - it is again the same journey time as my last thing, but this one frequency of travel would differ right?, because this is expensive.
Initially I thought it was only 4 months trip, but that became a longer term stay in America and I could not forego any opportunity in America and that took me far away from my dear city Coimbatore!!
From that time, I have been in US for quite a while - I have lived in Kansas, NY/NJ, Virginia (Washington DC) and now in California! It is been 5 years I am in US!
Another problem I foresee is - if I get more and more opportunity in America and my child gets better future here in America, will I still go deep into the mess of nostalgia by going further away from my city and country?
Can I still be in a great position, by staying in Coimbatore only? If my daughter stays in United States and then I take my family back to Coimbatore - will my daughter get into this mess of nostalgia because of me - by thinking about America, when we move to India?
I am sure lot of people are going through this!!
Anyway - all of the above is more pessimistic outlook - I see that it is all for good. I would drive this negative energy into a positive energy for Coimbatore's improvement, my effectives, to fulfill my entrepreneurial dreams.
Revive Coimbatore - Coimbatoreyai meetpom
Dinamalar has come up with a web page, which I would like every Coimbatore Lover to read about -
Click here to read...
I felt there is lot of similarity in thinking the same way as New Coimbatore Foundation.
Please read the dinamalar's concern's on Coimbatore People about carelessness and lack of seriousness in improvement of Coimbatore.
Click here to read...
I felt there is lot of similarity in thinking the same way as New Coimbatore Foundation.
Please read the dinamalar's concern's on Coimbatore People about carelessness and lack of seriousness in improvement of Coimbatore.
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