Arni, Tiruvannamalai
{{arani is a town and municipality in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu| Tamil Nadu| Tip of Vellore Arani,
| Arni | |
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  Arni Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°ECoordinates: 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selection Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Arni Municipality |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Tiruvannamalai disrtrict |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 632301 |
| Telephone code | 04173 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-25Z |
Arani - Aarani) 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.
As of 2011, the town had a population of 63,671 and it is the 2nd largest town in the district after Thiruvannamalai. A new revenue division of the district, headquartered by Arani is announced, recently.
Geography
Arani is located at 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E[1] on the banks of the Kamandala Naaga river. It has an average elevation of 151 metres (495 ft).
It is 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Vellore and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Thiruvannamalai.
The city is well connected through various well formed roads, the state highways SH-4 (Arcot – Arani – Gingee – Villupuram Road), SH-132 (Vellore – Arani Road),Arani-Tiruvannamali Road are the major roads connecting Arani. The nearest railway station is "Arani Road" located at Kalambur, which is 10.7 km (6.65 mi) from Arani, located in Arani-Polur Road
A bypass road works has been completed outside Arani to connect, Chennai (Arcot) Road to Vellore Road and Thiruvannamalai Road. Train tracks laying is in process to connect the town via trains, the train track is laid as part of Nagari to Tindivanam route announcement by central government. As well, Arani already have a station called "Arani Road" station at Kalambur on the Vellore – Villupuram route. This track suppose to come near Arani Saidapet, since due to a stay order from the Court by a bus owning company, the station had been shifted to Kalambur.
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Arani town with 33 wards had a population of 63,671 with a sex-ratio of 1,036 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929, but extended town including all the sub urban area had a population of 92,375.[2] A total of 6,346 were under the age of six, constituting 3,200 males and 3,146 females. The average literacy of the town was 76.9%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[2] The town had a total of 14889 households. There were a total of 23,298 workers, comprising 153 cultivators, 343 main agricultural labourers, 2,185 in house hold industries, 17,919 other workers, 2,698 marginal workers, 33 marginal cultivators, 100 marginal agricultural labourers, 224 marginal workers in household industries and 2,341 other marginal workers.[3] As per the religious census of 2011, Arani (M) had 89.16% Hindus, 7.39% Muslims, 1.8% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 1.43% Jains, 0.19% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[4]
Etymology
- Hypothesis #1
In olden days Arani was called Aranyam. Aar means Athi tree; such trees once covered the region. In the north of Arani, there was a river, the Kamandala Naga river. These trees and river looked like an ornament; hence the name Arani.
- 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.
- Hypothesis #3
In Sanskrit Aranyam means 'Forest'. Hence, Derived from Aranyam.
- Hypothesis #4
In Tamil, Aaru means 'Six', Ani means 'Beauty'. So, the place had 6 type of beauties around it such as 1. Green Fields (Cultivation lands), 2. Water (Kamandala Naganathi (river)), 3. Mountains, 4. Forests, 5.Water falls & 6. A fort. Hence called Arani, the place of six beautiful entities of nature and the country.
History
Arani was ruled by the Cholas after they defeated the Pallavas. Some of the important Chola kings who ruled out Arani are Kulothunga Cholan I, Vikrama Cholan, and Kulothunga Cholan II.
During the rule of the Vijayanagara Kingdom in Arani, the Dasara function was celebrated grandly. In 1640 jagir of Arani was granted to Vedaji Bhaskar Pant a Marathi bramhin. The jagir continued to be headed by the descendents of Bhaskar Pant till the Zamindari Abolition Bill was passed in 1948.
Poosi Malai Kuppam is 12 kilometres (7 mi) away from Arani. 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 Arani. 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 Arani area, a colonel by then, died in September 1790.
Arani and the Congress Movement
The Congress movement in Arani was started by M. V. Subramania Sasthriar, S.A. Allala sundaram Mudaliyar, Y. N. Govindaraju Chettiar, Dr V Hariharan and others. In 1932 and 1934 Mahatma Gandhi went to Arani twice, to attend a meeting for Harijan development. These people welcomed Gandhiji, and took part in the Simon Commission movement.
Battle of Arnee
The Battle of Arnee (or Battle of Arani) took place at Arani, India on 3 December 1751 during the Second Carnatic War. A British-led force under the command of Robert Clive defeated and routed a much larger Franco-Indian force under the command of Raza Sahib.[1] The French troops were guarding a convoy of treasure. Clive took up a position in swampy ground, crossed by a causeway in which the convoy was forced to pass. The French were thrown into disorder and forced to retreat, but night saved them from total destruction. The treasure, however, was captured. Col.Robert Kelly fell at the Battle of Arnee.
Fort
There is a fort area in the heart of the town which is surrounded by agazhi called in Tamil. Fort area houses forest department, sub jail, registration office, police station, women police station, agricultural office, there is a parade ground within the fort area. Parade ground has a monument at the center in the memory of late Col. Robert Kelly. Govt. Boys High School, Govt. Girls High School and Subramaniya Sastri High School are located within the fort area. Kailayanathar temple and Vembuli amman temple are very famous.
The town also has a large community of silk weaver 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. Arani 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 Arani. The Arani gold is also very valuable in gold market.
Occupation
The town is well known for Rice and Silk in Tamil Nadu, Majority of the population in and around the town are depending on Agricultural and Weaving related occupation. The revenues of the town are the major contribution to the revenues of the district. There are more than 250 Rice mills within the town limit and stands second in the state to produce rice next to Thanjavur region.
Politics
Arani is one of the 234 MLA constituency in Tamil Nadu - Arani (State Assembly Constituency)
Arani is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu - Arani (Lok Sabha constituency).
- It was created during the 2008 assembly delimitation from the former Vandavasi constituency. Arani assembly constituency was once a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency.
Education
- Subramaniya Sastri High School
- Govt. Boys High School
- Govt. Girls High School
- CSI School
- St.Marry's hr sec school
- Kannammal nursury and primary school
- A.C.S Marticulation and hr sec school
- Orange CBSE and IGCSE School
- Bharathi matriculation and Hr.Sec School
- Best Matriculation hr.sec.school
- AIM Matriculation hr.sec.school
- Anna University has its University College of Engineering Arani in Arani,[5]
- AISECT affiliated Arni Branch IT/ITES Training Centre: MTECH Solutions, Opp RCM Church Arni.
- A.C.S group of Engineering college - Irumbedu
- Dr.M.G.R Polytechnic college - Irumbedu
- Dr.M.G.R Chokkalingam Arts and science college - Irumbedu
- Bharathi womens arts and science college - Kunnathur
- CSC - Common Service Centre/ Digital Seva Centre - Opp RCM Church. Arni.Contact VLE: Mr.V. Clement Raja. (Ph.D)
- AWERD NGO, (A Voluntary Organization working for Women, Youths and Children's with various Welfare activities, since 2000
See also
References
- ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics – Arani".
- 1 2 "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Arani". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "College Website". University College of Engineering Arni.
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