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Coimbatore Coimbatore is a major industrial town in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. The Nilgiri's biosphere reserve is at an hour's distance from this "cotton city". The nearest metros/cities are Chennai, Bangalore and Kochi. Coimbatore city is well connected by rail, road and air. City Intro Coimbatore http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tamilnadu/coimbatore.htm is known for its industrial hub, educational institutions, health care facilities, pleasant weather, friendly culture and hospitality. There is a significant minority of people of North and West Indian origin in Coimbatore which gives it a cosmopolitan outlook. Languages spoken: Tamil, English, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. Tamil spoken here is called Kongu tamil. The major tourist spots are Perur Templehttp://www.covai.com/temples/perur.htm, Kovai Kutralam, Top Slip (wildlife sanctuary), Coonor (hill station), Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary and Ooty (hill resort). Kovai Kutralam is a water falls at Siruvani, 37 km from Coimbatore is scenically enchanting. Siruvani is the source of drinking water supply to Coimbatore. Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary http://www.webindia123.com/tamilnadu/Tourism/coimba.htmis situated at an altitude of 1,400 metres in the Western Ghats near Pollachi about 90 km from the Coimbatore. The area of the sanctuary is 958 km². Various kinds of fauna like tiger, elephant sloth bear, black headed oriole, are to be seen here. M.P. Periasamy Thooranhttp://www.geocities.com/pthooran/, a great tamil poet lived here. His contributions to tamil literature,Tamil Encyclopaedia and carnatic music will be remembered forever. Narain Karthikeyan, the fastest Indian on the Formula 1 circuit, and the motor sport pioneer of India Mr.Karivardha are from Coimbatore. The famous Tamilnadu Agricultural University is in Coimbatorehttp://www.tnau.ac.in/ Coimbatore has a university http://www.b-u.ac.in/ named after the great tamil poet Bharathiar http://www.pondy.com/bharathiar/ The following are some of the great souls responsible for the industrial revolution in Coimbatore: 1. Sir Robert Staneshttp://krishnamoorthy.tripod.com/Stanes/founder.html who was instrumental in starting textile industries 2. G. D. Naidu who is called the "Thomas Alva Edison of India. Contributed in electronics, mechanical, agricultural and automobile engineering. 3. Nachimuthu Goundar and family who started transportation and agriculture based industries 4. Hardworking people of Coimbatore Industry Coimbatore is a busy city with a good business infrastructure (telecom, power, roads, airport, rail, skilled manpower and less pollution) Ideally located in the hub of the three states Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala, Coimbatore is rich with telecom, mobile and Internet connectivity and has a high tele-density. Leading Indian banks have branches in Coimbatore. The city is rated as one among the top 10 places to do business in India by Business Today. Major industries: textiles and textile machinery, wetgrinders, auto ancillary, motor pumps, knitwear and jewelry. People and culture
Tamilnadu Agriculture University, C O I M B A T O R E Coimbatore people are educated, polite and rich with entrepreneurial skills. It has been a hub for higher education from the early 1900s - with the agricultural university, both government and private engineering colleges, a medical college and a variety of science and art colleges. The major food is rice based south Indian dishes (often spicy) like Boiled Rice, Idly, Dosai, Pongal etc. Many north Indian food items like Chappathi, Roti, Biriyani, Naan are available everywhere. Chinese restaurants, continental food joints and fast food joints are located in the city. The major religion is Hinduism. Other religions followed by the Coimbatoreans are Islam, Christianity, Jainism and Sikhism. The headquarters of Isha Foundation ( Founded by Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev ) is situated in the nearby Velliangiri Hill. The meditation center of Lotus Temple fame Swami Satchidhananda is situated in RS Puram. Osho meditation center is functioning at TV Samy Road ( Near Post Office ) RS Puram (time Morning 6.AM to 7.30 AM & 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM). The popular entertainments are cinema, shopping, internet surfing, and gocarting. There is a golf club at Pollachi road. The Kari Motor Highway is a racing heaven for autosport enthusiasts, founded by Mr. Vijayakamar, a friend of the Indian motor sport legend Mr. Karivardhan. There are two gocarting centers, one in Thudiyalur and another in Avanashi Road Travel information Coimbatore is well connected by rail and road. There is a small international airport which connects the city with Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi and Sharjah. Air India, Jet airways and Indian Airlines are the major operators. The low cost Air Deccan also operates economy flights through Coimbatore. Silk air has an office in Coimbatore. There are also many dependable travel agents. The railway station is one of the busiest one in the south India with trains from every major city in India, and has computerized reservation counters. There are three bus stands; Gandhipuram ( North), Ukkadam (South) and Singanallur (East). The major bus stand is Gandhipuram from which many interstate buses and Tourist buses operate round the clock. There are many decent lodges/hotels. The tourists can board the Nilgiris Bus from here. External links Official Other colleges & universities in coimbatore there are much nice colleges in the city. famous ones are psg , grd, cit etc
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