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2 days ago · Historic evidences reveal that the name `Arcot` was derived from Tamil `Aaru kadu`, which means six forests which was said to be the abode of six rishis. In the year 1808, however Arcot, Vellore, Thiruvathur, Polur, and Arani Jagir were transferred to North Arcot and Wandiwash to Cheingleput.
2 days ago · Tiruvannamalai District is known for eternal peace and divine with the proud possession of the sacred shrine of Lord Arunachaleswara and Ashrams. It had started functioning as a separate district from 30th September 1989, on bifurcation of the erstwhile North Arcot District.
Sep 4, 2024 · He was the second of three siblings in Tiruttani, North Arcot district of the erstwhile Madras Presidency (now in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu). His family hails from Sarvepalli village in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. His early years were spent in Tiruttani and Tirupati.
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan followed Advaita Vedanta, a Hindu philosophical tradition.
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian politician, philosopher, and statesman who served as the second President of India and the first Vice Pr...
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a famous teacher as well as a great scholar of Indian philosophy.
- He received awards like Bharat Ratna, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts, and Templeton Prize.
- Teachers' Day in India is celebrated every year on September 5 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Sep 16, 2024 · Arcot, town, northeastern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, on the Palar River. It is located at the point where the Palar River valley meets the Coromandel Coast region and commands the inland route from Chennai (Madras) to Bengaluru (Bangalore), between the Mysore Ghat and the Javadi Hills.
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Sep 16, 2024 · Set in 1850 CE, Thangalaan unfolds in the village of Veppur, North Arcot, where Thangalaan, a respected tribal leader and landowner, lives with his family. The story takes a dark turn when Thangalaan recounts a tale about Aarathi, a feared sorceress from the Nagar tribe.
2 days ago · In 1740, the Maratha forces, under Raghoji Bhonsle, came down upon Arcot and defeated the Nawab of Arcot, Dost Ali, in the pass of Damalcherry. In the war that followed, Dost Ali, one of his sons Hasan Ali, and several other prominent people died.
Sep 8, 2024 · Krishnamacharlu and Laksminarayan Rao 1952 (p. 272): “An inscription of the 9th century AD. from Veṇmaṇi, North Arcot District, engraved over the figure of a warrior holding a child 1 in the left hand and a scimitar in the right, mentions the destruction of the village in the time of Vallivik-Kaṅkaraiyar who was probably a Gaṅga ...
