Sriperumbudur
Encyclopedia
Sriperumbudur is an industrial city in Kanchipuram district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
. It is located in proximity to Chennai
. It is famous for being the birth place of Sri Ramanuja
, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
was assassinated in 1991. Since 2000, Sriperumbudur has seen rapid industrialization, attracting huge investments due to its proximity to Chennai port
, infrastructure growth, establishment of STPIs and SEZ
s and availability of quality manpower.
Sriperumbudur is strategically placed on the Chennai
-Bangalore
highway, just about 40 kilometres from the city, and offers all facilities that the international industrial giants want for their business to operate in the country.
Old name of Sriperumbudur is Bhoodhapuri. It is believed that the doors of heaven will be open for those who die at Sriperumbudur. The planned greenfield Chennai Airport will come up in Sriperumbudur. The new airport is planned to have four runways.
Hyundai
was one of the initial investors when they established their Indian car operations in 1999 in Sriperumbudur. Later, Saint-Gobain
and Nokia
, Ford, Hindustan Motors
, Mitsubishi
, BMW
and lately Nissan set up operations turning this Chennai
suburban town into a large scale industrial hub. As of 2008, Sriperumbudur is a special economic zone
with more than $2 billion invested by companies like Flextronics
, Foxconn
, Jabil, Dell
and Samsung
. The town is also regarded as India's answer to Shenzhen
, China, although it is not yet a SEZ
. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_mukherjee&sid=a6k7fYiGdysQ, with its growth in electronic components manufacturing http://www.businessworld.in/content/view/962/1017/. Every month, Sriperumbudur corridor is often reported in the news for some new industrial projects. http://paramprojects.com/sriperumbudur/news .The industrial corridor between sriperumbudur and oragadam is rapidly developing with plenty of apartments by giant developers.
It is the birthplace of Sri Ramanuja
, the Hindu Saint and philosopher well known for His role in the Vaishnavism
sect. Sri Ramanujar is one of the foremost propounders of Sri Vaishnavism. Sri Ramanujar's Vigraha ( Divine Idol made of 5 metals including gold, silver, bronze, copper and iron) was installed in this temple when His Holiness was alive. This idol is called 'Thamugantha Thirumani' ( The Idol was given by Sri Ramanujacharya Himself when He lived in this material world ). There is a strong belief and fact of course, that if we drink Thirumanjana (Abiseka) milk of Sri Ramanujacharya , all sickness will be cured. Its believed that it should be the prime duty of every Sri Vaishnava (the follower of Sri Ramanujacharya) or the human being who have taken birth in this material world should get the shamashrayana ( the symbols of Disc and chanku (Counch (Panchajanya )) will be imprinted on the shoulders by an Acharya or divine perceptor) as per the philosophical values of Sri Ramanujacharya to overcome this worldly birth and death cycle! http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=pt-pt&vid=844337fc-957e-422e-b820-d91587f9a1f7.
Vallakottai
Murugan temple, 9 km from Sriperumbudur, is known for the tallest Lord Murugan statue in India (9 m).
On 21 May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi
, the then former Prime Minister of India
was assassinated by a human bomb
in Sriperumbudur. The government has converted the area into the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
.
Another attraction is the Madras Motor Sports Club
which organizes world class racing events every year at Irungattukotai near Sriperumbudur. Among the events conducted by the club are the South India Rally and the Al India Motor Race Meet. Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM) and the Federation Internationale du Sport Automotive (FISA) have licensed to race up to formula III for cars and all classes of two-wheelers. The club also has a dirt track for auto cross events.
, Sriperumbudur had a population of 86,085. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sriperumbudur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Sriperumbudur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
.
Kanchipuram district
Kanchipuram district is a district in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts, in the north by Thiruvallur District and Chennai District, in the south by Viluppuram District and in the east by the Bay of Bengal. It lies...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It is located in proximity to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. It is famous for being the birth place of Sri Ramanuja
Ramanuja
Ramanuja ; traditionally 1017–1137, also known as Ramanujacharya, Ethirajar , Emperumannar, Lakshmana Muni, was a theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete...
, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
was assassinated in 1991. Since 2000, Sriperumbudur has seen rapid industrialization, attracting huge investments due to its proximity to Chennai port
Chennai Port
Chennai Port , formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India, it is over 125 years old, although maritime trade started way back in 1639 on the sea...
, infrastructure growth, establishment of STPIs and SEZ
SEZ
SEZ may refer to:*Special Economic Zone*Seychelles International Airport...
s and availability of quality manpower.
Sriperumbudur is strategically placed on the Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
-Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
highway, just about 40 kilometres from the city, and offers all facilities that the international industrial giants want for their business to operate in the country.
Old name of Sriperumbudur is Bhoodhapuri. It is believed that the doors of heaven will be open for those who die at Sriperumbudur. The planned greenfield Chennai Airport will come up in Sriperumbudur. The new airport is planned to have four runways.
Geology
Geologically speaking, Sriperumbudur belongs to the Sriperumbudur Formation which is characterized by arenaceous and argillaceous rock units comprising splintery green shale, clays and sandstones with ironstone intercalations and on conformably overlying either the Precambrian basement or Precambrian boulder beds and green shales. The beds contain marine intercalations. Their lithologic suites and fossil fauna are suggestive of deposition under shallow and brackish conditions, probably close to the shoreline.Industry
Hyundai
Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
was one of the initial investors when they established their Indian car operations in 1999 in Sriperumbudur. Later, Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain S.A. is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris and headquartered on the outskirts of Paris at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it now also produces a variety of construction and high-performance materials.The company has its head...
and Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, Ford, Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla Technical Services industrial group. The company was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog....
, Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
, BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
and lately Nissan set up operations turning this Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
suburban town into a large scale industrial hub. As of 2008, Sriperumbudur is a special economic zone
SEZ
SEZ may refer to:*Special Economic Zone*Seychelles International Airport...
with more than $2 billion invested by companies like Flextronics
Flextronics
Flextronics International Ltd. is an electronics manufacturing services provider that offers services to original equipment manufacturers . It also provides supporting supply chain services, including packaging and transportation throughout the world, as well as design and after-sales...
, Foxconn
Foxconn
The Foxconn Technology Group is a multinational business group anchored by the Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. , a Taiwan-registered corporation headquartered in Tucheng, Taiwan...
, Jabil, Dell
Dell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
and Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
. The town is also regarded as India's answer to Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, China, although it is not yet a SEZ
SEZ
SEZ may refer to:*Special Economic Zone*Seychelles International Airport...
. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_mukherjee&sid=a6k7fYiGdysQ, with its growth in electronic components manufacturing http://www.businessworld.in/content/view/962/1017/. Every month, Sriperumbudur corridor is often reported in the news for some new industrial projects. http://paramprojects.com/sriperumbudur/news .The industrial corridor between sriperumbudur and oragadam is rapidly developing with plenty of apartments by giant developers.
Tourist attraction
- Birthplace of Saint Ramnuja
It is the birthplace of Sri Ramanuja
Ramanuja
Ramanuja ; traditionally 1017–1137, also known as Ramanujacharya, Ethirajar , Emperumannar, Lakshmana Muni, was a theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete...
, the Hindu Saint and philosopher well known for His role in the Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu, or his associated Avatars such as Rama and Krishna, as the original and supreme God....
sect. Sri Ramanujar is one of the foremost propounders of Sri Vaishnavism. Sri Ramanujar's Vigraha ( Divine Idol made of 5 metals including gold, silver, bronze, copper and iron) was installed in this temple when His Holiness was alive. This idol is called 'Thamugantha Thirumani' ( The Idol was given by Sri Ramanujacharya Himself when He lived in this material world ). There is a strong belief and fact of course, that if we drink Thirumanjana (Abiseka) milk of Sri Ramanujacharya , all sickness will be cured. Its believed that it should be the prime duty of every Sri Vaishnava (the follower of Sri Ramanujacharya) or the human being who have taken birth in this material world should get the shamashrayana ( the symbols of Disc and chanku (Counch (Panchajanya )) will be imprinted on the shoulders by an Acharya or divine perceptor) as per the philosophical values of Sri Ramanujacharya to overcome this worldly birth and death cycle! http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=pt-pt&vid=844337fc-957e-422e-b820-d91587f9a1f7.
- Vallakottai Murugan temple
Vallakottai
Vallakottai
Vallakottai is a town near Chennai, India. It is situated on the highway between Sriperumbudur and Singaperumalkoil near Chengalpattu.The Subramaniya Swamy Temple is very famous in Vallakottai. The Temple was recently renovated. People from various places visit this temple during festival days....
Murugan temple, 9 km from Sriperumbudur, is known for the tallest Lord Murugan statue in India (9 m).
- Rajiv Gandhi MemorialRajiv Gandhi MemorialThe Rajiv Gandhi Memorial is a memorial to the late Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at the site where he was assassinated at Sriperumbudur, India.-How to reach Rajiv Gandhi Memorial:...
On 21 May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
, the then former Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
was assassinated by a human bomb
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
in Sriperumbudur. The government has converted the area into the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial is a memorial to the late Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at the site where he was assassinated at Sriperumbudur, India.-How to reach Rajiv Gandhi Memorial:...
.
- Madras Motor Sports Club
Another attraction is the Madras Motor Sports Club
Madras Motor Sports Club
Madras Motor Sports Club is an Indian auto racing club founded in 1952 and based in Chennai, India.Madras Motor Sports Club with its history of over 50 years is the reason that Chennai can be called the epicentre of motor racing in India....
which organizes world class racing events every year at Irungattukotai near Sriperumbudur. Among the events conducted by the club are the South India Rally and the Al India Motor Race Meet. Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM) and the Federation Internationale du Sport Automotive (FISA) have licensed to race up to formula III for cars and all classes of two-wheelers. The club also has a dirt track for auto cross events.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sriperumbudur had a population of 86,085. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sriperumbudur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Sriperumbudur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Sriperumbudur assembly constituency (SC) is part of Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sriperumbudur Loksabha constituency is one of the largest constituency in Tamilnadu.-Assembly segments:-Before 2009:#Gummidipundi #Ponneri #Sriperumbudur...
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External links
- List of colleges @ Sriperumbudur. Lots of other information about Sriperumbudur
- http://www.arignaranna.orgArignar Anna Institute of Science and TechnologyArignar Anna Institute of Science and TechnologyArignar Anna Institute of Science and Technology is a College of Engineering that is located in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Arignar Anna Institute of Science and Technology was launched during the year 2000 for a single purpose "To produce excellence in education"...
(AAIST) Pennalur, Sriperumbudur] - Arignar Anna Institute of Management Studies & Computer Application (AAIMSCA) Pennalur, Sriperumbudur
- http://www.svce.ac.inSri Venkateswara College of EngineeringSri Venkateswara College of EngineeringSri Venkateswara College of Engineering is a premier institute located in Pennalur, Sriperumbudur near Chennai.SVCE was founded by the Sri Venkateswara Educational and Health Trust in 1985. The Trust was founded on August 1, 1984 at the behest of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal...
(SVCE) Pennalur, Sriperumbudur] - Forum related to growth and development in Sriperumbudur