Aarani, Thiruvannamalai

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Aarani
Selection Grade Municipality
Arani
Nickname: 
Silk & Rice City
UTC+5:30 (Indian tuning time)
Postal code
632301, 632314, 632316 , 632317, 632318
Phone numbers in India04173
Vehicle registrationTN 97
WebsiteArani Municipality

Aarani, officially spelled as Arni,

Thiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is the second largest urban center next to the district headquarters, Thiruvannamalai
, and is administered by a selection grade municipality. Aarani is home to silk weaving, spinning mills and agricultural industries. Famous Aarani silk and a paddy variety named Aarani Ponni, known for its rich aroma, originates from Aarani. The town is often nicknamed as The Silk City. Aarani also has a rich cultural heritage as it is a major center of Tamil Jainism.

History

Pallavas were the first to rule Aarani and were followed by Rashtrakutas in 968. The Chola period, including the reigns of

Rajadhiraja Chola II (1166–1178), witnessed more developments in administration including formation of feudatories. Inscriptions also reveal several grants and donations made by Cholas to temples in the form of villages.[5]

In 1640 Jagir of Aarani was granted to Vedaji Bhaskar Pant, a Marathi Brahmin. The Jagir was continuously headed by the descendants of Bhaskar Pant till the Zamindari Abolition Bill was passed in 1948.[6]

Poosi Malai Kuppam is 12 kilometres (7 mi) away from Aarani. Raja Thirumala IV Rao Sahib 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 British captured Aarani. There is also a palace near the town, now used by the agriculture department.

Freedom Movement

Harijan upliftment and the movement for the boycott of Simon Commission
. He visited V. Hariharan, an eminent physician and freedom fighter of Aarani, at his residence and held extensive consultations with him, as the latter was already actively involved in the upliftment of the impoverished weaver community of Aarani.

Fort

There is a fort area in the heart of the town. It houses the forest department, sub jail, registration office, police station, women's police station, and agricultural office.

A monument situated in the parade ground of the fort commemorates Col. Robert Kelly, who was surveying the Aarani area. Kelly was killed in a duel on 29 September 1790 by his junior officer Capt. Urban Vigors, who in his chagrin erected the monument.[7]

Battle of Aarani

Main article: Battle of Arnee

The Battle of Arnee (or Battle of Aarani) took place at Aarani 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. 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.

After independence

Aarani was constituted as a third-grade municipality in the year 1951. As per G.O. No. 564, on 2 February 1951, it was classified as Second Grade Municipality. The population of the town was then 24,567 people. The entire area of Aarani Revenue village was included within the jurisdiction of the municipality. As of 2007 from 9 May 1983 onwards, as per G.O. No. 851 Aarani is classified as first grade municipality. The population of the town was then 63,741 people. From 2008 onwards as per G.O No- 1067, Classified as Selection Grade Municipality, the population of the town was then 92,375 people.[8]

Geography

Arni is located at 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E / 12.67; 79.28[9] on the banks of the Kamandala Naaga river. It has an average elevation of 151 metres (495 ft).

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 89.16%
Muslim
 
 7.30%
Christian
 
 1.8%
Sikh
 
 0.01%
Buddhist
 
 0.01%
Jain
 
 1.43%
Other
 
 0.19%
No religion
 
 0.0%
Linguistic census
Linguistic groups Percent(%)
Tamil
 
 71.57%
Telugu
 
 13.07%
Urdu
 
 12.39%
Kannada
 
 1.01%
Creole
 
 0.4%
Other
 
 0.51%

According to

Buddhists, 1.43% Jains, 0.19% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[12]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19019,299—    
191113,394+44.0%
192114,286+6.7%
193117,446+22.1%
194119,668+12.7%
195124,567+24.9%
196131,351+27.6%
198138,668+23.3%
199154,881+41.9%
200160,888+10.9%
201192,375+51.7%
Sources:

Administration & politics

Municipality officials
Chairman AC Mani[16]
Commissioner [17]
Vice-chairman Paari babu[18]
Elected members
Member of Legislative Assembly Sevoor.S.Ramachandran[19]
Member of Parliament M.K.Vishnuprasad Congress [20]

Municipality

The Aarani municipality was established in 1931 when India was a colony of the United Kingdom. It was promoted to a second-grade municipal municipality in 1954, first-grade in 1989, and selection grade in 2008. The municipality has 33 wards and there is an elected councillor for each of those wards. The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: General Administration/Personnel, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, City Planning and Information Technology (IT). All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the executive head. The legislative powers are vested in a body of 33 members, one each from the 33 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson assisted by a deputy chairperson.[citation needed]

Regional Transport Office

Aarani is the newly created regional transport office in

Thiruvannamalai code was operated by TN 25 as the Sub Transport Office. Subsequently, with the efforts of the Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs, Sevoor Ramachandran, created a new Regional Transport Office code, TN 97.[21] The headquarters of the Regional Transport Office is Aarani. It consists of the taluks of Aarani, Polur, Chetpet, Jamunamarattur, Cheyyar, Vembakkam, Vandavasi and Kalasapakkam
.

Revenue division

Aarani revenue code is a newly developed district in

Thiruvannamalai district.[citation needed
]

State Assembly constituency

Aarani block is one of the 234 assembly seats in

Aarani (Lok Sabha constituency)
. In the legislative elections held in 2016, it belongs to the AIDMK. Aarani was the winner of Sevoor Ramachandran.

Lok Shaba constituency

Aarani Loksabha constituency

Economy

Major revenue is generated from certain businessss: rice production and silk saree weaving. There are more than 300 rice mills to produce rice called "Arni Ponni" from paddies. The town also has a large communities of

power looms. Aarani is the town with the most revenue in Tiruvannamalai District. Though the town is not well known outside Tamil Nadu, a large quantity of India's silk apparels is produced by the people of Aarani.[23]

Transport

Road

Aarani is well connected to major cities by road: in 2018

Aarani. The distance is 277.3 km from Chennai to Salem but this project has been facing opposition from locals including farmers over fears of losing their farmland. Many environmentalists were also against this project because it has been proposed to go through the reserve forest and water bodies.[citation needed
]

A bypass of Chennai (Arcot) Road, Chennai Road and Cuddalore Road is being completed.

Bus

Aarani is 126 km (78 mi) from Chennai, 38 kilometres (24 mi) from

Tirutani, Tirupathi, Puduchery, Thoothukudi, Chidambaram, Tindivanam, Nagapattinam, Madurai, Cuddalore and other cities.[citation needed] The SETC and TNSTC operates long-distance buses routes to the important cities.[citation needed
]

Train

The

Chennai Central, Arakkonam and Tiruvallur
.

Education

University of Engineering College,Aarani

Aarani is a separate Education District in

Tiruvannamalai District. There are two engineering colleges in Aarani: University College of Engineering of Anna University[24] and A.C.S Engineering College. Polytechnic Colleges and ITI Colleges also located in Aarani.[citation needed
]

The Govt. Boys High School, Govt. Girls High School, Subramaniya Sastri High School and more private higher secondary schools are located in Aarani. The affiliated body of AISECT under MCIT GoI: M/S MTECH Business Solutions (IT Training Division), is present in Aarani.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook : Tiruvannamalai" (PDF). Census of India. p. 30. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Arni Parliamentary Constituency | Tiruvannamalai District, Govt. of Tamil Nadu | India". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Welcome to University College of Engineering Arni". www.aucearni.in. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "LocatePostOffices". www.indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ D. Madhavan. "Experts stress the need to preserve Arni's architectural heritage". Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ M T Saju. "British Era palace falling apart in Arni". Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2016. It was Maratha king Shahji (Shivaji's father) who handed over Arni with 100 villages to his commander Vedaji Bhaskar Punt in AD 1640
  7. ^ HF Murland (1922). Baillie-Ki-Paltan: Being a History of the 2nd Battalion, Madras Pioneers 1759-1930. Naval and Military Press, Uckfield. p 80.
  8. ^ Arani Municipality population
  9. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics – Arani".
  10. ^ a b "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Population Details". arani municipality. 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Arani". Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Chairman of municipality". Arani municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Commissioner of municipality". Arani municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  18. ^ "Vice Chairman of municipality". Arani municipality. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  19. ^ "MLA of Arani". Government of Tamil Nadu. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Seventeenth Loksabha, Member of the Parliament". Parliament of India. 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Dailyhunt".
  22. ^ "Revenue Administration | Tiruvannamalai District, Govt. Of Tamil Nadu | India".
  23. ISBN 978-1135039592
    .
  24. ^ "College Website". University College.

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