History
- The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University traces its roots to the Agricultural School at Saidapet, Chennai, established in 1868.
- In 1906 the school was relocated to Coimbatore.
- On 1 June 1971 the university itself was established. with erstwhile Faculty of Agriculture of University of Madras as nucleus
Read more about this topic: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of the prophets. He saw with an open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it, and had his being there. Alone in all history he estimated the greatness of man.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“... all big changes in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)
“In the history of the United States, there is no continuity at all. You can cut through it anywhere and nothing on this side of the cut has anything to do with anything on the other side.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)