Ambasamudram - Some Interesting Pointers

Some Interesting Pointers

• Ambasamudram is famous for its "Kai Murukku" which is crispy and tasty.
• Singampatti Zamin palace http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/29/stories/2005042902390300.htm
• "Rice Research Station" - Est. 1937, currently associated with "Tamil Nadu Agricultural University".
• Kallidaikurichi is famous for its appalam.
• Pathamadai is famous for fine grass mats called "Paai" "Grass mats still hold their own here" in Tamil.
• Ambasamudram with its Tirunelveli flavour Tamil spoken along with its natural beauty and historic attractions have captured the imaginations of Kollywood movie makers in the recent decades. Movies like "Dum Dum Dum!, Ayya were set in Ambasamudram and its surrounding areas.
• Mahalinga Nadar - Packiammal Trophy State-level football tournament is organized here annually at Nadar Sports Club ground, Ambasamudaram.
• Thirthapathi High School is in the northern part of the town. It was started by contributions from Thirthapathi family of Singampatti Zamin. Sadasiva Iyer, Venkateswar Iyer, and E.H.Parameswaran were the Headmasters in the earlier days. Mr.Anantharamakrishnan of Simpson Group was a student of Sadasiva Iyer.
• Unique mineral assembalge of clinohumite—humite—chondrodite—norbergite—Mgcalcite—dolomite—spinel found in the marbles of the area, associated with the Achenkovil Shear Zone

• Brahmins from this town, around 150 Years back relocated themselves in a small village by name Gadi Bero in Purulia District, West Bengal on the request of the then Raja of Kashipur. They have been given vast Agricultural lands for cultivation and living. Raja got attracted with the vedic scholarship of few Brahmins when they visited Varanasi where they were met by the Raja and requested them to settle down in his Kingdom with as many Brahmins as they can bring with them. Keshava perumal Temple was built for these Brahmins by the Raja. Shri Basudeb Acharia, Member of Parliament hails from this village., Srinivasacharya Managing Director of Sundaram Paribas Home Finance Company, Chennai hails from the same village.

• Empee Sugars& Chemicals Ltd., under the ownership of EMPEE group, is investing Rs. 515.00 Crores in the Ambasamudram Greenfield Sugar Project in Ambasamudram.