The Village

 Sirumugai, a village located in Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu, India, has a long legacy that dates back from the period of Tippu Sultan - 18th century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. During the period of the British in March 1819, John Sullivan the one Englishmen destined to have the greatest cultural impact on the Queen of Hills’ made a bridle path up the hill from Sirumugai to Kotagiri. This was the only transmit to the Nilgris from Coimbatore for a long time. SIV Industries, supposedly one of India’s largest rayon manufacturing company is located here and was functional till the last decade. Now this sketchy village is known for its hand-woven sarees, marketed all over the world with the brand name ‘Kora pattu’. Initially from Tipu to Veerappan of our own days’ many prominent men have flourished with the recourses of this mighty little village.

Geographically blessed is this land, surrounded by the Western Ghats, and on the banks of the river Bhavani. You would agree this of our own Sirumugai “If there is a heaven on earth it is this...it is this... it is this...” sang a poet long ago about Kashmir. Sirumugai has some vital places of interest which include the Bhavanisagar Dam, Anjaneyar Temple and the ThenTirupathi Temple.

Major occupations of the people here include agriculture and weaving. Sirumugai has a rich mix of people diversified into domains of art, culture, politics, entertainment, education and technology. The schools in this rural South Indian village SIV Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Gandhi Matriculation School to name a couple have produced a galaxy of luminous outstanding citizens now spread over all parts of the globe.

Explore interesting pictures of Sirumugai at  flickr
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