Tamil Nadu is a state in India that is rich in politics, spirituality, literature, patriotism, etc. Tamil Nadu excels in civilization, culture, education, art, and technology. Coimbatore district is famous not only nationally but also globally in the industry. The reason for this is the ability of Coimbatore entrepreneurs to face trials and challenges with courage without getting paralyzed.
Large spinning mills, the necessary high-end engineering factories, molding factories, engineering colleges, polytechnic colleges, hospitals, etc., have been successful since the last century, like a chain of one to one, and have been successful since today. Coimbatore has a unique history in the development of technical education. Sulur, Kovilpalayam, Vellalur, Muttam, Poluvampatti, etc. around Coimbatore were the main areas that were prosperous. Farmers cultivated cotton on several hundred acres around Coimbatore. In the 3rd century BC, textile products produced in Coimbatore were taken to Kalingadesam for trade. Intricately crafted pottery, sapphires, conch bracelets, etc. were manufactured with great technology. The great beauty of Egypt, Cleopatra, wore a sapphire from Kongunattu around her neck. Since the Coimbatore district of the Sangam period had very advanced technological capabilities, Yavana gold coins were bartered in large quantities in Coimbatore. Foreigners lamented at that time that all the gold of Rome was going to Kongunattu.
During the time of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, Coimbatore also had a high level of technological knowledge. Tipu Sultan introduced French technology to Coimbatore. The East India Company obtained the British constitutional permission and started bartering in Coimbatore. High-quality silks were exported from Coimbatore. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, a new method of smelting iron using coal was discovered, and steam and spinning machines came into use.
Raw materials from colonial countries were taken to England, where they were converted into manufactured goods and sent back to India. After the opening of the Suez Canal, British manufactured goods began to arrive in large quantities in India. Coimbatore district was formed in 1804.
On May 12, 1862, the first train was operated to Coimbatore via Sangakiri, Erode, and Podanur. At that time, the Podanur railway station belonged to the South Indian Railway Company. In 1945, the government made it a state-owned station by providing Rs. 16 lakhs. Coimbatore took its first steps on the path of technical education in the year 1861. Robert Staines installed the first coffee roasting machine in Coimbatore.
Staines started English-medium education in 1862. The London Mission School was established in 1831, the Government College in 1852 and Michael’s College in 1860 in Coimbatore. The first spinning mill was established in Coimbatore in 1887. The Swadeshi movement began to grow in 1905. The Naranapuram Ginning Factory was established in 1907. Robert Staines did all he could to help the people of Coimbatore to enter the field of technical education.
Staines’ workshop was initially a workshop for repairing two-wheelers. It was there that G.D. Naidu first received his technical education. In 1911, a 24 HP oil engine was operated in the Rangavilas spinning mill well. The people of Peelamedu area saw this with amazement. In 1921, G.D. Naidu operated the Coimbatore-Udumalai-Palani bus.
On June 4, 1924, Sarvajana School was started in Peelamedu. This was the first vocational school started in Coimbatore. In 1931, electricity from Baikara came to Coimbatore. Until then, factories that had been running on the help of oxen and kerosene switched to electricity. World War II broke out.
With Japan also entering the war, efforts were made to transform India into an Allied arms factory. Coimbatore began to expand as a southern industrial hub. From that day to this day, Coimbatore has excelled in the industrial sector and plays a very important role in the development of Indian industry.
Permanent textile hub: The textile industry is the second largest employment sector in India after agriculture. Coimbatore district plays a major role in this. It is special that industrial companies from Coimbatore contribute 80 percent of the machinery requirement and 70 percent of the spare parts requirement in the Indian textile industry.There are various industries in the textile chain and spinning mills operating within a radius of 100 km from Coimbatore. Coimbatore is so well-known in the industry that the industrial development of other states is carried out with Coimbatore as its center.The technical textile industry is also operating in Coimbatore with two dedicated facilities namely CITRA (South India Textile Research Institute) and PSG Group. Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts employ more than 2 lakh.
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