Coordinates: 10°49′22″N 78°41′48″E / 10.8227047°N 78.696597°E / 10.8227047; 78.696597

Gandhi Market

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Gandhi Market
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LocationTharanallur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates10°49′22″N 78°41′48″E / 10.8227047°N 78.696597°E / 10.8227047; 78.696597
AddressNear Big Kammala Street
Opening date1868; 156 years ago (1868)
Previous namesFort Market
ParkingMixed

Gandhi Market officially called as Mahatma Gandhi Market, is a wholesale farmers' market in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

History

The construction of the market began in 1867, initially known as Fort Market, and was completed in 1868.[1] It underwent expansion in 1927 when P. Rathinavelu Thevar served as the mayor of Tiruchirappalli. During this period, the market was renamed Mahatma Gandhi Market in honor of Mahatma Gandhi. Rathinavelu Thevar is said to have invited Gandhi to lay the foundation stone for the newly expanded market.[2] A stone tablet in Tamil at the site reads, "Gandhi Market opened by Mahatma Gandhi in the Puratassi month, Prabhava year".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Moore, Lewis (1878). A Manual of the Trichinopoly District in the Presidency of Madras. Government Press. pp. 280–281.
  2. ^ a b "Retracing Mahatma Gandhi's footsteps". The Hindu. 2 October 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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