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Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, is the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.
4 lis 2024 · Kongu Nadu is neither a specific administrative or political unit within Tamil Nadu but a notional area lying in the western part of the state. The name ‘Kongu’ is derived from the Kongu Vellala Gounders, who are an OBC community that is concentrated in these districts.
13 lip 2021 · A list of new Union Cabinet ministers issued has triggered a debate in political circles in Tamil Nadu, as well as on social media, by referring to ‘Kongu Nadu’, the informal name for a region in the western part of the state.
12 lip 2021 · 12 July 2021 6:30 AM IST (Updated:2021-07-12 08:08:21) The Centre’s use of the term ‘Kongu Nadu’ to identify the region of former Tamil Nadu BJP unit chief L Murugan — in the list of new Union ministers — has become a hot topic in the state. No formal ‘Kongu Nadu’ is in existence now.
5 dni temu · The name Kongunadu draws its origin from the term `Kongu`, meaning nectar or honey. Kongu was later called as Kongunadu with the growth of civilization. The ancient Kongunadu country was made up of a number of districts and taluks which are currently known as Palani, Karur, Dharapuram, Thiruchengodu, Erode, Pollachi, Nammakkal, Salem ...
Kongu Nadu. We have to remember that though the geographical region is called Kongunadu in Tamil, the name is a derivent of Kangu (கங்கு) (Komaralingam copperplates) and ultimately Kanganadu (கங்கநாடு) (Sanskrit: Ganganadu, or the land of the Ganga people). The region streched throughout the Kaveri catchment basin.
12 lip 2021 · A list of new Union Cabinet ministers issued by the BJP has triggered a debate in political circles in Tamil Nadu, as well as on social media, by referring to ‘Kongu Nadu’, the informal name for a region in the western part of the state.
