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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Sweets store in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Iruttu Kadai Halwa<br />
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| image = Tirunelveli halwa.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Tirunelveli Halwa<br />
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| genre = Snacks<br />
| foundation = 1900<br />
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| location_city = [[Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| location_country = India<br />
| location = Near Tirunelveli Town<br />
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| area_served = Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu<br />
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| products = [[Halva]], [[List of Indian snacks|Snacks]]<br />
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'''Iruttu Kadai''' (transl. ''Dark shop'') is an [[Indian sweets]] and [[List of Indian snacks|snacks]] shop located in [[Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu]]. It is known for "Iruttu Kadai Halwa", a type of Indian sweet [[halwa]] made of wheat, sugar and ghee.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Jesudasan<br />
| first = Dennis S.<br />
| title = Duplication remains a sweet and sticky affair<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 29 November 2015<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/duplication-remains-a-sweet-and-sticky-affair/article7929625.ece<br />
| access-date = 17 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Koushik<br />
| first = Janardhan<br />
| title = Tamil Nadu's iconic 'Iruttu Kadai' owner ends life after testing Covid positive<br />
| newspaper = The Indian Express<br />
| location =<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| publisher = Express Publications<br />
| date = 25 June 2020<br />
| url = https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadus-iconic-iruttu-kadai-owner-ends-life-after-testing-covid-positive-6475887/<br />
| access-date = 17 December 2021}}</ref> The store has become a landmark for the city of Tirunelveli over the decades.<br />
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==History==<br />
The halwa shop was established in 1900 and has remained unexpanded ever since. Nevertheless, the store has become a landmark for the city of Tirunelveli.<ref name="IT_Owner">{{cite news<br />
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| first =<br />
| title = Owner of Tirunelveli's famous 'Iruttu Kadai' dies by suicide after testing positive for coronavirus<br />
| newspaper = India Today<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| date = 25 June 2020<br />
| url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/owner-of-tirunelveli-s-famous-irrutu-kadai-dies-by-suicide-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus-1692670-2020-06-25<br />
| access-date = 12 January 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Popular media==<br />
[[Arvind Swamy]] in the Tamil movie [[Singapore Saloon]] talks about the story of Iruttu Kadai shop to [[RJ Balaji]] and its history.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian companies established in 1900]]<br />
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1900]]<br />
[[Category:Companies based in Tirunelveli]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil cuisine]]<br />
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