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The '''Tamil Nadu famine of | The '''Tamil Nadu famine of 1891''' was one of the worst localized famines to hit [[Tamil Nadu]], India. | ||
During this time the people in [[Rasipuram]] and [[Puduppalayam]] region were helped to overcome this famine by a philanthropist by the name of [[Kulandaisami]], who fed porridge and sugarcane to his entire region during this period. | During this time the people in [[Rasipuram]] and [[Puduppalayam]] region were helped to overcome this famine by a philanthropist by the name of [[Kulandaisami]], who fed porridge and sugarcane to his entire region during this period. | ||
This famine was also known as 'kanji thotti panjam' because Kulanthaisami served the porridge in a ''kanjithotti'' [porridge pot] and also as 'daathu kaalaththu panjam [famine]' due to the fact that it occurred during the [[Tamil year]] daathu. | This famine was also known as 'kanji thotti panjam' because Kulanthaisami served the porridge in a ''kanjithotti'' [porridge pot] and also as 'daathu kaalaththu panjam [famine]' due to the fact that it occurred during the [[Tamil year]] daathu. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1891 in India]] | ||
[[Category:History of Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:History of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
[[Category:Disasters in Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:Disasters in Tamil Nadu]] | ||