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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]] | ||
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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. 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.
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