History of Coimbatore

[1][2][3] It is a major commercial centre and an industrial hub of Tamil Nadu and is known as the Manchester of South India.

[4] The region was called Kongunadu ruled by semi-independent chieftains who owed nominal allegiance to the Chera kingdom and Kongu kings.

[14] Coimbatore fell to the British at the end of the Third Mysore War but was restored to Tipu Sultan at the cessation of hostilities.

An earthquake on 8 February 1900 killed nearly 30 inhabitants damaging the Coimbatore jail, a Roman Catholic chapel and many other buildings.

During this period, road and rail connectivity with Coimbatore was improved considerably facilitating easier transportation of goods.

The period 1911-1921 also witnessed the construction of over 15,000 irrigation wells with government loans bringing large chunks of barren land under cultivation.

Textool in 50s and 60s was one of the largest companies in South India that designed and manufactures indigenous machines and industrial products.

In 1965, another textile family of VLB Naidu group set up Mopeds India Ltd after a technical collaboration with Motobécane of France to manufacture their legendary Motobécane Mobylette 50 cc moped under the name Suvega, but, only the central office was in Coimbatore while the plant was set up in Tirupathi.