Tamil Nadu Timeline

Kanyakumari district

2 events, 1813 to 2017.

  1. 1813

    1. 1813 to 1859Social Reform

      Channar revolt over the upper cloth

      Nadar women in southern Travancore, including today's Kanyakumari district, struggled for decades for the right to cover their upper bodies.

  2. 2017

    1. 30 Nov 2017Disaster

      Cyclone Ockhi strikes Kanyakumari

      Cyclone Ockhi caused heavy damage in Kanyakumari district and many fishermen out at sea were lost.