Tamil Nadu Timeline

Kodaikanal

4 events, 1845 to 2001.

  1. 1845

    1. 1845Environment

      Kodaikanal hill station established

      In the Palani Hills, American missionaries from the Madurai Mission founded Kodaikanal as an escape from the summer heat.

  2. 1901

    1. 1 Jul 1901Education

      Highclerc School, later Kodaikanal International School, opens

      Margaret Eddy opened Highclerc School at Kodaikanal for missionary children on 1 July 1901; it became Kodaikanal International School.

  3. 1984

    1. 1984Education

      Mother Teresa Women's University founded at Kodaikanal

      The Tamil Nadu government established Mother Teresa Women's University at Kodaikanal, a state university dedicated to women's education.

  4. 2001

    1. Mar 2001Environment

      Kodaikanal mercury thermometer factory shut

      Protests forced the closure of Hindustan Unilever's mercury thermometer factory at Kodaikanal over contamination.