Tamil Nadu Timeline

Tirunelveli

7 events, 1821 to 1999; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1821

    1. 1821Education

      First girls' school opens in Tirunelveli

      The first school for girls in the Tirunelveli region was opened in 1821.

  2. 1881

    1. 1881Literature

      Caldwell's History of Tinnevelly published

      The Madras government published Bishop Robert Caldwell's history of Tirunelveli district, drawn from manuscripts, Sangam texts and his own digs.

  3. 1908

    1. 12 Mar 1908 to 12 Dec 1912Protest

      Arrest of V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and Tirunelveli unrest

      The arrest of V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and Subramania Siva on sedition charges set off unrest in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin.

  4. 1990

    1. 7 Sep 1990Education

      Manonmaniam Sundaranar University founded at Tirunelveli

      A state university for the southern districts, named after the Tamil scholar Manonmaniam Sundaranar, was established at Tirunelveli.

  5. 1994

    1. 1 Jun 1994Governance

      Tirunelveli becomes a municipal corporation

      Merged with the municipalities of Palayamkottai and Melapalayam, Tirunelveli became a corporation.

  6. 1997

    1. 15 Dec 1997Politics

      K. Krishnasamy founds Puthiya Tamilagam

      Former MLA K. Krishnasamy founded Puthiya Tamilagam, a regional political party in Tamil Nadu.

  7. 1999

    1. 23 Jul 1999Conflict

      Manjolai labourers massacre on the Tamirabarani

      Seventeen people, mostly Dalit tea estate workers, died in the Tamirabarani river at Tirunelveli while fleeing a police lathi-charge.