The name Kongu Nadu originated from the term Kongu, meaning nectar or honey in Sangam Tamil metamorphically referring to the honey or nectar like landscape and people living in the western regions of Tamil Nadu. Kangeyam is the ancient capital of the Kongu Nadu. The region around Kangeyam was known as Kangeya Nadu. Kongu Nadu is an ancient division of Tamilakkam known since Sangam Tamil age and comes under the Kurunji and Palai type of lands of the ancient Tamil country. The name Kongu Nadu later became Ganganadu and from that came the terms for ruling clans Gangas and Gangakulam.
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Significance of Kongu Nadu
The Kongu region flourishes mainly due to their extreme hard work, commitment, objective nature and innovation in their fields.
1) Agriculture,
2) Textiles (Kumarapalayam, Attur, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Pallipalayam, Salem, Rasipuram, Namakkal, Karur, Gobi, Erode, Kallakurichi,Tiruchengode)
3) White silk (Gobi - First automated silk reeling unit in the country),
4) Poultry (Namakkal),
5) Education (Erode, Rasipuram, Gobi, Tiruchengode, Coimbatore, Salem),
6) Automobiles (Tiruchengode,Namakkal, Sangagiri,Karur)
7) Milk (Erode Aavin),
8) Edible Oils (Erode),
9) Turmeric (Erode has the largest market in South India).
Kongu Nadu region has the highest urban proportion in the State and contributes 2/3rd of Tamilnadu's income.
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