Manjakkudi

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'''Manjakkudi''' is a village on the banks of Kaveri river in [[Tiruvarur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It comes under the Kudavasal Taluk.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113073936/http://www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in/ |archive-date=13 January 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education==
Manjakkudi is the educational hub of the entire district of Tiruvarur. It is one of the few villages in India where education facilities from kindergarten to a Masters program, including M. Phil, are provided.

==Rural BPO==

[[WIPRO]] BPO, the Business Process Outsourcing arm of Wipro Technologies, are creating a centre at Manjakkudi. More than 50 employees working in Wipro.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|access-date=2021-01-13|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

==Rice varieties==
In 2013 [[Sheela Balaji]] organised a festival here dedicated to grains. The annual festival has attracted farmers and it has led to the replanting of old rice varieties.<ref name=grain>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-21|title=This Woman's Preserved 30 Indigenous Rice Varieties & Is Making Sure You Get a Grain of History Too!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/109247/sheela-balaji-spirit-of-earth-indigenous-rice-varieties-chennai/|access-date=2021-01-13|website=The Better India|language=en-US}}</ref> Balaji was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for her work preserving and growing rare rice varieties. The rice is sold in Chennai using a map of Manjakkudi is the logo.<ref name=citation>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 March 2018|title=Meet Ms. Sheela Balaji, #NariShakti Puraskar 2017 awardee.|url=https://twitter.com/pib_india/status/971367318579118080|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 January 2021|website=PIB India}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Tiruvarur district]]

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