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Manjakkudi is a village on the banks of Kaveri river in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comes under the Kudavasal Taluk.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ This Woman's Preserved 30 Indigenous Rice Varieties & Is Making Sure You Get a Grain of History Too!. The Better India(2017-07-21). Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ Meet Ms. Sheela Balaji, #NariShakti Puraskar 2017 awardee.. PIB India(7 March 2018). Retrieved 13 January 2021.