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| Article Name : | | | PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN ERSTWHILE SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT WOOD'S DESPATCH OF 1854 AND ITS IMPACT | | Author Name : | | | S. Raja | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4799 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The advent of Europeans in Tamil Country paved the way for the spread of western education and establishment of educational institutions at all the level. In the early period of Twentieth Century, there were only some “Zilla” Schools, several Taluk Schools, Missionary Educational Institutions in the South Arcot District. To impart higher education, there was only one College at Cuddalore run by Jesuit Mission. But there were no adequate opportunities and hostel facilities for all the students to get degree in large scale in this District. Realising the need for a University, Lord Pentland, the Governor of Madras advised Annamalai Chettiar to start a college at Chidambaram, which was later developed into a University called ‘Annamalai University’ in 1929. | | Keywords : | | |
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