Gandhigram Rural Institute
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Gandhigram Rural Institue is situated around 10km from Dindigul, around 65 from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Its surrounded by the Sirumalai hills of the Kodai mountain ranges.
Birth of Gandhigram
During the late forties, when Mahatma Gandhi was going around the country mobilising people to fight against the British, he got down at a spot near the sirumalai hills, and rested for a while, and Gandhigram was "born".
GRI was the child of T. S. Soundaram and G. Ramachandran. It is a Deemed University and boasts of courses in a variety of subjects and areas. The admission is through a nation wide entrance exam, and there is a 50% reservation for backward classes.
Gandhigram offers courses (Bachelors and Masters) in:
- Rural Development & Administration
- Journalism and Communicative English
- Animal Husbandry
- Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics
- Computer Sciences
How to Reach:
Gandhigram is around 10 km from Dindigul which is the nearest District Headquarters. Dindigul is also the nearest major railway station. The nearest airport is Madurai, about 60 km away. Chinnalapatti is another busy village that is nearby, around 3 km away. Chinnalapatti is known for its weaving industry.
External links
- Gandhigram Rural Institute (http://www.ruraluniv.org/)