ABSTRACT
The Madura cotton mill was a British enterprise, one of three under the management of Messrs. Harvey & Co., the other two being situated respectively at Tuticorin, the chief place of export for Tirunelveli cottons, and Ambasamudram in the upper valley of the Thambrapani river, which is remarkable in that, unassisted by a storage reservoir, it is a constant source of water power. Tiruvallavar was a native of Mylapore, part of the city of Madras, of a weaver caste regarded by Brahmins as almost untouchable, which, having at best merely a Sudra status, was excluded from the privilege of being taught to read and write. Part of the great palace of Tirumalai Naik is in use for governmental offices, the main part being a lofty hall with magnificent pillars. Tirumalai Naik is the most famous of the Telugu Rajahs who ruled in Madura as viceroys of the Andhra emperors.
