Gandhi Market
| Location | Tharanallur |
|---|---|
| Address |
Near Big Kammala Street, Tharanallur, Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu, India. PIN – 620 008 |
| Opening date | 1868 |
| Parking | Mixed |
Gandhi Market (Tamil: காந்தி மார்க்கெட்) officially called as Mahatma Gandhi Market, is a wholesale farmers' market in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.
History
Its construction was begun as the Fort Market in 1867 and completed in 1868.[1] The market was expanded in 1927, when P. Rathinavelu Thevar was the mayor of Tiruchirappalli and renamed as Mahatma Gandhi market after Mahatma Gandhi.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Moore, Lewis (1878). A Manual of the Trichinopoly District in the Presidency of Madras. Government Press. pp. 280–281.
References
- "Trichy a land of tradition". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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