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  Sivakasi - Home
From the year 1924-25 the council was represented by the elected body of the people and Thiru P.S. Ramasamy Nadar was the first elected Chairman of the Municipal Council of Sivakasi.
Now Sivakasi is a Municipal town which is situated in Virudhunagar district of Tamilnadu state is in South India.
Sivakasi is at +106.07 meter above sea level.
www.sivakasi.com   (478 words)

  
 Sivakasi travel guide - Wikitravel
Sivakasi is located 75 km south of Madurai.
Sivakasi is also known for printing industry and match boxes and its highly industrious nature and was given the nickname Kutty Japan (meaning "Little Japan" in Tamil) by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Sivakasi town is known for its fireworks manufacturing reputation and offset printing machines of which is has the second largest number in the world, next to Guthenburg, a city in Germany.
wikitravel.org /en/Sivakasi   (409 words)

  
  Sivakasi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sivakasi is a city and a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sivakasi is also known for printing industry and match boxes and its highly industrious nature and was given the nickname Kutty Japan (meaning "Little Japan" in Tamil) by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Sivakasi has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sivakasi   (551 words)

  
 Sivakasi, Sivakasi Travel, Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Tour, Travel to Southindia, South India Tourism, Sivakasi ...
Sivakasi is a first grade municipal town in Tamil Nadu, located 74-km south of Madurai.
Sivakasi is a famous industrial town in South India honoured as "Mini Japan" by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Sivakasi is known for its fireworks manufacturing reputation and offset printing machines of which it has the second largest number in the world, next to Guthenburg, a city in German.
www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/sivakasi   (1493 words)

  
 TamilBeat.Com - Vijay upbeat about Sivakasi
Sivakasi is being produced by A M Rathnam and directed by Perarasu featuring Asin opposite Vijay.
Sivakasi has created huge expectations among the trade, and it clashes with Vikram's Maja.
Sivakasi, the town, is known for fire crackers.
www.tamilbeat.com /cinenews/10038.html   (192 words)

  
 Sivakasi City - Sivakasi Tamil Nadu - Sivakasi India
Sivakasi is a first grade municipal town in Tamil Nadu, located 74-km south of Madurai.
Sivakasi is a famous industrial town in South India honoured as "Mini Japan" by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Sivakasi is known for its fireworks manufacturing reputation and offset printing machines of which it has the second largest number in the world, next to Guthenburg, a city in German.
www.travelchacha.com /cities/tamilnadu/sivakasi.html   (1367 words)

  
 Sivakasi News
National Six killed, 63 hurt in Sivakasi blasts Madurai, Nov. 5 : Six persons, including three women, were killed and 63 injured when lightning struck the godown of a fireworks factory, triggering a big blaze...
Two bodies recovered from the debris on Sunday SIVAKASI: The death toll in Saturday's fire at a cracker unit near here went up to six with the unearthing of two bodies from under the debris on Sunday.
Sivakasi or Liu Yang, the cracker capitals bustle with activity during this time of the year PHOTO: V.V. KRISHNAN SPARKLING Colourful When you see the night sky light up with dazzling colours this Deepavali,...
www.topix.net /in/sivakasi   (685 words)

  
 Industries  in  Sivakasi
Sivakasi Railway Station gets revenue of Rs.15 million per year, nearly 29% of workers are employed in fire works.
Sivakasi, renowned the world over for its printing, Litho Presses, offset printing machines of which is the second largest number in the world, next to Guthenburg, a city in Germany.
Sivakasi is most proud to achieve outstanding results, which have amazed many of its international customers.
www.virudhunagar.tn.nic.in /industry/svkindustries.htm   (869 words)

  
 Sivakasi Online : Religious details of Sivakasi
Sri Badrakaliamman Temple is an ancient temple situated in the north of sivakasi.
Goddess Badrakaliamman, the guardian of sivakasi is a powerful deity who fulfills the truthful prayers of the needy.
The new magnificent tower of the temple which was constructed within the period of 8 years is believed to be the tallest of all kali temple towers in the Tamilnadu.
www.sivakasionline.com /Religion.html   (82 words)

  
 SHOGUN FIREWORKS BLOG: Visit to Sivakasi, India
Sivakasi is 75km south of Madurai, in the Tamil Nedu province, South of India.
Sivakasi is small town, but has population of 500,000, which is situated in a big flat plain.
As Sivakasi is 9º latitude and Liuyang is 28º, the climate in Sivakasi is much better for manufacture of firework than Liuyang.
blog.shogun.com.hk /2007/06/visit-to-sivakasi-india.html?widgetType=BlogArchive&widgetId=BlogArchive1&action=toggle&dir=open&toggle=MONTHLY-1180627200000&toggleopen=MONTHLY-1206979200000   (981 words)

  
 Sivakasi Latest News, Articles, Information
Sivakasi, which is India's fireworks hub, lies 510 kilometres southwest of state capital Chennai.Around 200 employees were at work in the store and 54 of them...
Sivakasi which is India's fireworks hub lies 510 kilometres south-west of state capital Chennai.
Taware from Pune, the second prize winner was G Rathna from Sivakasi in Tamil...
www.dailyindia.com /newsc/india/sivakasi.php   (502 words)

  
 HISTORY
Sivakasi, a village having the population of 13,000 during the early twentieth century is situated in the dry belt area of Virudhunagar district in South Tamil Nadu, receiving scanty rains all along.
century, the population of Sivakasi Municipality is more than one Lakh besides the floating population of a Lakh daily coming from the surrounding villages to seek jobs in the triple industries i.e., Match, Fireworks and Printing Press which were introduced one after the other respectively from 1923 onwards.
As a result of these industries the people of Sivakasi and its adjoining villages are enjoying the pleasure of getting three meals a day, which is forbidden to most of the villages in our country.
www.anjac.org /biography.htm   (1111 words)

  
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Here is a story of a hard working community in the small town of Sivakasi struggling for survival against globally funded NGO agenda.
Sivakasi's case is this: a motivated campaign by NGOs is on against them.
The result, Sivakasi is defamed and condemned unheard as an economy built on the blood of children.
www.geocities.com /satyawaadi/sivakasi.html   (1045 words)

  
 Sivakasi Movie Review at NRILinks.com Entertainment
Sivakasi is one among the long line of formulaic masala mass entertainers that Vijay is now known to dish out.
Sivakasi also one of the action oriented and entertainment movie to attract the mass produced by AM Ratnam of Surya Movies.
Sivakasi is the most horriblemovie I have evr seen.Is this the movie he should act after big hit like gilli.Thirupachi ran because of the mass of Gilli.Now this sivakasi and the director should juz be thrown somewhere else.All the best for the slim and youthfull ajith for his upcoming films.
www.nrilinks.com /entertainment/movies/reviews/TM1361.asp   (7344 words)

  
 Children still at work
In the sweatshops of Sivakasi, India's fireworks capital, children continue to be employed, despite claims to the contrary.
The Sivakasi area accounts for almost all the fireworks and 75 per cent of the matches produced in the country.
According to J. Laser, secretary of the Sivakasi unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in some interior villages, crackers, "flower pots" and "zameen chakkars" are made at home for the local market.
www.frontlineonnet.com /fl1709/17090400.htm   (2433 words)

  
 Sivakasi, Sivakasi Fireworks, Sivakasi Match Industry, Sivakasi Colleges
Sivakasi is one of the towns in Tamil Nadu.
There are many fireworks industry in Sivakasi and it serves for providing lot of employment opportunities to people living there.The residents of Sivakasi are mostly Nadars and they have contributed the most for the growth of Sivakasi.
Sivakasi is a developed town in midst of many economic crisis.
www.sivakasi.com /blog   (225 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Sivakasi: A high quality education centre
This commitment to education, in addition to industrial ventures, is yet another feather to Sivakasi and reflects the importance attached to education by the local entrepreneurs.
According to Mr.N. Baskaran, a Chartered Accountant and the Chief Coordinator of the proposed venture, the dry and moderate climate is found to be suitable for a foray into a new area of activity.
Participating in a municipal tender with support from Sivakasi Tax Payers Association comprising all industries and trade, the sanitary conditions of the town are being sought to be improved.
www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/11/25/stories/2005112500131900.htm   (1478 words)

  
 AID - San Diego   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She is hoping to conduct a health survey of 900 women in many villages in Sivakasi.
These findings were presented by the Sivakasi team in Madurai in Dec. As a follow-up the team has decided to petition the collector and try and get a woman doctor ASAP.
In Sivakasi, there are not many babies in the IV category but there is a significant number in II and III.
www.aidindia.org /sandiego/hbp_sd_update.htm   (4858 words)

  
 Telugu cinema Reviews - Sivakasi
It is tough to get what is actually happening in the first half hour of the film but that slowly transforms into a gripping narration.
He takes his own time in narrating the story but made sure that it was done effectively.
Sivakasi is about 2 guys Siva (Jagapati Babu) and Kasi (Arjun), who are henchman for two underworld rivals in Mumbai.
www.totaltollywood.com /reviews/sivakasi.html   (419 words)

  
 Sivakasi :: www.sivakasi.info :: Sizzling Sivakasi Town's Web Portal - Tamilnadu, India
Ramalakshmi, daughter of Rajarathinam and Veerathal of Sivakasi, was also awarded the ‘National Young Scientist’, award at the young scientists conference held in Mysore in 2002.
Sivakasi takes care of 70 percent of the country's cracker needs, exporting goods all over - from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
Sivakasi ruled the industry as long as ``artist works'' such as painting and retouching remained a secret of the town.
www.sivakasi.info   (1379 words)

  
 The Hindu : Burning issues
The name, `Kutty Japan', was given to Sivakasi by none other than our beloved Chacha Nehru, whose birthday we observe as Children's Day.
Of the 45,000 children working in the 291 plus fireworks factories in Sivakasi, nearly 90 per cent are girls under 14.
One should realise that the life of a Sivakasi child labourer is no better than that of a human bomb.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/11/04/stories/2002110401140200.htm   (512 words)

  
 Sankaralingam Bhuvaneswari College of Pharmacy, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India:: Profile
The place Anaikuttam is on the State highways road connecting Virudhunagar and Sivakasi.
Likewise, about 50 km to the north of Sivakasi / Virudhunagar is Madurai (The Temple City) which is connected with domestic and international airlines.
To the south (150 km) is Kanyakumari, the famed international tourist attraction of India, which could be reached by rail and road (National Highways 7).
www.sbcollegeofpharmacy.com /profile.htm   (667 words)

  
 Music Review of 'Sivakasi'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
'Sivakasi's songs are full of mass rhythms and amazing beats.
In 'Sivakasi' Srikanth Deva has come up with a blend of fast and soft numbers.
To sum up, Sivakasi is like a live cracker, full of dazzle and fun.
www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?it=4578   (164 words)

  
 Sivakasi: for Vijay fans only
Perarasu, the director of Sivakasi told rediff.com that Sivakasi is not a typical Vijay film, but the truth is that it is a typical Vijay film with all the ingredients in it, in the right proportions to satisfy all his fans.
The answer is no. The film which starts in Chennai moves to the village in the second half where Sivakasi (that's Vijay's name in the film) goes to save his mother (Geetha) and sister from his elder brother (Prakash Raj) who is evil incarnate.
Like Perarasu said in his interview, in a nutshell, Sivakasi is about how a bad son treats (ill-treats) his mother when she is old, and how another son cares for her and saves her.
www.rediff.com /movies/2005/nov/08sivakasi.htm   (376 words)

  
 Compliment Slips | Design and Printing Services
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Sivakasi Printers offers a good opportunity for your own compliment slip cover when ordered at the same time with your company’s letterheads.
Compliment slip knot printing at sivakasi printers means you will save time, hassle, and money.
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 Sivakasi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
But 'Sivakasi', Vijay-Perarasu's second coming together, lacks each of these, the script loosely etched, the narration lacking focus, the mother-son bonding not working out either.
It's then that Sivakasi comes up with his story, his affluent background, about his disciplinarian father, his fond mother and sister, and his evil-minded elder brother Udayappa whose scheming ways had made him leave home as a little boy.
Sivakasi promises Hema that he would go back to his village and return with his family to ask for her hand in marriage.
www.chennaionline.com /film/Moviereviews/2005/11sivakasi.asp   (450 words)

  
 Sivakasi Constituency - Survey 16   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sivakasi is famous for its matches and fireworks industry as also printing units which provide employment to around two lakh people.
When the AIADMK, during the late MGR's regime, was routed in the 1979-80 Lok Sabha election, Sivakasi was one of the two constituencies which the AIADMK won.
But the AIADMK fortress has of late become the MDMK bastion with the MDMK leader Vaiko having won for two consecutive terms with impressive margins from here.
www.chennaionline.com /election04/sivakasi.asp   (650 words)

  
 lazygeek.net | Sivakasi - Okkamakka Kalakks !!
Sivakasi is coming together of a divided family and this ain't new for kollywood for we have been witnessing this since Kudiyirundha Koil.
By the way, Sivakasi, though had a good opening is turning out to be only an average grosser and not even a Hit.
I agree that Sivakasi is a good time pass flick(but beleive me I am not a die-hard visiri of Vijay - in fact I feel Vijay is too stereotyped and if hes gonna give one more Thirumalai or Gilli or Thirupacchi or Sivakasi -I will say a big No NO!!).
www.lazygeek.net /archives/2005/11/sivakasi_okkamakka_kalakks.html   (5241 words)

  
 Srimax Software Technologies: software development,e-commerce,web design   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Srimax Software Technology is located at Sivakasi, India.Sivakasi has a global reputation for its industrious and hardworking citizens and is popularly called "Mini Japan".
Sivakasi matches, fire works and printing industries are known worldwide.
Srimax aims to revolutionize Sivakasi and help it become the next software powerhouse.
www.srimax.com /srimax/Aboutus.asp   (106 words)

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