The District Primary Education Programme South Arcot District (Tamil Nadu)

Abstract

From Introduction: South Arcot District lies on the east coast of Tamil Nadu with its headquarters at Cuddalore. The District got its name from the fact that originally it consisted of that portion of the Mughal Subha of Arcot which lay to the South of River Palar. In the records of those times, it is mentioned as the Southern division of Arcot. The word Arcot itself is derived from the Tamil word ‘ARUKADU’ meaning, ‘six forests’. Traditionally it is said that the land around the palar river was covered in those days by six forests.