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Vellore (vĕlôr`), city (1991 pop. 310,776), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Palar River. It is a district administrative center and an agricultural market town. In the 18th cent. Vellore was the stronghold of the Indian leaders Haidar Ali Haidar Ali or Hyder Ali (both: hī`dər älē`), 1722–82, Indian ruler. ..... Click the link for more information. and his son Tippoo Sahib Tippoo Sahib or Tipu Sahib (both: tĭp` ..... Click the link for more information. , and it was the site of a brief sepoy uprising against the British in 1806. An ancient fort, a 14th-century temple of the Hindu god Shiva, and a Christian medical college are in the city. Vellore has one of India's best hospital facilities. Vellore a town in SE India, in NE Tamil Nadu: medical centre. Pop.: 177 413 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In India, the first CHIKV outbreak was recorded in 1963 in Calcutta and was followed by epidemics in Chennai, Pondicherry, and Vellore in 1964; Visakhapatnam, Rajmundry, and Kakinada in 1965; Nagpur in 1965; and Barsi in 1973 (1). Ninan), Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Instead they are subjected to the same indignity and humiliation which they suffered before they embraced Christianity," said Bishop Malayappan Chinnappa of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, a Dalit who heads the Catholic Bishops Conference of India Commission for Dalits. |
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