A Study on the History of Tuticorin Port
Abstract
The present work is the aftereffect of Ph.D. research led by me in the Department of History, Bharathidasan, Tiruchirappalli, during the period 2009-2014. I have attempted to follow the history of Tuticorin Port from its initiation to the Contemporary occasions and furthermore attempted to record the financial effect of the port in Tuticorin. I am totally at a misfortune to discover words to adequately offer my thanks and obligation to my adored educator and boss Prof. N. Rajendran, Professor and Head, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, whose consistent direction, moral help and motivation empowered me to deliver this work. He has not quite recently been my guide and coach offering me his valuable time and guidance for more liberality than his official obligation requested, however has additionally energized me from numerous points of view all through my exploration work. I owe my most profound and genuine appreciation to my doctoral advisory group individuals Dr. K. Surya Murthy, Former Reader and Head, Department of History, E.V.R. School, Tiruchirappalli and Dr. K. John Kumar, Former Associate Professor and Head, Department of History, Bishop Heber College, Trichirappalli, for their invaluable proposals towards this work.
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