Rural Health Foundation Erode was known as an important health centre right from the days of the British. There was a well-equipped government hospital and several private hospitals in Erode. In all, there were more than 300 medical practitioners in Erode. People from all over the district come to Erode for availing medical treatment. The Kaira District Cooperative…
Erode MLA visits Anand Pattern Cooperatives After several requests, Ma Subramaniam, Erode MLA agreed to visit one Anand Pattern Cooperative: Semboothampalayam. It was agreed that I will pick him from his Erode residence at 6 am. I reported at Mr Subramanian’s residence exactly at 6 am. I was asked to wait as the MLA was…
Dr. Madhavan shares his reminiscences in a series of articles. He has named these memoirs as “Feast of Memories”. He shares some interesting incidents that happened during the time cooperatives were being organised in the villages of Erode. Aramugam did not have to shave off his moustaches Aramugam belonged to a village called Chavadipalayampudur. He was one…
Dr LK Muthuswamy Dr LK Muthuswamy was the President of the Erode Cooperative Milk Supply Union. Established in 1962, this Union was responsible for collection of milk from villages and marketing it in Erode town. Vendors collected milk from the farmers in villages and brought it to Erode where it was chilled in the Union’s…
Meeting Thiru SK Paramsivan at his village Chinniampalayam. Thiru Paramsivan now 102 became the founder Chairman of Erode District Milk Producers Cooperative Union On a hot afternoon, I visited Chinniampalayam, a village ten kms from Erode, to meet Mr SK Paramasivan, a progressive farmer, cooperator and a former Member of the Parliament. After preliminary introduction,…
Dr. Madhavan shares his reminiscences in a series of articles. He has named these memoirs as “Feast of Memories”. In this edition he talks about thebasic ground work done for formation of Anand Pattern Milk Producers Society in Erode. In order to ascertain the actual Fat and SNF contents in milk, I collected milk samples…
