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Kanyakumari district

Kanyakumari district, officially Kanniyakumari district, is one of the 39 districts of Tamil Nadu state and the southern most district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nadu in terms of per capita income, and also tops the state in Human Development Index (HDI), literacy, and education. The district's headquarters is Nagercoil.

Kanyakumari district has a varied topography with the sea on three sides and the mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side. Except for a small stretch of land to the east of Kanniyakumari town, almost the entire district is sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea – the only district in Tamil Nadu state facing the Arabian Sea.

Historically, Nanjinad and Edai Nadu, which comprise the present-day Kanniyakumari district, were ruled by various Tamil and Malayalam dynasties: the Cheras, the Ay/Venad/Travancore dynasty, the Pandyans, the Chozhans and the Nayaks. A few artefacts have been unearthed by archaeological excavations. It was part of the princely state of Travancore during the colonial times prior to India's independence; four of the eight tehsils of Thiruvananthapuram district were separated from the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom to form the new district of Kanniyakumari, and they were made the part of Madras Presidency under recommendations from the States Reorganisation Commission in 1956. The Presidency was later renamed Tamil Nadu and Kanniyakumari, today, is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state.

The district is the birthplace of Ayyavazhi. Many historical assumptions persist in the district and state, which associate sages such as Agastya, Vyasa, Tolkappiyar, Avvaiyar and Valluvar with the district.

History

The area that comprises the current Kanniyakumari district was a part of the old Ay kingdom of the first and second Sangam ages. Following the decline of the Ay kingdoms, the area became Venad, with its capital Padmanabhapuram located North, North West of Nagercoil. The wealth of the Nanjilnadu beckoned many invaded kings including the Nayaks during the reign of Umayamma Rani. The Venad region was in anarchy before Marthanda Varma ascended the throne in 1729 CE. Under their rule anarchy was dominant in Kanniyakumari region. However, Marthanda Varma brought a sense of disorder under control by annexing the nearby territories, putting down the feudal lords and establishing the strong state of Travancore. He had also bought some portions of Kanniyakumari from the then viceroy making it the southern boundary. Under his rule, the district improved in a social context as well as economically. The famous battle of Colachel took place in the district. Later, the Maharajas of Travancore built the forts at Aramboly (Aralvaimozhy) to prevent any invasion from the Carnatic Kings. Key elements of Velu Thampi Dalawa's revolt occurred in the area and the English East India company's army under Col.

Leger broke through the fortifications and entered Travancore in 1810. In the year 1949, the area became a part of the reestablished Travancore Cochin state. The people of Agasteeswarem, Thovalai, Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks, which formed the southern divisions of the former district of Trivandrum, were predominantly Tamil speaking people. The present Kanniyakumari district was historically part of the erstwhile Travancore State. Four Tamil-speaking taluks viz., Vilavancode, Kalkulam, Thovala and Agastheeswaram which now form the Kanniyakumari district was transferred to Madras State on 1 November 1956. The changes that were effected between the taluks and the villages as on 1 October 1956 are furnished in the fly-leaf to Table A-I. An extreme agitation by Tamil speaking residents under the leadership of Marshal Nesamony took place for including Kanniyakumari within Tamil Nadu. Eventually the merger happened in 1956 based on language reorganisation of states.

Historically, Nanjilnadu (Agastheeswaram and Thovalai taluks) and Eda Nadu (Vilavancode and Kalkulam taluks) which comprises the present Kanniyakumari district. The district were ruled by various dynasties: Venad Kingdom, Travancore Kingdom, the Cheras, the Cholas, the Ays and the Nayaks. A few artefacts were unearthed by archaeological excavations in parts of the district. The district was part of the princely state of Travancore during the colonial times prior to India's independence; four of the eight tehsils of Thiruvananthapuram district were separated to form the new district of Kanniyakumari in 1956 following the demands of reunion made by the Tamil speaking majority people (about 70% of the population), who feels that their feelings were suppressed by the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom which has Malayalam-majority population. The four taluks were made the part of then Madras State under recommendations from the States Reorganisation Commission in 1956. The Madras State was later renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969 and Kanniyakumari, today, is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state.

The district is the birthplace of Ayyavazhi, the henotheistic belief initiated by Hari Gopalan Seedar, one among the 5 prime disciples of Ayya Vaikundar. The social, religious and cultural history of the 19th century Kanniyakumari district is intrinsically inter-twined with those of Ayyavazhi. Many historical assumptions persist in the district and state, which associate with sages namely Vyasa, Agastya, Tolkappiyar, Avvaiyar and Valluvar.

Geography
The district is situated between 77°15' and 77°36' east longitude and 8°03' and 8°35' north latitude. The district has borders with Tirunelveli district in the North & North East, the Gulf of Mannar in the East, the Indian Ocean in the South, the Arabian Sea in the West and the Thiruvananthapuram District (Kerala) in the West.

Kanniyakumari district has a varied topography with sea on three sides and the mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side. Geologically, the landmass of the district is much younger when compared to the rest of state – faulted as late as 2.5 million years during the Miocene, after which numerous transgression, as well as regression of sea, had shaped the western coast of the district.

The district can be categorised into three natural divisions:

 * Mountainous Terrain: Located in the northern and north-eastern portion of the district, this area includes the northern parts of Vilavancode and Kalkulam taluks. It includes several impressive hilltops and is an extension of a larger mountain range to the north.
 * Fertile Sea-Coast: Stretching along the southern and South-eastern and south-western parts of the district, this coastal region is fringed with coconut trees. Although predominantly sandy, there are occasional slightly elevated patches of red cliffs.
 * Valleys and Plains: Situated between the mountainous terrain and the sea-coast, this area features rolling, undulated valleys and plains interspersed with rivers and streams.

Within the northern mountainous range of the district lies the scenic sanitarium of Muthukuzhivayal. South of Peermedu, this range stands out due to its significant breadth. The rugged landscape boasts bluff ridges and conical peaks, forming a continuation of the Western Ghats that stretches all the way to the Aralvaimozhi Pass. Notably, the perfectly detached Kattadimalai stands out as a prominent rocky mass. Continuing southward, a broken rocky spur shapes into Marunthuvazh Malai, situated approximately 7 kilometres northwest of Kanyakumari. The Vellimalai in Kalkulam taluk and the Maruntuvazh malai in Agastheeswaram taluk are important isolated hills. The variations in altitude and climate across the hilly terrain of the district have led to a diverse vegetation profile, showcasing distinct representations of different land types. The highest hill within the district is Mahendragiri (1654 meters) in Thovalai taluk, situated on the border between Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts. Kalmalai (900 meters), Moliyadi (700 meters) located at the head of old Kulasekaram reserved forest area and Tadakai malai (960 meters) are some of the notable hills in the district.

The mountainous terrain in the northern and eastern portions of the district contains an extensive plateau amidst elevated hilltops. While most of the hills have steep slopes, some exhibit a more gradual spread. While the area is predominantly agricultural, numerous plantations and few handloom industries thrive in this region. The central area of the district, particularly Agastiswaram taluk, consists of vast plains. This includes the plains at Vellimalai, Suchindram and Derisanamcope.

The district features an extensive 68-kilometer coastline. Predominantly regular in its configuration, the coast showcases notable projections toward the sea at locations such as Kanniyakumari, Muttam, and Erayanthurai. Additionally, there are a few minor sea ports. The ancient port of Colachel stands as the sole natural port on the west coast of Tamil Nadu while Kanyakumari serves as another minor port, primarily catering to tourists. Another minor port at is situated along the edge of Manakudi Estaury. Kanyakumari is the only district in Tamilnadu facing the Arabian sea.

Rivers
Pazhayar, the southernmost river in India, originates from the secondary range of the Western Ghats, draining Mahendragiri peak and nearby estates. Flowing through Thovalai and Agastiswaram taluks, the Pazhayar significantly supports irrigation. Its course spans approximately 37 kilometres, ultimately joining the Manakkudy Lagoon at Thamaraikulam. Notable places along the river include Boothapandi, Thalakudi, Vadasseri, Nagercoil, and Suchindram.

Kodayar originates in the Moolachel mountains within the southern part of the Muthukuzhivayal plateau and flows southwest through a wild tract. Two streams—one from Motavan Pothai and the other from Thacchamala hills—contribute to this river. The Pechiparai Dam intercepts the Kodayar, creating the Pachipparai lake. With a rocky bed, steep banks, sharp curves, and frequent falls, the Kodayar remains largely untamed except for a few kilometres near its end. The Tirparappu Waterfalls along this river stands at approximately 13 meters. After covering 32 kilometres in Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks, the Kodayar merges with the Paraliyar to form the western Tambaraparani.

Originating north of Mahendragiri, the Paraliyar, another major river of the district flows southwesterly through Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks. Near Ponmanai, it encounters the Perunchani Dam. The Left Bank Channel supplies water from the Pechipparai reservoir before reaching the weir known as Puthen dam. The ancient Pandyan dam, built in Pandiyan era, across the Paraliyar in Kalkulam taluk, along with the Pandyan Kal and related irrigation works, constitute one of the region's ancient irrigation systems. About a kilometre downstream from the Pandyan dam, the river meets the 250-year-old Puthen dam. The Paraliyar covers 37 kilometres before joining the Kodayar near Thiruvattar, forming the western Thamirabarani River. It flows southwest through Kuzhithurai, Munchirai and evantually into the Thengapattanam estaury where it meets the sea.

Valliyar a minor river originates at an altitude of 950 m in the Vellimalai hills and passes through Kothanalloor, Kalkulam, Eraniel, Thalakulam and Manavalakurichi before joining the Arabian Sea at Kadiapattanam. Along the way, it merges with the Thuvalar, another small river originating from the Mampazhathurai hills. Mullayar another minor river flows approximately 11 kilometres through Vilavancode taluk and joins the western Tambraparani near Thikkurichi.

Geology
The district features diverse topography with its northern and western regions consist of hilly terrain and forests, while the southeastern and central parts are characterized by agricultural lands. Along the southern border lies an extensive sea-shore with scattered rocky ridges, interspersed by valleys and plains. Additionally, sandy beaches and isolated boulders define the southern coastline.

The South Indian Peninsula is typically described as a highland with faulting on both sides. During the Archaean Eon, the eastern coast experienced faulting, whereas the faulting of the western coast, including the major parts of the Kanyakumari district, occurred later—approximately 25 million years ago—during the early Miocene era. Subsequent transgressions and regressions of the sea led to the formation of various sedimentary layers.

Over time, the sea receded, resulting in uplifted land masses. Evidence of this uplift includes deeply entrenched streams, waterfalls, high hanging valleys, alluvial flats, and marine sediment patches at higher elevations. Notably, shelly limestone formations in Kanyakumari further support the theory of land uplift in this area. The uplift likely occurred in stages, rejuvenating older streams. The wind gap at Mekkode resulted from river piracy, where the Paraliyar was captured by the Kodayar, possibly during the Tertiary period. The straight west coastline, uninterrupted by breaks, suggests faulting during the Pliocene epoch. Similarly, changes in the Kodayar river’s course—from northward to northeast to southwest indicate faulting along its path.

Geologically, the region features two main rock groups: the Khondalites, and Charnockites while a third group, Migmatites is also found. The Khondalites, composed of garnetiferous Sillimanite-Graphite Gneisses and Garnet-Biotite gneisses, dominate a significant portion of the district. Meanwhile, the Charnockites are exposed in areas between Padmanabhapuram, Aralvaimozhi, Kulasekaram, Thuckalay, and Rajakkamangalam. The distinctive occurrence of feldspathic granites across a significant portion of this region indicates that the rocks underwent intense isoclinal folding, resulting in repeated bands. These folds align in a northwest-southeast direction and may have subsequently experienced cross-folding. These charnockites also occur as lenses and patches within the khondalites. Additionally, thin Pegmatite bodies and quartz veins intrude the khondalites. Tertiary-age Varkala beds appear as thin cappings south of Kaliyakkavilai near the coast.

The basement rocks are covered by a sequence of soil types, including red soil, lateritic soil, clay, river alluvium, coastal alluvium, and black and red sandy soils. These soil layers have thicknesses ranging from 1 meter to 1.5 meters in most locations. The underlying geological terrain belongs to the Peninsular Gneiss. The coastal belt around Kanyakumari, Kovalam, and Vattakottai contains recent-age formations, including Calcareous sandstones, limeshells, and Kankary Limestone. Lateral deposits, including sand, zircon, rutile, ilmenite, and garnet, are commonly found along the entire sea coast of Kanyakumari.

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Thiruvalluvar Statue

The Thiruvalluvar Statue, or the Valluvar Statue, is a 133 ft stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar, author of the Tirukkural, an ancient Tamil work on Dharma and morality. It is located atop a small island near the town of Kanniyakumari on the southernmost point of the Indian peninsula on the Coromandel Coast, where two seas (the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea) and an ocean (the Indian Ocean) meet. The statue was sculpted by the Indian sculptor V. Ganapati Sthapati, who also created the Iraivan Temple, and was unveiled on the millennium day of 1 January 2000 by the then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. It is currently the 25th tallest statue in India.

Thirparappu Waterfalls
Thirparappu Waterfalls are waterfalls in Kanniyakumari District. It is also known as 'Courtallam of Kanniyakumari'. The Mahadevar Temple is very near to the waterfalls. The waterfalls is 7 km from Kulasekaram. Actually the waterfalls is exactly 34 km from city centre, Nagercoil.

Manimedai
Manimedai is situated in the central part of Nagercoil. Manimedai literally means High Clock. It is the symbol of the Nagercoil Town. A clock is placed in a High Clock gauge, so the place becomes Manimedai. The construction of the Clock gauge began in 1892 in the period of Travancore Maharajas. After construction, it was opened by His Highness Sree Moolam Thirunal Varma, the King of Travancore. The clock placed in the gauge was gifted to the English missionary in Nagercoil.

Mathur Aqueduct
The Mathur Aqueduct was built to pass the cultivable water between two mountains. Mathur Aqueduct was built between Aruvikkarai and Mudhalaaru in Paraliyaru River. The aqueduct was built by Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Perunthalaivar Thiru Kamarajar. Mathur aqueduct was South Asia's largest aqueduct. The aqueduct is 1240 ft long, 101 ft high with 28 giant pillars. It is 3 km from Thiruvattar and 26 km from Nagercoil.

Padmanabhapuram palace
Before centuries, the houses that has all the facilities are known as Palaces. The rulers of states, the Kings resides in such Palaces. Padmanabhapuram Palace was once the official residence of Travancore Kings. Padmanabhapuram Palace was built in Kerala styled Architecture with woods. The palace was built in 18th century by Travancore King Thiru Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma. The palace was situated in 6.5 acres in 186 acres fort. The palace is under the control of Kerala Government. The palace is situated just 2 km from Thuckalay.

Udayagiri Fort
Udayagiri Fort was situated just 10 km from Parvathipuram. The fort was situated in 22½ hectares in a place called Puliyoorkurichi. The Fort is maintained by the Ministry of Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Vattakkottai
The word 'Vattakkottai' means Circle Fort and is circular. The Fort was constructed along the seashore in the East coast. The fort was situated in 3½ acres with compound stones constructed for 25 meters in height and constructed by Travancore Army Chief Dilanai. The fort is under the control of the Archaeological Department, Government of India. It is situated 6 km north of Kanniyakumari and 2 km south of Anjugramam.

Vivekananda Rock
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument in Vavathurai in Kanniyakumari District. It is located just 500 meters east in the mainland of Vavathurai. The rock was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock. Vivekanand was a disciple of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa. According to local legends, Goddess Kumari performed Tapas in devotion of lord Shiva in these rocks. The rocks are surrounded by the Laccadive Sea.

Chitharal Jain Rock Cut Temple
It is famous for the Rock-cut temple. Hill rock at Chitharal has a cave containing Rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside and outside dating back to 9th Century A.D by King Mahendra Varman I.

Administrative divisions
For administrative purposes, the district comprises six taluks and nine blocks. There is a municipal corporation in the district which is Nagercoil. There are also four municipalities and 51 Town Panchayats.

At the lower levels of administration, there are 95 village panchayats.

Revenue Divisions and Taluks
Nagercoil Revenue Division
 * 1) Thovalai
 * 2) Agastheeswaram

Padmanabhapuram Revenue Division
 * 1) Kalkulam
 * 2) Killiyoor
 * 3) Thiruvattar
 * 4) Vilavancode

Municipal Corporation

 * 1) Nagercoil

Municipalities

 * 1) Padmanabhapuram
 * 2) Colachel
 * 3) Kuzhithurai
 * 4) Kollemcode

Town Panchayats

 * 1) Kanyakumari
 * 2) Agasteeswaram
 * 3) Azhagappapuram
 * 4) Kottaram
 * 5) Marungoor
 * 6) Mylaudy
 * 7) South Thamaraikulam
 * 8) Suchindram
 * 9) Theroor
 * 10) Anjugramam
 * 11) Aralvaimozhi
 * 12) Azhagiapandiapuram
 * 13) Boothapandi
 * 14) Thazhakudi
 * 15) Puthalam
 * 16) Thengampudur
 * 17) Ganapathipuram
 * 18) Aloor
 * 19) Thingalnagar
 * 20) Eraniel
 * 21) Kallukuttam
 * 22) Mandaikadu
 * 23) Manavalakurichi
 * 24) Neyyoor
 * 25) Reethapuram
 * 26) Vellimalai
 * 27) Kappiyarai
 * 28) Kothanalloor
 * 29) Kumarapuram
 * 30) Thiruvithancode
 * 31) Mulagumudu
 * 32) Valvaithankoshtam
 * 33) Vilavur
 * 34) Villukuri
 * 35) Attoor
 * 36) Kulasekaram
 * 37) Ponmanai
 * 38) Thiruvattar
 * 39) Thirparappu
 * 40) Verkizhambi
 * 41) Karungal
 * 42) Keezhkulam
 * 43) Killiyoor
 * 44) Nalloor
 * 45) Palapallam
 * 46) Unnamalaikadai
 * 47) Pudukadai
 * 48) Arumanai
 * 49) Edaikodu
 * 50) Kadayal
 * 51) Kaliyakkavilai
 * 52) Pacode
 * 53) Pazhugal

Proposed Municipalities

 * 1) Kanyakumari
 * 2) Suchindram
 * 3) Boothapandi
 * 4) Eraniel
 * 5) Thiruvattar
 * 6) Kulasekharam
 * 7) Killiyoor
 * 8) Melpuram
 * 9) Mylaudy
 * 10) Anjugramam

Proposed Town Panchayats

 * 1) Rajakkamangalam
 * 2) Thovalai

Panchayat Unions / Blocks

 * 1) Agastheeswaram
 * 2) Rajakkamangalam
 * 3) Thovalai
 * 4) Kurunthancode
 * 5) Thuckalay
 * 6) Thiruvattar
 * 7) Killiyoor
 * 8) Munchirai
 * 9) Melpuram

Major Towns
The major towns of the district include:
 * Agastheeswaram taluk: Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari, Anjugramam, Mylaudy, Agastheeswaram, Suchindram, Rajakkamangalam,
 * Thovalai taluk: Boothapandi, Thovalai, Azhagiapandiapuram, Aralvaimozhy
 * Kalkulam taluk: Padmanabhapuram, Thuckalay, Colachel, Kalkulam, Thiruvithamcode, Eraniel, Kurunthancode, Thingalnagar
 * Thiruvattar taluk: Thiruvattar, Kulasekaram
 * Killiyur Taluk: Killiyoor, Karungal
 * Vilavancode Taluk: Kuzhithurai, Marthandam, Vilavancode, Kaliyakkavilai, Munchirai, Kollemcode, Manjalumoodu, Arumanai, Melpuram

Demographics
According to 2011 census, Kanniyakumari district had a population of 1,870,374 with a sex-ratio of 1,019 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 182,350 were under the age of six, constituting 92,835 males and 89,515 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 3.97% and 0.39% of the population respectively. The district had a total of 483,539 households. There were a total of 679,620 workers, comprising 12,229 cultivators, 51,350 main agricultural labourers, 21,078 in household industries, 468,001 other workers, 126,962 marginal workers, 3,381 marginal cultivators, 21,517 marginal agricultural labourers, 14,711 marginal workers in household industries and 87,353 other marginal workers.

The average literacy rate of Kanniyakumari in 2011 was 91.75 compared to 87.55 in 2001. If things are looked out at gender-wise, male and female literacy were 93.65 and 89.90 respectively. For the 2001 census, the same figures stood at 90.37 and 84.79 in Kanniyakumari District. The total number of literates in Kanniyakumari District were 1,548,738 of which male and female were 780,541 and 768,197 respectively. In 2001, Kanniyakumari District had 1,308,322 in its district.

Languages
Tamil is the most widely spoken language in Kanniyakumari district, though there is significant minority (5.76%) of Malayalam speakers (Malayalis), living mainly along the Kerala border. Kanniyakumari district has a Tamil dialect which is different from other part of Tamil Nadu, since it has a little Malayalam influence. English can be understood by two-thirds of the district's population.

Urban population
Out of the total Kanniyakumari population for 2011 census, 82.33 per cent lives in urban regions of district. In total 1,539,802 people lives in urban areas of which males are 761,407 and females are 778,395. Sex ratio in urban region of Kanniyakumari district is 1022 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Kanniyakumari district was 966 in 2011 census. Child population (0–6) in urban region was 148,570 of which males and females were 75,573 and 72,997.

This child population figure of Kanniyakumari district is 9.93% of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Kanniyakumari district as per census 2011 is 91.96% of which males and females are 93.92% and 90.06% literates, respectively. In actual number 1,279,358 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 644,109 and 635,249, respectively.

Rural population
As per 2011 census, 17.67% population of Kanniyakumari districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Kanniyakumari district population living in rural areas is 330,572 of which males and females are 164,938 and 165,634 respectively. In rural areas of Kanniyakumari district, sex ratio is 1004 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Kanniyakumari district is considered, figure is 957 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 33,780 in rural areas of which males were 17,262 and females were 16,518.

The child population comprises 10.47% of total rural population of Kanniyakumari district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Kanniyakumari district is 90.76% as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 92.39 and 89.16 per cent, respectively. In total, 269,380 people were literate of which males and females were 136,432 and 132,948, respectively.

Religion
As per 2011 census, total population of the district is 1,870,374, among them 909,872 (48.7%) are Hindus, 876,299 (46.9%) are Christians, 78,590 (4.2%) are Muslims, 438 (0.02%) are Buddhists, 160 (0.01%) are Sikhs, 156 (0.01%) are Jains, 10 (0.001%) are Others and 4,849 (0.26%) are "not stated". The western talukas of the district are Christian-majority, while the eastern talukas are Hindu-majority. Some of the Hindu population follows Ayyavazhi. Protestants and Catholics are both present in the Christian population, with Protestants largely from the Nadar community and Catholics from the fishermen community. Some Syrian Christians also live here.

Mandaikadu Festival
The Mandaikadu festival is celebrated in March by people of the district and by those in Kerala. Traditionally, participants would chant while walking while others would provide them with butter, milk, water, jaggery, and coffee. The festival, which is celebrated for ten days, later became a social function, especially on Sunday.

Kollemcode Festival
The Kollemcode Tookam festival is another famous festival celebrated by the people of the district and also by the people from the nearby Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state. It is celebrated for 10 days during the month of March/April with the famous Child Tookam taking place on the 10th day corresponding to Meena Bharani as per the Malayalam calendar.

The "ezhunnalath" or elephant procession festival of Alappancode Sree Eeswarakala Bhoodhathan Temple located at Anducode is also another major festival of the district. It is the largest elephant festival of Tamil Nadu and is often considered Tamil Nadu' Thrissur Pooram.

Ayya birthday Celebration
The Ayya vaikunda Avataram of Ayyavazhi is widely celebrated throughout the district. The Kodiyettru Thirunal is celebrated in the religious headquarters of Swamithope pathi and attracts large crowds from Tamil Nadu and across India. Onam is also celebrated in many places throughout Kanniyakumari district, especially in the western part of the district.

Sucheendrum temple car festival

the religious significance of the Thanumalayan Temple stems from the fact that the main statue of linga represent Siva (Sthanu), Vishnu (maal) and Brahma (Ayan) (as well as giving the temple its name). The representation of the three central gods of Hinduism in one linga makes it unique in India. The 10-day Car Festival celebrated in this temple during between December and January every year attracts crowds of thousands of people. Special worship practices are followed and the festival images of Sthanumalayan, Aram valartha Nayagi and Vinayagar are taken in the temple car around the streets of the temple. Another festival known as Teppam is celebrated during between April and May every year. The Sanskrit work Sucindrastalamahatmya gives a full-fledged legendary account of the origin and development of this temple.

Kottar, St. Francis Xavier's temple festival
Church records indicate that St. Xavier Church was built in 1600. In 1865, the Shrine of Mary was renovated and enlarged. In 1930, the church was raised to the status of a cathedral. The annual festival is celebrated during November – December lasting for 10 days. The people from various place and near by state kerala people also join during the festival. During the festival other religious people also Get together. and helping to organise the Festival by vaious ways.

Kanya Kumari, Bagavathi Amman temple festival

 * Chitra Pournima Festival: on the Full moon day in May
 * Navaratri festival: 9 day festival in (September–October). The music artists get an opportunity to offer their artistic skill to the goddess by performing in the Navarathri Mandapam.
 * Vaisakha festival: 10-day festival in May–June culminating by a Thoni Ezhunellathu in May–June. During this festival Devi will be taken in procession both in the morning and evening, during Aaraatu the eastern door is opened. On the ninth day, the Thoni Ezhunellathu takes place. Devi will be taken round the water on the western part in a boat.
 * Kalabham festival: The idol is smeared in Sandal paste in the last Friday of the month of Karkidaka or Aadi, in July–August.

Onam festival
Onam is an annual harvest and cultural festival related to Hinduism that is celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala. The people of Kanyakumari district also celebrate this fest (formerly Kanyakumari district was part of Kerala). The date of Onam celebration is based on the Panchangam and falls on the 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam in the month Chingam of the Malayalam calendar, which in the Gregorian calendar falls between August and September.

Kuzhithurai Vavubali Exhibition
annual Karkida Vavu Bali (Shradham for the ancestors held during the Mahalaya Amavasai) ceremony that is held here during July/Aug (Malayalam month Karkidakam). Along with the religious ceremony during this time, the famous annual exhibition fair - Vavubali Mela / Exhibition - was started by Shri. T.C Kesava Pillai, MLC from Kuzhithurai in the 1900s. Today this is continued by the Kuzhithurai Town Municipality. The people from various place and near by state kerala people also join during the festival. During the festival other religious people also Get together.

Marungoor Soora Samharam and mylaudy Arattu fest
The Subramania Swamy Temple, which is situated atop a small hillock is worth a place to visit. This temple area is called as Kumarapuram thoppur, Marungoor. Because of Kumaran's (Subramania swamy) name. Shashti and Surasamharam are the famous festivals at this temple. The famous kandhashashti kavasam festival is very popular over here and celebrated as major festival. after 5 days later Subramania Swamy come to mylaudy by the silver horse car and bath in Mylaudy river and abishekam with 17 products. Every year it was celebrated only in kanyakumari district after 5 days of Surasamharam fest. The people from various place join during the festival. During the festival other religious people also Get together.

Roadways
There are two major National Highways (NH) roads originating from Kanniyakumari town. One is the National Highway 44 which connects Kanniyakumari with Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir. NH 44 connects North India with South India. The road passes through Madurai, Hosur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Jhansi, Delhi and Jalandhar. It covers 3745 kilometres. The other is the National Highway 66 that connects Kanniyakumari with Panvel (38 km from Mumbai) in Maharashtra. NH 66 roughly runs north–south parallel to the western ghats. It passes through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Udupi, Margoa and Ratnagiri. Nagercoil, the district capital is well connected with the rest of Tamil Nadu.

SETC Buses
The government transport body State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) is operating direct buses to Chennai, Ootacamund, Coimbatore, Vellore, Chidambaram, Thiruchirappalli, Kodaikanal, Tirupur, Erode, Kalpakkam, Velankanni, and Thiruvannamalai. It also operates direct buses to Bengaluru, Pondicherry and Tirupati. Some bus services to the aforesaid destinations are originating from Kanniyakumari, Colachel, Marthandam, Kulasekaram, Kaliyakkavilai, and Thiruvananthapuram.

TNSTC Buses
Another government transport body known as Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) operates direct buses to various destinations inside Tamil Nadu. Some of the terminating stations are Chennai, Tiruppur, Periyakulam, Kodaikanal, Rameswaram, Thiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Palani, Salem, Coimbatore, Karaikudi, Kumily, Bodinayakkanur, Erode, and Sivakasi. Most of these buses starts their journey from Nagercoil while some buses starts from Kanniyakumari, Marthandam, Colachel, Kulasekaram, and Kaliyakkavilai. TNSTC also operates frequent bus services to Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tiruchendur, Tuticorin, and Thiruvananthapuram.

KSRTC Buses
The Government of Kerala operating KSRTC Buses between Kerala and Tamilnadu from Thiruvananthapuram to Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari and KSRTC Bus between Holy Places Haripad, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil, Mylaudy, Athankarai Pallivasal (Tirunelveli dist).

Railways
There is a railway station located at Kanniyakumari where trains terminate. The Vivek Express starting from Kanniyakumari is the longest-running train in India. It connects Kanniyakumari with Dibrugarh, in Assam. Nagercoil Junction railway station is the district's primary railway station located near Kottar and is also commonly known as Kottar Railway station. There is also another railway station in Nagercoil, known as Nagercoil Town railway station. There is rail connectivity from Nagercoil, the district capital, to most parts of the country with daily trains running to Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Guruvayur, Thiruvananthapuram, madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Mangaluru, Tambaram etc. and weekly trains to New Delhi, Kolkata, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Bilaspur, Rameswaram, North East India and Jammu and Kashmir. The other stations in the Kanyakumari district are Eraniel railway station, Palliyadi railway station, Kuzhithurai railway station, and Kuzhithurai west railway station. Passenger trains connect Nagercoil with Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Punalur, Kottayam, Tirunelveli, Madurai, and Coimbatore.

Airways
The nearest international airport is Trivandrum International Airport which is 76 km from Kanniyakumari. The Civil Aviation Ministry is planning to construct an airport near Swamithoppu in Kanniyakumari District as the initiative attracts international tourists to the district.

Education
According to the 2011 Census, Kanyakumari has a literacy rate of 91.7%, compared to Tamil Nadu's literacy rate of 80.1%. The district has recorded the highest male literacy rate of 92.4% and the female literacy rate of 89.2% in rural areas, as well as the highest female literacy rate of 90.1% in urban areas.

The district is home to many well-established institutions like colleges such as Scott Christian College (est. 1809), South Travancore Hindu College (est. 1952), Holy Cross College (est. 1965), Women Christian College, Sivanthi Aditanar College (est. 1984) and schools such as Ringletaube Higher Secondary School (est. 1809), Scott Christian Higher Secondary School (est. 1819), Duthie Girls School (est. 1819), St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School (est. 1910), Carmel Higher Secondary School (est. 1922), S.L.B. Government Higher Secondary School (est. 1924), S.M.R.V. Higher Secondary School (est. 1919).

Forests
Of the total district area of 1671.3 km2, government forests occupy an area of 504.86 km2 which comes to about 30.2 per cent of the geographical area of the district.

Flora and fauna
The Flora and Fauna of Kanniyakumari District are vast and diverse. Kanniyakumari district has 4 types of lands (mountainous regions, forests, cropland, seashore) except Desert. In which, Forest has a significant place in the district's landscape. The district's forest areas were surrounded by plenty of rivers and waterfalls. Forests also has significant mountainous landscape. The district has forests of 40239.55 Hectares. The district's forests are situated between Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala. Kalikesam, Balamore, Upper Kodayar, Lower Kodayar, Mukkadal are the important places in Forests.

Rainfall
Achankadu hill is the tallest mountain peak in the district with a height of 1828 m. Hilly regions like Upper kodayar, Muthukuzhivayal and Achankadu hills receive more than 5000mm of annual rainfall which makes the region one of the wettest regions in Tamil Nadu. Kanniyakumari town which is located on the leeward side with no tall mountain ranges receives less rainfall in the district. Pechiparai, Chittar dams I & II, Perunchani dam and Surulacode receive annual rainfall between 2500 and 3000 mm. Kanniyakumari is the only district in Tamil Nadu that benefits receiving from both the South-West and North-East monsoon, so Kanyakumari District rains in all seasons.

Flora
The Kanniyakumari Districts forests have sandal trees, teak trees, rosewood trees, Wild Jack trees. pepper and cloves are grown in private estates that operate in the forests. The district's forests have some 600 varieties of large trees and another 3500 varieties of small trees.

Fauna
Animals on the hills of the district include Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Indian elephant, Sambar Deer, Porcupines, Indian Pangolins and Indian Boar, while pied kingfisher and painted stork are commonly found in the water bodies and wetlands. Reptiles include Bengal monitors, pythons, and other snakes.

The Mahendragiri hills (about 4000 ft above sea level) are occupied by elephants, tigers, leopards and deer.

The Western Ghats in Marungoor, Mylaudy, Azhagappapuram, and Marunthuvazh Malai hills have large number of Species like Sambar deer, mountain goats, deer, Wild water buffalo, monkeys wild birds like peacock, The Keeriparai and Maramalai hills are habitats for wild elephants and Indian bison. The Kodayar hills are the breeding centers for the Indian rock pythons and Indian bison. The Theroor wetlands are home for varieties of storks and migratory birds during specific seasons. Trout and other varieties of freshwater fish are found in the Pechiparai Reservoir.

The district also has a Wildlife Sanctuary and a Birds Sanctuary.

Lakes

 * Parakkai Lake

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I worked with the late ex-major league pitcher George "Red" Munger. George and I were very close. Our offices were adjacent and we spent many hours talking about baseball. We exchanged gifts for Christmas every year and I still remember his birthday every year October 4th, or as he called it CB day (10-4). When he passed away in 1996 at the age of 79 the presiding priest used a story that I had told him in has remarks. It was about George and Jackie Robinson. He picked Jackie off second for the third out of the 8th inning before delivering a pitch to the plate...in a tied game in which he was pinch hit for in the ninth and the Cardinals won as a result. Under current rules would he be the winning pitcher of a game in which he did't deliver a pitch to the plate?

I only go into such detail on my relationship with George is to set up George's comment on Gil Hodges. He said that Gil was the greatest catcher. The only player he would compare him to was Johnny Bench. However, Campy could not play another position beside catcher and Gil was a fabulous first baseman. His question (as well as mine) is that had Hodges been "The Catcher" of his generation and won the 1969 Series, how long would he have been in the Hall of Fame?

If he was a catcher, with those offensive numbers in that era, he would have been elected on the first ballot for which he was eligible. As it is, there are two firstbaseman with comparable statistics, who were elected to the Hall (Perez and Cepeda), and it's a damned shame that Gil wasn't put in before them, AND before he died. I think some of it had to do with his not-so-warm relationship with the New York sportswriters. Gil was not very talkative as Mets manager, gave them few quotes to work with, even in that championship year of 1969. Many times reporters would storm out of his office after games, angry because they couldn't get a usable "line" from him. All these years later, I don't think the current crop of eligible voters even know who he is, or how he dominated the NL at 1B for six or seven years during the late 40's and early to mid 50's. I hope he makes it into the Hall next year. This man has deserved it for 50 years and has been denied so many times. If Whitey Herzog got in for winning just one world series as a manager, then Hodges belongs there too because of his superior playing career AND the World Series he won as manager of a ballclub with a .242 team batting average in 1969. --167.206.169.66 (talk) 17:59, 20 June 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.206.169.66 (talk) 17:01, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

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I changed his birth name from Hodge to Hodges as shown on [www.gilhodges.com/bio.htm www.gilhodges.com], the official website for him. Is there anything supporting the name 'Hodge', or was it a typo?

 * It's certainly a typo -- "Hodges" is correct. Andrew Szanton 4/06

 * Au contraire-- My father, Orville Melvin Graves, Jr., played second-string catcher behind Gil in highschool in Princeton, Indiana. My father told me that Gil's true surname was Hodge.  --Thomas Graves 04:52, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I know there's been a lot of debate about this among baseball historians; Baseball-Reference gives his birth name as Hodge. MisfitToys 20:53, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

 * According to http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=20&pid=6399 - "Gil Hodges was born Gilbert Ray Hodge on April 4, 1924, in Princeton, Indiana, in the state's southwestern corner, just north of Evansville. The origin of the discrepancy between his birth name of Hodge and the name by which he became well known is unclear. His parents were Irene and Big Charlie. When Hodges was seven years old, the family moved from Princeton 30 miles north to Petersburg."

 * As an aside, if Hodges was starting at catcher for Princeton High School when he was six years old, well either he was some kind of prodigy or Princeton didn't have much of a team that year. ;-) I'm originally from Petersburg and my great-grandpa used to tell stories about watching Gil play football and basketball in high school so I just had to get that little dig in. Orpheus42 11:59, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

If the article lead is only going to have one last name (which is probably better, having both variations seems clunky), shouldn't it be Hodge as that was his legal birth name and was never actually changed throughout his life? Is there a general policy on names when a person is commonly known by one name as opposed to his actual legal name? Gilbert Raymond Hodge was his legal name, and it was never changed. As far as I'm aware, no one really knows why he was and is commonly known as Gil Hodges. Orpheus42 08:10, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If it was never changed from Hodge (and there seems to be no evidence that it remained Hodge), I can't help wondering why his gravestone gives the name as Hodges (and for that matter, why his official site would clearly indicate his parents' name was Hodges). Sources generally state his full name as Hodges with a birth name of Hodge, so without additional evidence I believe that's the route we ought to take. FWIW, the 1944 Sporting News Guide lists his name as Gilbert R. Hodges; he had played one game for the 1943 Dodgers, which was his only pro appearance to that point. Social Security records listed his name as Hodges (do an advanced search at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi and enter his last name with Indiana as the state of issue, along with April 1972 as the year/month of death). I don't know what military records would show, but the Social Security record seems like a reasonable source. MisfitToys 22:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

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“22:16, 4 April 2008 MisfitToys (Talk | contribs) (26,072 bytes) (nationality must always be noted in intro of bio articles) (undo)

“21:01, 5 April 2008 MisfitToys (Talk | contribs) (26,072 bytes) (rv; this is standard accepted formatting for baseball bio articles; the phrase Major League Baseball must always be capitalized and linked) (undo)”

Before saying what I was thinking, I checked the page for formatting baseball articles at WikiProject_Baseball, and guess what? Your rules don’t exist. Not the “standard accepted formatting,” not the capitalizing and linking of Major League Baseball (“always linked”?!), and certainly not using the abbreviation “NL,” instead of the term.

So, I figured this is your own horrible style, and checked out one of the baseball articles you listed in boldface as having worked on. Guess what? Not even you mentioned nationality. So, what gives? Please don’t make up rules, or strive to make baseball articles unreadable. 24.90.201.232 (talk) 03:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Please consult Manual of Style (biographies) and Manual of Style, and also have a look at some of the featured articles for baseball players (such as Sandy Koufax and Lee Smith). Major League Baseball is a proper noun (see Manual of Style (capital letters)), the formal name of an organizational entity, and thus should be capitalized (just as National Football League is). When only part of the phrase is used, perhaps as an adjective rather than as a noun, it should not be capitalized (e.g. "major league debut", "major league record", "the major leagues"). I realize that you're perhaps new to Wikipedia, and therefore unaware of standard policies and approaches to style and format, but you should familiarize yourself with some of these basics before changing things to suit your own liking. Even given that, if you don't think the style is appropriate, it would be more helpful to ask why articles are written that way rather than just announcing your opinion that the style is lousy and changing it. (Also, I believe that all the baseball bios for deceased players that I've boldfaced on my user page state the nationality in the opening sentence; those for living players may have instead included the birthplace along with the birthdate to indicate nationality.) MisfitToys (talk) 02:01, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

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It's a stretch to say the team improved each year (the wins in '65 and '66 were 70 and 71), so I'd prefer if we just stated the more factual "win totals went up each year" - which they did, even if it was barely true in '66 and they had a really low bar to clear each year. Fred Zepelin (talk) 05:55, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

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Peter Green (historian)

Peter Morris Green (born 22 December 1924) is a British classical scholar and novelist noted for his works on the Greco-Persian Wars, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age of ancient history, generally regarded as spanning the era from the death of Alexander in 323 BC up to either the date of the Battle of Actium or the death of Augustus in 14 AD. Green's most famous books are Alexander of Macedon, a historical biography first issued in 1970, then in a revised and expanded edition in 1974, which was first published in the United States in 1991; his Alexander to Actium, a general account of the Hellenistic Age, and other works. He is the author of a translation of the Satires of the Roman poet Juvenal, now in its third edition. He has also contributed poems to many journals, including to Arion and the Southern Humanities Review.

Biography
Green went to school at Charterhouse. During World War II, he served with the Royal Air Force in Burma. In Firpo's Bar in Calcutta, he met and became friendly with another future novelist, Paul Scott, who later used elements of Green's character for the figure of Sergeant Guy Perron in The Raj Quartet.

After the war, Green attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he achieved a Double First in Classics, winning the Craven Scholarship and Studentship in 1950. He subsequently wrote historical novels and worked as a journalist, in the capacity of fiction critic for the Daily Telegraph (1953–63), book columnist for the Yorkshire Post (1961–62), television critic for The Listener (1962–63), film critic for John O'London's (1961–63), as well as contributing to other journals.

In 1963, he and his family moved to the Greek island of Lesbos, where he was a translator and independent scholar. In 1966 he moved to Athens, where he was recruited to teach classics for College Year in Athens, and published Armada from Athens, a study of the Sicilian Expedition of 415–3 BC (1970), and The Year of Salamis, a history of the Greco-Persian Wars (1971). In 1971 Green was invited to teach at the University of Texas at Austin, where he became Dougherty Centennial Professor of Classics in 1982, emeritus from 1997. In 1986, he held the Mellon Chair of Humanities at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is now an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa and also has held visiting appointments at Princeton University and at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

Bob Dylan used Green's translations of Ovid, found in The Erotic Poems (1982) and The Poems of Exile: Tristia and the Black Sea Letters (1994) as song lyrics on the albums "Love and Theft" (2001) and Modern Times (2006).

Green is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.

Green was married to Classicist and ancient historian Carin M. C. Green, who died in 2015.

Critical studies and reviews of Green's work

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Abe Goff

Abe McGregor Goff (December 21, 1899 – November 23, 1984) was an attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, most notably as a one-term congressman from 1947 to 1949. He served in the U.S. Army in both world wars.

Early years
Goff was born and raised in Colfax, Washington, in the Palouse region, the fourth son of Herbert W. and Mary (Dorsey) Goff. After graduating from high school in 1918, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private and underwent preliminary officer training at the University of Idaho in Moscow during the last weeks of World War I. Discharged from the military in December, he entered the law school at the UI in January 1919 and graduated in 1924. He was also the center on the Vandal football team. and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. His older brothers attended Washington State college in nearby Pullman.

Early career
Goff commenced practice in Moscow the same year and was the prosecuting attorney for Latah County from 1926 to 1934. He also worked as a special lecturer at the UI law school from 1933 to 1941. In 1940, he was made president of the Idaho Bar Association. In 1941, Goff was elected to the Idaho Senate.

World War II
Later the same year, he was activated as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves as a major, and served in the Mediterranean, European, and Pacific theaters. Goff was on General MacArthur's staff at the end of the war and was discharged as a colonel in 1946. While in the military, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Congress
In 1946, Goff was elected to Congress as a Republican, narrowly defeating seven-term incumbent Compton White of Clark Fork. He served only one term, as White defeated him in 1948 and reclaimed the seat for a term.

Source:   ^ 1948 election included 93 votes (0.1%) for Socialist Party candidate Richard M. Shaefer.

After Congress
After leaving the House, Goff ran for the U.S. Senate in 1950, but appointed incumbent Henry Dworshak won the nomination in the August primary, then served as Idaho Republican Party Veteran Committee chairman in 1952. Goff then took a number of government posts in Washington, D.C.; he was general counsel of the Post Office Department, and later served on the Interstate Commerce Commission, from 1954 to 1967. After his terms ended, Goff retired to the Palouse in Idaho, working as a writer and lecturer in Moscow until his death in 1984.

Personal life
Goff married Florence Letitia Richardson (1892–1987) of Moscow in 1927. They were married for 57 years and are buried at Moscow Cemetery, east of the city. They had two children: Timothy Richardson Goff (1932–72) and Annie McGregor Goff (b. 1935- 2018).

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Major reorganization needed

 * All historical information should be in one section: history
 * Everywhere else, article should describe DART as it currently exists.
 * The criticism section is a big problem. Should be incorporated throughout the history section; not as a stand-alone section. At any rate, a lot of it should be cut out: it's a generic rail-vs.-cars political debate.

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 * Not a single thing in the "criticism" section was both page-appropriate and properly sourced. I deleted the whole thing; any valid contributions will require enough work that they can just be re-added from scratch anyway. Shelbystripes (talk) 03:19, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

No map?
A map of the DART system should be added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.158.168.94 (talk) 12:27, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Time to 'Split Off' the Dallas-Oak Cliff Streetcar into its own article
With the Dallas-Oak Cliff Streetcar opening imminently, it's time to "spin off" this section into its own article – e.g. Dallas–Oak Cliff Streetcar (just as with the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority system). If this doesn't happen soon, I may do it myself, over the next week or so... --IJBall (talk) 22:14, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅! But separate article created as Dallas Streetcar instead, as that is what DART is calling it. --IJBall (talk) 04:56, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

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Politically Charged Section
The second sentence in ridership and financial performance seems very politically charged, and like someone is against the DART. saying "is one of the worst when compared against peer cities" without specifying by what metric is odd, and specifying that most of a ticket is payed for by "the taxpayer" seems expressly political to me. I think it should be made less expressely political, or removed Aurora (User:Horkak) (talk) 18:02, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Having waited a while, and not received a responce, I've gone ahead and removed the section about "the taxpayer"'s payment for each ticket, as it was not sourced, and is a politically charged phrasing. I suggest if someone would like to include that information to discuss the farebox recovery rate of Dallas, which is more encyclopedic. Secondly, there has been a section added only saying they took on $1 Billion of debt in 2021. Given that it does not go into why this debt was taken on, what it would pay for, or any discussion of the current debt, or debt servicing plan, I think it either needs to be expanded on or removed. Aurora (User:Horkak) (talk) 03:29, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

References need updating
http://www.dart.org/about/dartreferencebookapr12.pdf

does not work 82.23.79.66 (talk) 19:41, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

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