A small hamlet, comprising about 45 families, in the village of Manthiyoor in the interiors of Tirunelveli district recently underwent a name change for a truly unique reason. The hamlet, which had been named Vakaikulam, is now called Vishnu Nagar.
What makes this normal-sounding name so different is that the Vishnu in Vishnu Nagar comes from the name of sub-collector Vishnu V Nair. Vishnu is credited by the villagers with bringing light to their dark hamlet, and to their gratitude, the villagers renamed their village after him.
The young IAS officer of the 2011 batch, however, reticently says he has not done anything great over and above his duty, to become a hero for these villagers.
Vishnu, a native of Kochi in Kerala who graduated from NIT Trichy, says he happened to encounter the myriad problems of this hamlet, during an inspection related to complaints over land disputes. Full story...
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What makes this normal-sounding name so different is that the Vishnu in Vishnu Nagar comes from the name of sub-collector Vishnu V Nair. Vishnu is credited by the villagers with bringing light to their dark hamlet, and to their gratitude, the villagers renamed their village after him.
The young IAS officer of the 2011 batch, however, reticently says he has not done anything great over and above his duty, to become a hero for these villagers.
Vishnu, a native of Kochi in Kerala who graduated from NIT Trichy, says he happened to encounter the myriad problems of this hamlet, during an inspection related to complaints over land disputes. Full story...
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