Molasur

Molasur (மொளச்சூர்) is a village in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India, near Sunguvarchathram. It is located 24 km east of the district headquarters of Kanchipuram, 5 km from Sriperumbudur, and 50 km from State capital Chennai. Molasur is administered by a village panchayat. Sogandi and Nandimedu are nearby villages belonging to Molasur Panchayat.

Demographics

Molasur is a large village located in Tindivanam Taluka of the Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu. The village has a population of approximately 2,798, of which 1412 are male while 1386 are female, as per the Population Census of 2011.^[1] A total of 639 families reside there. The majority of the people are either Hindu, Christian, and Muslim.

Economy

Traditionally, the economy of the village had been based on local merchandise and agriculture, but a few notable people became rich who had double floor bungalows and cars, assets, and properties on the road front. Those who were rich had also held a tag of "fake note mafia" and there were a couple of stories about these big shots. People used to gossip about these stories in tea shops, but until now there are no documented records. Most of the landlords were from the upper castes and most of the Thiruvallur Main Road front properties are occupied by Telugu-speaking castes, like Telugu Chettiyars, Reddyar, Naidus and Tamil Mudaliars. Most of them were moneylenders. New economic policies were adopted by nearby companies, like Flextronics. After that, the growth of the local economy drastically increased. Most of the people got an education and settled in MNCs. Many people worked for government bodies or as unskilled labourers in nearby sipcots. This new industrialization is helped to reduce the crime rate of the village, including robbery and theft. Theft was a big issue in the village. With the economy growing, the land prices increased, leaving the majority of people landless. The landlords began looting the public lands and govt land with the help of a bureaucrat.

Transport and Communication

Government buses are the primary mode of transportation. Villagers also use motorcycles and cars for transportation. The nearby junction for transportation is Sunguvarchathram which is on the Bangalore National Highway. There you can get buses for Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpet, Thiruvallur, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai and Bangalore.

Mobile phones are widely used. Advanced networks like 3G and 4G are widely used in the village.

Education

Education is central to the development of the village. The government school started as an elementary school, but was then upgraded to a high school. After a few years, it became a higher secondary school and it is now a center for public examinations. In the past, Molasur School was the only school for surrounding villages. Students from more than 10 villages were known to come and study in this institution. Most of the teachers at this school were Telugu-speaking people. Telugu speakers have also started private schools and this helped raise the level of education in the area. Some of the teachers were able to support talented students by paying their expenses. The Molasur School was built on land donated by a Telugu-speaking Christian Naidu. Notable teachers are Balasamy, Thomas, Emili, Susaimary, and Thayyal teacher (a craft teacher).

Unfortunately, the quality of the government school was not maintained. This has led students to move to the well-known Don Bosco Higher Secondary School in Pannur, 6 kilometers away from Molasur.

The private schools in Molasur are:

• Natraj Vidyalaya
• Infant Jesus English School
• Bon secors Convent AKA Matam School or Convent School
• Indian Public School
• St. Vincent's School

Religion

The major three religions are Hindu, Islam, and Christianity. Many of the Hindus are meat-eaters, but some abstain from pork or beef.

The famous temples of Molasur are Karumaari Amman Koil, Pillayar Koil, Murugar Koil (recently renovated by crores of rupees) and Maathamman Koil. Masana Kollai and Vinayagar Chadurthi are famous temple festivals among the town's residents.

Since the Hindu people are the origin of Molasur village, the caste system divides them and most of the areas are occupied according to their caste. In Odai Theru and Palla Molasur are scheduled castes and tribes; Thriuvallur High Road is occupied by Mudaliar and Chettiyars; the nearby Ramadoss Theater is inhabited by Acharis (also known as Smiths), Karumariamman Koil nearby area is occupied by Vaniiyars, and Irulars have a separate area nearby Thiruvallur road. In the 1960's, Nadar Hindus from the south of Tamilnadu migrated for business. Later on the education and the economy and the Dravidian movements made them unite politically and socially.

At the time of British rule, a group of predominantly Roman Catholic Christians migrated from Andhra and settled in Molasur. After that, there are more Christian believers from scheduled caste and tribes are CSI, Pentecost. Madha koil festival is the very famous and all religious people used to participate.

Islamic believers in Molasur are migrated from many parts of Tamil Nadu like Idaikazhinaadu (Coastal Mahabalipuram), Vandavasi, Pallapatty, Attur, also few people from the time of Sultan and Nawab rule who are Urdu speakers. there are two mosques in molasur and the main mosque is in the junction of sunguvarchatram. they all believers of sunny Muslims and some Urdu speaking Muslims believed in Sufism and Dhargah. Islamic people are mostly Merchants and Meat sellers and exporters.^[2]

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