Till, Toil, Triumph — these three words on the welcome arch surrounded by lush green fields and a breeze of fresh air provide refreshing entry into the sprawling 350-acre campus of Agricultural College and Research Institute (ACRI) near Othakadai. The gates open to a green expanse on the campus. Its contributions in the field of agricultural science and research are recalled now as the institution gears up for celebrating its golden jubilee in 2015. Inaugurated on August 19, 1965, by the then Chief Minister M. Bakthavatsalam in the presence of Home Minister P. Kakkan, the ACRI has grown into a premier institute in Tamil Nadu. What was...
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