PUDUVAI BHARATHIAR GRAMA BANK
PUDUVAI BHARATHIAR GRAMA BANK Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank (PBGB) sponsored by Indian Bank was established on March 26, 2008 by Government of India vide Ministry of Finance notification no.1/16/2007-RRB (i) dated 26.3.08. The emblem of PBGB has a monogram of its acronym in yellow colour placed over the outline drawing of the iconic arch of Park Monument in Puducherry and supported by its acronym in green. Built in the centre of the Bharati Park, Park Monument (Aayi Mandapam) is one of the most iconic structures of Pondicherry. Named after a famous female courtesan named 'Aayi', this monument was built during the period of Napoleon III in the sixteenth century. According to lore, Aayi destroyed her own house to build a reservoir to supply water in the city. Aayi Mandapam is an imposing milky white structure that flaunts brilliant Greco-Roman architecture.