‘Self-made' city: US-based Indian compares Coimbatore to Denver-Boulder; says the world is sleeping on it

Time of India

7 days ago

Social media platforms are open spaces where users voice out their views, and recently, a tweet comparing Coimbatore to Colorado's Denver‑Boulder region unexpectedly caught the national attention, leading to a lively online conversation about India's changing urban areas.
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What began as playful city pride evolved into a deeper exploration of Coimbatore's underestimated economic potential, industrial strength, favourable climate, and steady performance.
Coimbatore is silently and consistently growing
A tweet posted by a US-based self-described policy and geopolitical strategist, who compared Coimbatore to the Denver‑Boulder region, praising its innovation corridors and monsoon breezes through the Palakkad Gap. He wrote, 'The world is sleeping in Coimbatore.
While everyone's chasing hype in Bengaluru , Chennai, and Hyderabad, Coimbatore is quietly building factories, startups, talent. Sometimes the places no one talks about are the ones that matter most'.
The comparison got a flurry of responses celebrating Coimbatore as a self‑made city with industrial strength. One user said, 'Noticed or unnoticed, Coimbatore is a steady performer.' Another added 'Self‑made city.'
Another user commented about the weather of the city, 'thanks to the Palakkad pass and Western Ghats, Coimbatore enjoys a Bangalore‑like climate‑with less traffic.'
The tweet evolved into a conversation about overlooked yet steady performance outside metro hubs. India's growth narrative is shifting from metro‑centricism to include Tier‑2 and Tier‑3 cities. Cutting across comments was a sense that Coimbatore embodied this shift, aided by private enterprise, affordable living, and emerging talent pools.
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LinkedIn's 'Cities on the Rise' list
LinkedIn's inaugural Cities on the Rise report highlights the fastest-growing non‑metro job markets in India, including Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Nashik, and Raipur. While Coimbatore didn't make the top 10 list, its characteristics, like affordability, local talent, are a symbol of those LinkedIn attributes, at the heart of India's economic transformation.
Siddharth's tweet was well appreciated by the users on social media because it was different from the usual. For the people who are obsessed with the urban hustle, the real hustle is happening silently somewhere else. Places like Coimbatore are not just for short term but for longevity.