Madanapalle is famous for agricultural products such as tomato,
mango, groundnut, tamarind etc., Madanapalle is the biggest tomato market in Asia.
But it was actually done in Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalle, where Tagore stayed for few days in February
1919 that the now familiar tune was set.
It also has four engineering colleges- Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science,
Sir Vishveshwaraiah Institute of Science & Technology, Aditya College of Engineering, Golden Valley Integrated Campus.