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The Indian independence movement had a long history in the Tamil-speaking districts of the then Madras Presidency going back to the 18th century.. The first resistance to the British was offered by the legendary Since then there had been rebellions by polygars such as the Puli Thevar, Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar, Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar, Ondiveeran, Marudu brothers, Veerapandiya ...
Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu (90 P) Pages in category "Indian independence movement in Tamil Nadu" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Indian Independence Movement, India House, literary works Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar (2 April 1881 – 3 June 1925), also known as V. V. S. Aiyar , was an Indian revolutionary from Tamil Nadu who fought against British colonial rule in India .
The railway station in Tamil Nadu where he shot Ashe is named in his remembrance as Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station. [2] In 2010, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced that a memorial will be built in Sengottai at his birthplace. [17] The memorial was inaugurated in 2013. [18] Many streets and localities have been named after him ...
Pages in category "Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the 1890s and 1900s India's independence movement and the Swadeshi movement, which confirms the politic parcel initiated by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai of the Indian National Congress (INC), were at their peak. From 1892 Chidambaram Pillai was influenced by Tilak Maharaj and became his disciple.
The concept of Dravida Nadu was later modified down to Tamil Nadu. [97] This led to a proposal for a union of the Tamil people of not only South India but including those of Ceylon as well. [98] In 1953, Ramasamy helped to preserve Madras as the capital of Tamil Nadu, which later was the name he substituted for the more general Dravida Nadu. [99]
In Tamil Nadu, Pillai is remembered as Kapallotiyya Tamilan (the Tamilan who sailed ships). [15] The Government of India changed the name of the Tuticorin Port Trust to the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust to honour Pillai's contribution towards the Indian independence movement. [16]