“ He was a Man with Capital ‘M’” “ He was a bridge between the North East and the rest of India” “ His life was that of a Karmayogi;” – Organiser, magazine “ If I have two or three persons like him, I will revamp the Congress and there […]
Personalities
Dr B R Ambedkar is rightfully credited for his efforts and initiatives in championing the cause of social justice and Hindu unity. He truly deserves to be celebrated by all Hindus for his genuine path-breaking initiatives in uplifting the depressed classes, while at the same time ensuring that they do […]
Dheerar ( Hero) S. Satyamurthy , 19/081887 -28/03/1943, was one of the leading lights of the swarajists who laid the foundation for parliamentary democracy in India, the others being Chitaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru. Born in Thirumayam, in Pudhukkottai, a princely state , in the then Madras, Presidency. He had his […]
Maaveeran Azhaghu Muthu Kone was one of the early revolutionaries, who resisted the British imperialism and stood the ground against them. Azhaghu Muthu Kone was born in Kattalankulam (Tirunelvelu district) in the year 1710 CE. His father was the king of Kattalankulam. After his father’s demise in the Anumanthakudi war, […]
While many of us know about the bravery and sacrifice of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, the valour of his younger brother Ooomaithurai is not known to many of us. Oomaithurai’s real name was Kumaraswamy. Due to his speech impairment, he was called as Oomaithurai. He was instrumental in devising war strategy for […]
Marudu Brothers were icons of our Freedom movement and were the first ones to proclaim the declaration of independence (Jambudweepa Declaration) against British. Ramanathapuram District was spread far and wide during 18th Century CE and the major towns were classified as – Kizhakku Seemai (East Town) and Merku Seemai (West Town). […]
The freedom movement saw a lot of Women revolutionaries taking up arms and fighting British tyranny. One such brave woman revolutionary is Velu Nachiyar. She was born in 1730 CE to King Sellamuthu Sethupathy and Queen Sakandhimuthal in Ramanathapuram. Velu Nachiyar was the only daughter to her parents and hence […]
Theerthagiri (aka Theeran Chinnamalai) was born in the year 1756 in Kangeyam near Erode. He was the chieftain of Kongu region from Sangagiri Fort and was putting up a brave fight against the tyranny of moghuls like Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, while simultaneously fighting against British tyranny. During one […]
The political power equation changed in the aftermath of 1757 Battle of Plassey. The British, who were till then busy promoting their commercial interests and trade in Bharat, slowly took over the political power upon themselves. This created a lot of flutter and fury among the Hindu rulers, chieftains and […]
Today , 12/08/2021 , Indian Space Research Organisation has scheduled its space programme of launching Geo- Imaging Satelitte , Gisat -!. ISRO has scheduled today, 12/08/2021, being the 102 birthday of the “ Father of India’s Space Programme “ Mr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai. His contribution to our space programme was […]