This day 79 years before, that is, on August 17, 1942 Devakottai, then Ramanathapuram district (now Sivagangai district) southern Tamilnadu witnessed a blood bath- blood shed by freedom fighters – death of 75 persons (including 14 women) and over 300 persons were injured (many grievously). Devakottai is situated on Tiruchirappalli-Rameswaram […]