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 […]
Freedom 75
Freedom of Bharat has got by supreme sacrifice made by lakhs and lakhs of patriots. As we embark on Freedom-75 journey to commemorate 75 years of our freedom, let us get inspired from the stories of a few unsung heroes from TN in this series. The British East India Company […]
DHEERAN CHINNAMALAI – A WARRIOR WHOM THE BRITISHERS FEARED MUCH (1756 – 1805) Kongunadu (the areas covering Erode, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, and parts of Dharmapuri district in TN) like Pandiyanadu is another place where many unsung heroes fought valiantly against the British rule in the second Polygar war of 1802 to […]
Velunachiyar was one of the queens in the 18th century in South India. She rebelled against the British Empire and fought for the freedom of India. She was born in 1730 AD to the King Sellamuthu Sethupathy and to Queen Sakandhimuthal of Ramnad Kingdom. She was the only daughter of […]