VVS Aiyar: The Revolutionary Who Lit Up The Fire Of Nationalism In The Tamil...
While the history of our nation’s freedom struggle is a concocted version glorifying only two names and blacking out the real heroes who have...
Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar: The brave Tamil queen who sent the British running
Born on Januray 3rd 1730, to King Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and Queen Sakandhimuthathal of the Ramnad Kingdom, Velu Nachiyar is popularly known as 'Veeramangai'...
Kirubanandha Variyar: The Hindu Warrior Who Took Dravidian Dimwits Head-On
Clad in a white veshti and a red shawl around his body with a forehead smeared in vibhudhi (sacred ash), this man with a...
Dheeran Chinnamalai Gounder: The patriot from Kongu Nadu
Born on April 17, 1756 at Melapalayam, near Erode in Tamil Nadu, his birth name was Theerthagiri Gounder.
His father was Rathnasamy Gounder and his...
Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, the woman who laid the foundations of a healthy Tamil Nadu
At a time when it was tough for women to make their mark in public space, one woman from Tamil Nadu broke barriers after...
P.S. Subrahmanya Sastri, the man who first translated ancient Tamil text ‘Tolkappiyam’ to English
Tamil is the oldest language in the world, and Tolkappiyam is one of the earliest available literary works in Tamil. The author of Tolkappiyam,...
The nationalist who still sends shivers down the spine of Dravidian demagogues
The day was June 23, 1933. Kamarajar who was to contest the Virudhunagar municipal elections was kidnapped by members of the Justice Party. One...
Chempakaraman Pillai – The Revolutionary from Tamil Nadu who coined the ‘Jai Hind’ slogan...
Jai Hind is a salutation and slogan that originally meant "Victory to India" but has come to signify "Long live India" or "Salute to India"...
Radhabinod Pal, the Indian legal luminary celebrated by Japan
Very few Indians today remember Radhabinod Pal. That too, they might of heard of him after the Irfan Khan starrer Tokyo Trial released in...
Veeran Sundaralingam Kudumbanar, The Army General of Kattabomman
During Krishna Devaraya's rule, Tamil Nadu was split into 64 settlements and Palayakkars/Poligars were granted the right to tax. After the disintegration of the...
