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Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (5 September 1872 - 18 November 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman and politician. He founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC).
Dec 10, 2022 · V.O.Chidambaram Pillai (Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai), [VOC] (1872-1936), also known as Kappalottiya Tamilan (The Tamil Helmsman) and Sekkizuththa Semmal [scholarly gentry who suffered at the oil press], was a renowned Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, author, entrepreneur and labour rights activist.
The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company ( SSNC) was one of the first indigenous Indian shipping companies set up during the Indian independence movement. It was started in 1906 [1] by V. O. Chidambaram Pillai to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC). [2]
Aug 9, 2019 · A bust of VO Chidambaram Pillai in Tuticorin. If success, as Winston Churchill said, is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm, then Pillai must rank among the most successful Tamil rebels of his time. “Chidambaram Pillai is a tragic hero who failed in terms of worldly things,” says Venkatachalapathy.
Jan 5, 2024 · V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu, has been celebrated as the man who took on the mercantile might of the British in the early 20th century by starting a shipping...
Jan 26, 2024 · Discover the extraordinary life of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, a freedom fighter who challenged British maritime dominance.
Sep 5, 2022 · The ‘Chekkizhutha Chemmal’, ‘Kappalotia Tamilan’ the great freedom fighter Vallinayagam Ollaganathan Chidambram Pillai, popularly known as V.O.C in English. Early Life V.O.C. was born in a small town Ottapidaram in Thirunelveli District on 5th September 1872 to Olaganatham Pillai and Paramayi Ammal.
Jan 4, 2024 · Explore the remarkable story of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai's battle against the British maritime empire & south India's role in the country's freedom struggle in A.R. Venkatachalapathy's book...
Feb 25, 2021 · V O Chidambaram Pillai. VOC, who was endearingly called Kappalotiya Tamizhan (the Tamil who steered the ship) for challenging British shipping interests, is today a memory marginalised. Yet...
Sep 5, 2021 · Remembering the visionary V. O. Chidambaram Pillai on his Jayanti. He made pioneering contributions to our freedom movement. He also envisioned a self-reliant India and made key efforts towards it, especially in the ports and shipping sectors.
