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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.
Sep 7, 2021 · Recently, the Prime Minister paid tribute to V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, the legendary freedom fighter on his 150 th birth anniversary. He was popularly known as Kappalottiya Tamilan (The Tamil Helmsman) and Sekkizuththa Semmal (scholarly gentry who suffered at the oil press).
V.O. Chidambaram Pillai [V.O.C.] was born on 05 September 1872 to an eminent lawyer Olaganathan Pillai and Paramyee Ammai in Ottapidaram, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. VOC was graduated from Caldwell College, Tuticorin.
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.
Sep 23, 2020 · One of the earliest Indian shipping companies was launched by a Tamil lawyer who wanted to topple the monopoly of the British over maritime operations in India. On World Maritime Day today, we celebrate the legacy of V O Chidambaram Pillai, who had just one message for the British – ‘ship out’
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 company...
