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Vanchinathan (1886 – 17 June 1911), popularly known as Vanchi, was an Indian independence activist. He assassinated Robert Ashe, then district collector of Tirunelveli district on 17 June 1911 at Maniyachchi railway station.
Jun 18, 2017 · Vanchinathan Iyer, popularly remembered as Vanchi, was a fearless freedom fighter, who participated in Bharat’s independence movement and gave up his life as a symbol of the uprising of Swatantra Bharat against the British and the atrocities committed by them in the name of governance.
Jun 18, 2018 · Vanchinathan’s sacrifice is an inspiring symbol of Tamil assertion in the interest of our motherland. Several lessons can be learned from Vanchi’s short life.
Vanchinatha Iyer or Vanchinathan was born in Shenkottai. Vanchinathan alias Sankara Iyer was the son of Shri Raghupathy Iyer. He had studied upto primary standard and joined the Forest Department thereafter. He participated in revolutionary activities against the Britsh.
Dec 19, 2021 · The man, 25, was Vanchinathan, a freedom fighter whose name hardly finds mention in the country's struggle for independence. Born in 1886 in Sengottai (also known as Shencottah) near Tirunelveli (then in Travancore state), Vanchinathan did his schooling from the native town and his higher education from Thiruvananthapuram.
Aug 11, 2022 · Vanchinathan, an employee of the Forest Department in erstwhile Travancore, was a member of the Abinav Bharath Samithi, launched by V.D. Savarkar and had close contacts with Nilakanta...
In 1911, Vanchinathan assassinated British Collector Ashe in Maniyachi near Tirunelveli. The assassination of Ashe was South India's first political assassination. Vanchinathan has earned a lasting place in the annals of Southern India's independence movement.
Dec 19, 2021 · In 1911, Vanchinathan a young freedom fighter of Robert William de'Escort Ashe, the British officer who was keen to suppress the country's struggle for independence.
Jul 15, 2021 · One such young lad was Vanchinathan. Vanchinathan belonged to the small town of Sankarankovil and worked in the Travancore government as a clerk.
Jun 16, 2011 · The person who killed himself was the assassin - R. Vanchinathan Aiyar of Shencottah. The accomplice, Madasamy, could never be traced. The police had charged 14 persons for conspiracy and waging...
