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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 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’
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. Before beginning his law studies, he worked for a brief period as the taluk office clerk.
Jan 26, 2024 · Discover the extraordinary life of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, a freedom fighter who challenged British maritime dominance.
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 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...
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.
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]
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.
