Very popularly known by his initials V.O.C and the title Kappal Ottiya Tamizhan (the Tamilian who operated ships), V.O.Chidambaram Pillai one of the most influential and inspiring freedom fighters ...

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently announced that the 150th birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, popularly known as ‘Kappalottiya Tamizhan’, would be ...

But V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (VOC), who was awarded a double life-sentence by the British court, was also a redoubtable Tamil scholar and prolific writer and had penned commentaries on Tirukkural ...

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Personalities like C Rajagopalachari and VO Chidambaram Pillai visited Vivekananda House for inspiration and sought clarity in their respective goals of life. These visits contributed to a ...

Sunil Khilnani explores the thwarted revolutionary ambitions of Chidambaram Pillai, a lawyer from south India who chose an unconventional method of rebellion: steamships. Show more Sunil Khilnani ...

Historians say Ashe had a major role in curtailing VO Chidambaram Pillai’s swadeshi steam navigation company, which was launched to subdue the British’s economic influence. Ottapidaram Union ...

for his book Tirunelveli Ezhuchiyum Vaa Vuu Ciyum-1908 (Tirunelveli Uprising and V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, 1908). Venkatachalapathy, a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies ...