Tamil Nadu Role in Freedom Struggle

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Tamil Nadu was at the forefront of India's freedom struggle

Period	Struggle	Leaders	Importance
1780-1799	Peasant Revolt	Kattabomman, Maruthu	First armed struggle
1806	Vellore Mutiny	Soldiers	The first soldier revolt
1906-1908	Swadeshi movement	V.U.C., Siva	National uprising
1920-1947	Gandhian movement	Rajaji, Kamaraj	People's movement

18th-19th century – Peasant & soldier revolts

Chairman	Place	Period	Special	Conclusion
Katabomman	Panchalankurichi	1799	Tax disclaimer	was hanged
Velu Nachiar	Sivaganga	1780-1790	First female fighter	Natural death
Maruthu's brother	Sivaganga	1801	Emancipation Proclamation	were hanged
Theeran Chinnamalai	Buy it	1800-1805	Guerrilla warfare	was hanged
Vellore soldiers	Vellore	1806	The first soldier revolt	suppressed

Veera Mangaiyar of Tamil Nadu - From queens to satyagrahis

Name	Period	Contribution	Special
Velu Nachiar	1730-1796	Armed struggle	First female fighter
Quill	?-1780	suicide squad	The first Human Bomb
Muthulakshmi Reddy	1886-1968	Social reform	First woman MLA
Muvalur Ramamirtham	1883-1962	Writing, Society	Female writer
Anjalai Amal	1890-1970	Satyagraha	Gandhi leader

Memorization aids for important questions frequently asked in the exam

question	Answer	remember
First woman freedom fighter?	Velu Nachiar	Way = First
Date of execution of Kattabomman?	16.10.1799	16-10-99
When was the Vellore riot?	July 10, 1806	10-7-06
Where is the Marudu Declaration?	Trichy, 1801	The-01
First woman MLA?	Muthulakshmi Reddy	MLA = Pearl
Who is Quilly?	The first Human Bomb	Quill = fire
Which city is Kattabomman?	Panchalankurichi	Ba-K
Which town is Velu Nachiyar?	Sivaganga	C-Way

Type	First event	year	Person/Place
First female fighter	armed conflict	1780	Velu Nachiar
The first soldier revolt	Vellore Mutiny	1806	Vellore
First Emancipation Proclamation	Declaration of Trichy	1801	Maruthu's brother
First Suicide Squad	Human Bomb	1780	Quill
First woman MLA	Legislature	1926	Muthulakshmi Reddy

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