VO Chidambaram Pillai: Patriot of the Seas - Open The Magazine

A TAMIL HERO HAILED AS kappalottiya Tamizhan (the great Tamil helmsman) and chekkizhutha semmal (the noble man who pulled the oil mill–in prison), VO Chidambaram Pillai (1872-1936) was the nucleus of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras Presidency. Conceived against all odds in 1906, his venture, the Swadeshi Steam Naviga­tion Company (SSNCo), directly competed against the … Continue reading "VO Chidambaram Pillai: Patriot of the Seas"