Rani Velu Nachiyar

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Recently, the Prime Minister of India paid tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary.

About Rani Velu Nachiyar

• Rani Velu Nachiyar (1730–1796) was an 18th-century queen of Sivaganga in present-day Tamil Nadu.
• She was the princess of Ramanathapuram and the only child of Raja Chellamuthu vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and Rani Sakandhimuthal of the Ramnad kingdom.
• At the age of 16, she married the prince of Sivaganga, Muthuvadugananthur Udaiyathevar. 
• She is also known as Veeramangai.
• Skills: She was trained in handling various weapons, horse riding, archery, and traditional martial arts such as Silambam and Valari.
  • She was also a distinguished scholar. She was proficient in multiple languages, including Tamil, English, French, and Urdu.
• Strategic Alliances: Velu Nachiyar forged strategic alliances with several powerful leaders of the time, including Hyder Ali of Mysore and Gopala Nayaker. 
• She raised a formidable army that included a dedicated women’s battalion and the queen named her women’s army “Udaiyaal” in her adopted daughter’s honour.
• Her army commander Kuyili, participated is considered the “first woman martyr” and the first suicide bomber in Indian history.
• She was the first queen to fight for freedom from the British in India. She granted powers to the Marudu brothers to administer the country in 1780.

Source: DD News

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