The first Queen to get her kingdom back from the British
Its festive mood in a temple in south India. Devotees are gathering inside the temple.”Boom”, a massive bomb blast.
The East India company soldiers fell on the ground petrified. Out of the cloud of dust emerged a woman. The most wanted woman in South India in the 18th century. It was Vellunachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai
Jhansi Rani is a well-known freedom fighter from India. She fought against East India company, supporting the Sepoy mutiny of 1857. Little less known is the story of Vellunachiyar and her fight against the East India company.
Her leadership was so good that her troops waited eight years without deserting her.
Vellunachiyar early life:
Vellunachiyar was born to the king of Ramanathapuram (part of modern-day Tamilnadu -South of India).
Though born as a princess, She learned all the arts of warfare and administration. She showed interest and was a quick learner mastering in languages ( Tamil, English, French, Urdu, Telugu, Kanada, and Malayalam). Learning languages helped her in future when she needed the support of French and Hyder Ali(Urdu speaking king in Mysore)
Vellunachiyar married Muthu Vaduga Natha Periya Udaiya the to be king of Sivagangai. They had a daughter, Vellaci.
