The Marudhu Pandiyar brothers (Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu) ruled Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu towards the end of the 18th century. The Marudhu brothers were the first to issue a proclamation of independence from the colonial British rule from Trichy Thiruvarangam Temple, Tamil Nadu on 10 June 1801, more than 56 years before what is generally said to be the First War of Indian Independence which broke out mainly in Northern India in the year
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Childhood 1
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Early life 2
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Bravery 3
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Death 4
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Honour 5
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See also 6
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References 7
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External links 8
Childhood
The Marudhu brothers were the sons of Udayar servai alias Mookiah Palaniappan and Anandayer alias Ponnathal.Marudhu Pandiyar, the Elder was born on 15.12.1748 in a small hamlet called Narikkudi near Aruppukkottai in then Ramnad principal state (now Virudhunagar district). In 1753 the younger Marudhu Pandiyar was born in Ramnad. Their father, Udayar Thevar, as the General in the Ramnad state military and he shifted his family to Virudhunagar from Narikkudi.
Early life
The Marudhu brothers were trained in native martial arts at Surankottai which traditionally served as a training centre for the Ramnad state army.
Bravery
The Raja of Sivagangai, a principal state near Ramnad, Muthu Vaduganadhathevar came to know of their brave and courageous deeds and requested the Ramnad king to assign them to serve the Sivaganga state army.
Death
The Marudhu Pandiyars ,war leader sivanandi and many of their family members were captured at Cholapuram they were infamously hanged at same time in the Fort of Tirupputhur (Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu) on the English month of October 24, 1801.[1]
Honour
A commemorative postage stamp has been released on October 2004.[2][3] Every year people conduct Maruthu Pandiar Guru Puja in October month.[4]
See also
References
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^ Southindian states website
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^ "Stamp on Marudhu Pandiar brothers released". The Hindu (Madurai, India). 25 October 2004.
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^ "Stamps 2004". Indian Postal department. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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^ "Thousands pay homage to Marudhu Brothers". The Hindu (Madurai, India). 28 October 2010.
External links
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Marudu Brothers - Forgotten Facts. Article by P.A.Krishnan in Kalachuvadu
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Mahradu – An Indian Story of the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century - 1813 London
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Major James Welsh (1830). Military reminiscences : extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies. London : Smith, Elder, and Co.
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