Rani Velu Nachiyar was an 18th century Indian Queen from Sivagangai. She was the first Queen of Tamil Origin to fight against the British in India.

Her life

   She was the princess of Ramnad, and the daughter of Chellamuthu Sethupathy. She married the king of Sivagangai and they had a daughter, Vellachi Nachiy Sar. When her husband was killed, she was drawn into battle.

    Her husband and his second wife were killed by a few British soldiers and the son of the Nawab of Arcot. She escaped with her daughter, lived under the protection of Hyder Ali at Virupachi near Dindigul for eight years. During this period she formed an army and sought an alliance with Gopala Nayaker and Hyder Ali with the aim of attacking the British.

   Veera Mangai Velunachiyar was one of the queens in the 18th century in South India. She rebelled against the British Empire and fought for the freedom of India. She was born in....