Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar Memorial Hall

Really awesome to spend time with friends and family

Sooperly maintained.......But life history notes are not there....

Rani Velu Nachiyar, a little known valiant queen, fought against the British colonial power, long before the famous Rani of Jhansi.
She did this in 1780, 77 years before the First War of Independence
Born in 1730 as the princess of Ramanathapuram, she was trained in valari martial arts, horse riding, Silambam & archery.
She also had command over English, French & Urdu.
At the age of 16, she was married to the Raja of Sivaganga.
They ruled the kingdom for over 2 decades (1750-72) until the British conquered Sivaganga & killed her husband.
She fled with her daughter & lived at Dindugal Fort under the protection of Sultan Hyder Ali for 8 years.
With the weapons provided by the Sultan, she assembled a powerful army to drive away the British.
She formed a women's only army called Udaiyaal in memory of her adoptive daughter who died in the battle against the British.
In 1780, an army commander, Kuyili drenched with ghee, lit herself to blew up the British ammunition depot.
Eventually, the Queen's army won the battle. Kuyili became the first woman martyr to sacrifice her life for India’s freedom struggle.
Velu Nachiyar became the queen of Sivagangai once again, avenging the death of her husband & her loyal soldiers Udaiyal & Kuyili.
She ruled Sivagangai for more than 10 years before she died of an illness in 1796 at the age of 66 years.
Centuries later, in 2008, a commemorative postage stamp was released in the Queen’s name
Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar Memorial & a 6 ft bronze statue of the queen was also unveiled in 2014
Kuyili was promised a memorial which was never built.

Everyone must visit and give a strong comment to authorities to make the place and person of VN more popular. மெய்சிலிர்க்கும் வீரம். Older and braver than Nancy Rani.

The first freedom fighter in India... Most courageous women

It's memorial place of Great Queen Velu Nachiar of Sivagangai... A Statue of the Queen is placed and her commander Kuyili's memorial pillar is also placed apart

Very important place in Sivaganga maintenance also good if someone come in that place they get peace of mind

I love velunachiyar she is a inspiration to me not only me those who come to visit there are inspired I have memories in childhood I and my sister brother and father went there and enjoyed when took photos and enjoyed now I am in my native place near that only my house very nearly