Velu Nachiyar – India’s Unsung Women Freedom Fighter
Rani Velu Nachiyar was the primary queen to fight against British colonial power in India. She did this in 1780, 77 years before the primary War of Independence (1857).
Rani Velu Nachiyar was popularly referred to as ‘veeramangai’ (brave woman). She also devised the primarily recorded bombing in history, together with her Dalit commander-in-chief Kuvil.