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Dheeran Chinnamalai

Indian freedom fighter

Summary

Indian freedom fighter

Field	Value
image	Dheeran Chinnamalai1.jpg
caption	Statue of Dheeran Chinnamalai at Odanilai
birth_name	Theerthagiri Sarkarai Uthama Kaminda Manradiar
successor	British Rule
birth_date
birth_place	Kangeyam (present day Tamil Nadu)
death_date
death_place	Sankagiri, Madras Presidency (present day Salem district, Tamil Nadu)
date of burial	03 August 1805
place of burial	Odanilai, Madras Presidency (present day Erode district, Tamil Nadu)

Dheeran Chinnamalai (17 April 1756 – 3 August 1805) was a chieftain who ruled the odanilai region of the present day western Tamil Nadu. He fought against the British East India Company, was later captured and hanged by the British.

Early life

Dheeran Chinnamalai is first born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on 17 April 1756 near present-day Kangeyam, Tiruppur district in a Kongu Vellalar clan to Rathnasamy Manradiar and Periyatha.

Reign

Chinnamalai fights against the Kingdom of Mysore who was collecting taxes in the Kongu region. He later allies himself with Tipu Sultan to fight against the British East India Company. After initial successes in repelling the British at Srirangapatna, he goes back to Odanilai and builds a fortress. After the deaths of Kattabomman and Tipu Sultan, Chinnamalai becomes one of the commanders in the Second Polygar War in 1801 in the story. He then engages in guerrilla warfare and wins battles at Cauvery in 1801, Odanilai in 1802 and Arachalur in 1804. Later, his army gets defeated in 1805 and he escapes from the British forces.

Death

Chinnamalai was hanged at Sankagiri Fort by the British on 2 August 1805 along with his two brothers. Some sources note the date of his death as July 31.

Legacy

Statues and memorials commemorating Chinnamalai exist in Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Erode and Odanilai.

On 31 July 2005, a commemorative postage stamp was released by India Post.

Until 1997, Tiruchirapalli division of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation was known as Dheeran Chinnamalai Transport Corporation.

The headquarters of Erode district collectorate and the Erode Municipal Corporation are named after him.

References

Nandakumar, J. (2022). "SWA: Struggle for National Selfhood - Past". India Scrolls Press.
(10 July 2007). "Dheeran Chinnamalai statue to be installed in Odanilai soon". [[The Hindu]].
(18 April 2016). "Celebrating Dheeran Chinnamalai: Saluting his ideals or inciting casteist passions?".
(3 August 2019). "Dheeran Chinnamalai remembered". [[The Hindu]].
(2 August 2008). "Chinnamalai, a lesser-known freedom fighter of Kongu soil". [[The Hindu]].
(18 April 2013). "Memorial of Dheeran Chinnamalai set for face lift". The Times of India.
"Postage Stamps". [[India Post]].
P. Jegadish Gandhi. (1998). "State Transport undertakings". Deep and Deep.
(5 April 2012). "In memory of a valiant Kongu Chieftain". [[The Times of India]].

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