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-'''Robert William d'Escourt Ashe''' <small>[[Indian Civil Service|I.C.S.]]</small> (23 November 1872 – 17 June 1911) was the acting Collector and District magistrate of [[Tirunelveli district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] during the [[British Raj]]. Ashe had played a significant part in bringing about the closure of the [[Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company]], started by [[V.O. Chidambaram Pillai]] to take on the [[British India Steam Navigation Company]] that had for long monopolised trade in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}. He had also been responsible for charging V.O.C. Pillai and a colleague, Subramanya Siva, with sedition — for which they were convicted{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}. On 17 June 1911 Ashe was assassinated by [[Vanchinathan]] at the Maniyachi railway junction, between [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Tuticorin]].<ref>[http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/upinfo/tourism/vanchimaniyachi.html Vanchi Maniyachi]</ref> After the shooting, Vanchinathan ran along the platform and took cover in the latrine. Some time later he was found dead, having shot himself in the mouth. Vanchi was accompanied by a youth named Sankara Krishna Aiyar who ran away, but was afterwards caught and convicted.<ref name=aurobindo>[http://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/research/show.php?set=doclife&id=25 Documents in the Life of Sri Aurobindo]</ref> Ashe was the first and only colonial official to be assassinated in [[South India]] during the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref>[http://www.kalachuvadu.com/issue-118/page12.asp In The Foot Steps Of Ashe]</ref> The British government built a memorial for him at Tuticorin in 1913.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2619/stories/20090925261908500.htm An Irish Link]</ref> That memorial is currently in dilapidated condition.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104000414/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-16/chennai/28111697_1_memorial-tirunelveli-district-civil-servant Memorial to man shot by Vanchinathan lies dilapidated]</ref>
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-In recent times, some [[Dalit]]s have taken a favourable view of Ashe, claiming that he took action to ensure all people could bathe at the [[Courtallam|Courtallam waterfalls]], which till then was exclusively reserved for the upper caste Indians and for bathing of idols of deities. This action opened up the waterfalls for the dalit people. In recent times, dalit organisations have been paying homage to Ashe on his birthday, by offering floral tributes to his memorial and his grave which is located at the English Church, opposite the St. John's College, [[Palayamkottai|Palamcottah]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |title=Dalit outfit pays homage to Ashe |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dalit-outfit-pays-homage-to-ashe/article7327748.ece |accessdate=29 April 2020 |agency=The Hindu |date=18 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Standard">{{cite news |title=Hindu outfit opposes tribute to British Collector |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hindu-outfit-opposes-tribute-to-british-collector-115062400908_1.html |accessdate=29 April 2020 |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=Business Standard |date=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Chronicle">{{cite news |last1=Arulolo |first1=M |title=Bid to malign Vanchinathan kicks up row in Nellai dt |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180619/bid-to-malign-vanchinathan-kicks-up-row-in-nellai-dt.html |accessdate=29 April 2020 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 June 2019}}</ref>
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{{short description|British civil servant in India}}
[[File:ROBERT WILLIAM D'ESCOURT Ashe.jpg|thumb|Ashe and his family.]]
[[File:VanchiManiyachiJunction.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Maniyachi railway station, where Ashe was assassinated (currently renamed as Vanchi Maniyachi after Vanchinathan)]]

'''Robert William d'Escourt Ashe''' <small>[[Indian Civil Service|I.C.S.]]</small> (23 November 1872 – 17 June 1911) was the acting Collector and District magistrate of [[Tirunelveli district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] during the [[British Raj]]. Ashe had played a significant part in bringing about the closure of the [[Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company]], started by [[V.O. Chidambaram Pillai]] to take on the [[British India Steam Navigation Company]] that had for long monopolised trade in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}. He had also been responsible for charging V.O.C. Pillai and a colleague, Subramanya Siva, with sedition — for which they were convicted{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}. On 17 June 1911 Ashe was assassinated by [[Vanchinathan]] at the Maniyachi railway junction, between [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Tuticorin]].<ref>[http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/upinfo/tourism/vanchimaniyachi.html Vanchi Maniyachi]</ref> After the shooting, Vanchinathan ran along the platform and took cover in the latrine. Some time later he was found dead, having shot himself in the mouth. Vanchi was accompanied by a youth named Sankara Krishna Aiyar who ran away, but was afterwards caught and convicted.<ref name=aurobindo>[http://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/research/show.php?set=doclife&id=25 Documents in the Life of Sri Aurobindo]</ref> Ashe was the first and only colonial official to be assassinated in [[South India]] during the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref>[http://www.kalachuvadu.com/issue-118/page12.asp In The Foot Steps Of Ashe]</ref> The British government built a memorial for him at Tuticorin in 1913.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2619/stories/20090925261908500.htm An Irish Link]</ref> That memorial is currently in dilapidated condition.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104000414/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-16/chennai/28111697_1_memorial-tirunelveli-district-civil-servant Memorial to man shot by Vanchinathan lies dilapidated]</ref>

In recent times, some [[Dalit]]s have taken a favourable view of Ashe, claiming that he took action to ensure all people could bathe at the [[Courtallam|Courtallam waterfalls]], which till then was exclusively reserved for the upper caste Indians and for bathing of idols of deities. This action opened up the waterfalls for the dalit people. In recent times, dalit organisations have been paying homage to Ashe on his birthday, by offering floral tributes to his memorial and his grave which is located at the English Church, opposite the St. John's College, [[Palayamkottai|Palamcottah]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |title=Dalit outfit pays homage to Ashe |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dalit-outfit-pays-homage-to-ashe/article7327748.ece |accessdate=29 April 2020 |agency=The Hindu |date=18 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Standard">{{cite news |title=Hindu outfit opposes tribute to British Collector |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hindu-outfit-opposes-tribute-to-british-collector-115062400908_1.html |accessdate=29 April 2020 |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=Business Standard |date=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Chronicle">{{cite news |last1=Arulolo |first1=M |title=Bid to malign Vanchinathan kicks up row in Nellai dt |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180619/bid-to-malign-vanchinathan-kicks-up-row-in-nellai-dt.html |accessdate=29 April 2020 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 June 2019}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Ashe was a Protestant from [[Ireland]]. His son was killed in the [[Second World War]]. His daughters died childless.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Venkatachalapathy |first1=A.R. |title= In search of Ashe. |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |pages=37–44 |date= January 2010|volume=45 |issue=2 |jstor=25663988 }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Civil Service (British India) officers]]
[[Category:Assassinated British people]]
[[Category:1872 births]]
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