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Kumaran was born in [[Chennimalai]] in [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Erode district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA377|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-53810-686-0|page=377}}</ref><ref>Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132</ref> His parents were Nachimuthu and Karuppaayi.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA377|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-53810-686-0|page=377}}</ref><ref>Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132</ref> He founded '''Desa Bandhu Youth Association''' and led protests against the [[British Raj|British]].  
Kumaran was born in [[Chennimalai]] in [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Erode district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA377|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-53810-686-0|page=377}}</ref><ref>Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132</ref> His parents were Nachimuthu and Karuppaayi.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA377|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-53810-686-0|page=377}}</ref><ref>Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132</ref> He founded '''Desa Bandhu Youth Association''' and led protests against the [[British Raj|British]].  


He died from injuries sustained from a police assault on the banks of [[Noyyal River]] in [[Tiruppur]] during a protest march against the [[British Raj|British government]] on 11 January 1932. At the time of his death, he was holding the flag of the Indian Nationalists, which had been banned by the British giving rise to the epithet '''Kodi Kaatha Kumaran''' in Tamil which means ''<nowiki/>'Kumaran who protected the flag'.''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/independence-day-celebrated/article3790318.ece|title=Independence day celebrated|publisher=The Hindu|date=17 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/student/How-well-do-you-Know-Kongu-Nadu/2015/03/02/article2693181.ece|title=How well do you know Kongu Nadu|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=2 March 2015}}</ref>
He died from injuries sustained from a police assault on the banks of [[Noyyal River]] in [[Tiruppur]] during a protest march against the [[British Raj|British government]] on 11 January 1932. At the time of his death, he was holding the flag of the Indian Nationalists, which had been banned by the British giving rise to the epithet '''kodi Kaatha Kumaran''' in Tamil which means ''<nowiki/>'Kumaran who protected the flag'.''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/independence-day-celebrated/article3790318.ece|title=Independence day celebrated|work=The Hindu|date=17 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/student/How-well-do-you-Know-Kongu-Nadu/2015/03/02/article2693181.ece|title=How well do you know Kongu Nadu|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=2 March 2015}}</ref>


==Honors==
==Honors==
A commemorative stamp was issued by [[India post]] in October 2004 on his 100th birth anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/872180.cms |publisher=Times of India|title=Stamp on 'Tiruppur' Kumaran to be released|date=3 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Stamps2004.html|title=India post - 2004 commemorative stamps|publisher=Indiapost|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> A statue has been erected in [[Tirupur]] in his honor which is often used as a focal point for public demonstrations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/16/stories/2006081615090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205221703/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/16/stories/2006081615090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Students hold rally in Tirupur|date=16 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/memorial/tprkum.htm|title=Kumaran Memorial|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>
A commemorative stamp was issued by [[India post]] in October 2004 on his 100th birth anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/872180.cms |publisher=Times of India|title=Stamp on 'Tiruppur' Kumaran to be released|date=3 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Stamps2004.html|title=India post - 2004 commemorative stamps|publisher=Indiapost|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> A statue has been erected in [[Tirupur]] in his honor which is often used as a focal point for public demonstrations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/16/stories/2006081615090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205221703/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/16/stories/2006081615090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Students hold rally in Tirupur|date=16 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/memorial/tprkum.htm|title=Kumaran Memorial|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Tiruppur Kumaran [1]
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Born4 October 1904[2]
Chennimalai, Erode, Madras Presidency, British India
Died11 January 1932(1932-01-11) (aged 27)
Tiruppur, Madras Presidency, India
Cause of deathPolice brutality during march
NationalityIndian

Kumaran also known as Tiruppur Kumaran or Kodi Kaatha Kumaran (4 October 1904 – 11 January 1932) was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter who participated in the Indian independence movement.

Biography

Kumaran was born in Chennimalai in Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Erode district in Tamil Nadu).[3][4] His parents were Nachimuthu and Karuppaayi.[5][6] He founded Desa Bandhu Youth Association and led protests against the British.

He died from injuries sustained from a police assault on the banks of Noyyal River in Tiruppur during a protest march against the British government on 11 January 1932. At the time of his death, he was holding the flag of the Indian Nationalists, which had been banned by the British giving rise to the epithet kodi Kaatha Kumaran in Tamil which means 'Kumaran who protected the flag'.[7][8]

Honors

A commemorative stamp was issued by India post in October 2004 on his 100th birth anniversary.[9][10] A statue has been erected in Tirupur in his honor which is often used as a focal point for public demonstrations.[11][12]



References

  1. ↑ https://www.thebetterindia.com/155304/tirupur-kumaran-indian-history-independence/
  2. ↑ "Vanchi and Kumaran anniversaries to be govt functions". Business Standard. 14 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-53810-686-0.
  4. ↑ Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132
  5. ↑ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-53810-686-0.
  6. ↑ Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132
  7. ↑ "Independence day celebrated". The Hindu. 17 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "How well do you know Kongu Nadu". The New Indian Express. 2 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Stamp on 'Tiruppur' Kumaran to be released". Times of India. 3 October 2004.
  10. ↑ "India post - 2004 commemorative stamps". Indiapost. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Students hold rally in Tirupur". The Hindu. 16 August 2006. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007.
  12. ↑ "Kumaran Memorial". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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