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|name = | |name = Sundaralinga Kudumbanar | ||
|father = Pandiyan Kattana Karuppanan | |father = Pandiyan Kattana Karuppanan Kudumbanar | ||
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|caption = | |caption = Sundaralinga Kudumbanar Statue in Governagiri village in Ottapidaram | ||
|religion = [[Hinduism]] | |religion = [[Hinduism]] | ||
|successor = [[British Rule]] | |successor = [[British Rule]] | ||
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'''Sundaralinga Kudumbanar''' (died 1799), also known as '''"Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar''', was an 18th-century CE general from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. | '''Sundaralinga Kudumbanar''' (died 1799), also known as '''"Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar''', was an 18th-century CE general from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|title=வீரன் சுந்தரலிங்கம்|language=ta|trans-title=Veeran Sundaralingam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_NEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&pg=PT25|last=Viswanathan|first=S.|publisher=KS Radhakrishnan|year=2006|isbn=|access-date=2023-04-02|archive-date=2 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402052603/https://books.google.com/books?id=W_NEEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&pg=PT25|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Maaveeran Sundaralingam|url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?8611|work=Azadika Amrit Mahastoav|access-date=2023-07-13|archive-date=14 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714163137/https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?8611|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Fight against British== | ==Fight against British== | ||
He was a general of the [[Poligar]] [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]] in their fight against the [[British East India Company]]. According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, | He was a general of the [[Poligar]] [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]] in their fight against the [[British East India Company]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html| newspaper=The Indian Express| title=Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu| date=26 January 2022| first=| last=| access-date=28 July 2022| archive-date=28 July 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728051225/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
.According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First [[Polygar War]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/warm-reception-for-tableau-of-freedom-fighters/article38393146.ece| newspaper=The Hindu| title=Warm reception for tableau of freedom fighters| date=7 February 2022| first=| last=| access-date=28 July 2022| archive-date=28 July 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728051227/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/warm-reception-for-tableau-of-freedom-fighters/article38393146.ece| url-status=live}}</ref> Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother [[Oomaithurai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity|year=2009|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908120220/https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html| newspaper=The Indian Express| title=Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu| date=26 January 2022| first=| last=| access-date=28 July 2022| archive-date=28 July 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728051225/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/26/amid-low-key-republic-day-celebrations-tamil-nadu-showcases-centre-rejected-tableau-ofqueen-velu-n-2411530.html| url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at [[Governagiri]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm|title=Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN|date=30 June 1997|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf|title=Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி|date=26 November 2007|work=[[Sify]]|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Smita Narula|title=Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables".|publisher=Human Rights Watch|year=1999|page=84|isbn=9781564322289}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity|year=2009|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref> He belonged to the [[Devendrakula Velalar]], an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece | In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at [[Governagiri]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm|title=Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN|date=30 June 1997|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609235150/http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/30caste.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf|title=Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-date=19 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719182537/http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/Budget_Speech_e_2010_2011.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி|date=26 November 2007|work=[[Sify]]|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Smita Narula|title=Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables".|publisher=Human Rights Watch|year=1999|page=84|isbn=9781564322289}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf|title=Policy note on Information and Publicity|year=2009|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908120220/https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/information_publicity_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> He belonged to the Kudumbanar community, which is a subsect of [[Devendrakula Velalar]] caste, an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece| newspaper=The Hindu| title=Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu| date=19 March 2021| first=| last=| access-date=20 March 2021| archive-date=20 March 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320045011/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| newspaper=The Hindu| title= Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu| date= 19 March 2021 | first= | last=| access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Indian independence movement]] | [[Category:Indian independence movement]] | ||
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| Sundaralinga Kudumbanar | |
|---|---|
| Successor | British Rule |
| Died | 1799 |
| Father | Pandiyan Kattana Karuppanan Kudumbanar |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Sundaralinga Kudumbanar (died 1799), also known as "Veeran" Sundaralingam Kudumbanar, was an 18th-century CE general from Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2]
Fight against British[edit | edit source]
He was a general of the Poligar Veerapandiya Kattabomman in their fight against the British East India Company.[3] .According to a majority of the accepted historical accounts, he was killed in 1799, while fighting for Kattabomman during the First Polygar War.[4] Another view is that he was killed in the Second Polygar War (1800-1) while assisting Kattabomman's younger brother Oomaithurai.[5][6]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
In 2009, the Tamil Nadu government-issued a policy note to build a memorial for Sundaralingam at Governagiri.[7][8][9][10][11] He belonged to the Kudumbanar community, which is a subsect of Devendrakula Velalar caste, an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[12]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Viswanathan, S. (2006). வீரன் சுந்தரலிங்கம் [Veeran Sundaralingam] (in தமிழ்). KS Radhakrishnan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ↑ "Remembering Maaveeran Sundaralingam". Azadika Amrit Mahastoav. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Warm reception for tableau of freedom fighters". The Hindu. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Republic Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Fear, hatred haunts violence-hit southern districts of TN". Rediff. 30 June 1997. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Budget Speech 2010" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "பூலித்தேவன்: அண்ணன் மு.க....தொடர்ச்சி". Sify. 26 November 2007. p. 3.
- ↑ Smita Narula (1999). Broken people: caste violence against India's "untouchables". Human Rights Watch. p. 84. ISBN 9781564322289.
- ↑ "Policy note on Information and Publicity" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.