Question

I need a short essay on Veerapandiya Kattabomman please.

Answer 1

Veerapandiya Kattabomma Karuthayya Nayakkar (also known as Kattabomman) was a courageous 18th-centuryPalayakarrar ('Polygar') chieftain from Panchalankurichi of Tamil Nadu, India. His ancestors migrated to Tamil Nadu from Kandukur area of Prakasam district in present-day Andhra Pradesh during theVijayanagara period. Also known as Kattabomma Nayakkar he was among the earliest to oppose British rule in these regions. He waged awar with the British six decades before the Indian War of Independence occurred in the Northern parts of India. He was captured and hanged in 1799 CE. His fort was destroyed and his wealth was looted by the British army. Today his native village Panchalankurichi in present-day Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu is a historically important site. Some polygars families also migrated to vedal village in KanchipuramDistrict, India.

Answer 2

Veerapandiya Kattabomman

Explanation:

Veerapandiya Kattabomman was the chieftain from Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India. He is celebrated for his valour and bravery against the British rule. He was captured by the British due to treachery and hanged at Kayathar on 16 October 1799.

The Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed a memorial at Kayathar and protects the remnants of his Panchalankurichi fort. INS Kattabomman is an  Indian Navy communications centre named after him. The government of India also released a postal stamp on 16 October 1999 to honour him and commemorate 200 years of his hanging.