tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post4237558221122683300..comments2024-03-27T10:08:51.356-04:00Comments on Maddy's Ramblings: Champaka Raman Pillai – The forgotten freedom fighterMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-17741958472918762152021-12-11T08:45:46.775-05:002021-12-11T08:45:46.775-05:00Thanks Dr Sridhar..
Yes, Bose was in Austria durin...Thanks Dr Sridhar..<br />Yes, Bose was in Austria during 1933-34 and he did meet a number of Indians, notably ACN Nambiar. However available records don't mention any meeting with Pillai. Also by that time there were a number of divisions between the left-leaning Indians, Pillai who had joined the nationalist party, and the many others. I am also not sure if Pillai was in good health at that Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-46496586464441593272021-12-10T22:51:53.403-05:002021-12-10T22:51:53.403-05:00Hi,
I came across your article while researching f...Hi,<br />I came across your article while researching for Forgotten freedom fighters from Tamilnadu. It is an Excellent write up with great research. <br />Sairam Krishnan in scroll has written that Chempakaraman met S C Bose in Vienna in 1933. (https://scroll.in/article/803179/did-a-tamil-man-from-trivandrum-mastermind-the-bombing-of-british-madras-during-world-war-iDid a Tamil man from Plasticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054188190635226934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-17454787404223025912021-06-26T08:48:11.591-04:002021-06-26T08:48:11.591-04:00Hi Maddy,
You mentioned, you are coming out with ...Hi Maddy,<br /><br />You mentioned, you are coming out with much more detailed article. Has it been published on the life of CR Pillai?<br /><br />Keen to read it.<br />G. DHANANJAYANG. Dhananjayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707440590154249182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-51515474166692169252021-01-26T09:58:52.119-05:002021-01-26T09:58:52.119-05:00Thank You Dr Tharoor,
Since my writing this in 200...Thank You Dr Tharoor,<br />Since my writing this in 2009, I have been studying the life of CR Pillai and have collated much more information, including quite a bit on Walter Strickland. I am striving to complete a larger portrayal of CR Pillai, the man and his life, presently a work in progress.<br />I will certainly check your book again, in fact I have my copy of it and had read it some time Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-32833108160284489202021-01-26T09:32:25.558-05:002021-01-26T09:32:25.558-05:00A remarkable story, fascinating to read. Dr Chempa...A remarkable story, fascinating to read. Dr Chempaka Raman Pillai is a distinguished son of Thiruvananthapuram, the constituency I represent in Parliament, and deserves to be better known there and throughout the country.<br /><br />Since you say you could not find much about Strickland, I thought it might be helpful for you to now that he was Sir Walter Strickland, a remarkable anti-imperialist Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185736192896395239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-56456281601907727452014-10-24T05:02:02.881-04:002014-10-24T05:02:02.881-04:00There are so many great revolutionaries like V d s...There are so many great revolutionaries like V d savarkar who were kept in dark by Nehru Government. And one more thing Chmpakaraman pliia was not a Thamil. He was a Malayali. Kanyakumari was in Kerala that time.somsdevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138643561974373046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-84607370166088867652014-10-24T04:55:14.143-04:002014-10-24T04:55:14.143-04:00Thank You for this great information. There are so...Thank You for this great information. There are so many great revolutionaries like V D Savarkar Who were kept in darkness by the Nehru Government.somsdevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138643561974373046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-40516337749991899162014-02-22T03:28:10.930-05:002014-02-22T03:28:10.930-05:00The Great Chenbagaraman 's from Knyakumari,, n...The Great Chenbagaraman 's from Knyakumari,, now its a part of Tamil nadu.. I'm from Kanyakumari and I have studied a lesson about Mr.Chenbagaraman in my Tamil Syllabus during my school days.. The unit titled as "Jaihind Chenbagaraman".. sorry i forget which grade..<br /><br />- Vigneshsgvignesh1987https://www.blogger.com/profile/06009430576958573470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-46432307795575462012014-01-22T08:53:45.674-05:002014-01-22T08:53:45.674-05:00thanks naveen
now you knowthanks naveen<br />now you knowMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-52926203526096917812014-01-22T00:24:43.981-05:002014-01-22T00:24:43.981-05:00thanks maddy,
i wondered about that great legend
thanks maddy,<br />i wondered about that great legend<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455029256143488970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-3653388001279820902013-05-10T08:42:55.737-04:002013-05-10T08:42:55.737-04:00thanks Common man, maoni, zurabeth, ravi and sures...thanks Common man, maoni, zurabeth, ravi and suresh..<br />glad you enjoyed this<br />rgdsMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-92033258372839776592013-05-10T03:01:12.651-04:002013-05-10T03:01:12.651-04:00Hats off to you Maddy, truly. I came across Dr.Che...Hats off to you Maddy, truly. I came across Dr.Chempakaraman Pillai in A.Sreedhara Menon's Survey of Kerala History recently. I wanted more and you gave me more than what I wanted. Thanks so much<br /><br />Suresh MenonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110756730023453677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-35656916644096032842013-02-14T07:31:49.606-05:002013-02-14T07:31:49.606-05:00Our history books should have details of forgotten...Our history books should have details of forgotten warriors of pre-Gandhi period.<br /><br />This is a well written detail about Champakaraman.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Ravi<br /><br />http://filmbulb.blogspot.com/<br />http://teashoptalks.blogspot.com/Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920404143643313652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-40233959658758267932011-06-30T15:28:33.219-04:002011-06-30T15:28:33.219-04:00Dear maddy,
have u ever have heard of emmenden ,a ...Dear maddy,<br />have u ever have heard of emmenden ,a slang in malayalam.well that came from the name of that ship!!!!<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Emden_(1908)zurabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616232464637115342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-8386973755266759172010-09-12T09:33:56.023-04:002010-09-12T09:33:56.023-04:00hi maddy,
im so glad to see my fore father's l...hi maddy,<br />im so glad to see my fore father's life history in your blog.you doing a great job sir.we are very moved seeing this article.thanks on behalf of DR.chambakaraman pillai family.Jai Hind.Ichuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223521815338242589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-29919944422845237602010-08-15T00:50:19.219-04:002010-08-15T00:50:19.219-04:00thank you very much for sharing this maddythank you very much for sharing this maddyDr kundanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02370971948610041798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-40671829425354215382010-02-13T08:15:17.114-05:002010-02-13T08:15:17.114-05:00Thanks Rohini, Jothi, Venkata, JPSK and Hk..
I wa...Thanks Rohini, Jothi, Venkata, JPSK and Hk..<br /><br />I was equally happy unearthing all this data, with even more difficulty that you believe. It took me hours of work. Nice to hear that they are mostly right.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-88787813904415551262010-02-10T04:19:00.951-05:002010-02-10T04:19:00.951-05:00THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FREELANCE SCHOLARS ...THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FREELANCE SCHOLARS SUCH AS YOU, THE TAMIL NADU STATE GOVT. HAS REALISED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GREAT LEADERS LIKE Dr. CHAMP & INDEED, THERE IS ONE LESSON ON Dr.CHAMP IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL SYLLABUS.<br />ROHINIMY VERSIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649035245965251915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-76422953297809987062010-02-10T02:36:55.009-05:002010-02-10T02:36:55.009-05:00Sir,
Thanks for the thoroughly researched write up...Sir,<br />Thanks for the thoroughly researched write up on Dr. Champ who was a great freedom fighter from India. It hardly matters whether he was a Malayalee or Tamilian, for he belongs to an era when the citizens took pride in being called an INDIAN rather than by their regional backgrounds.<br />I was greatly amazed at the data you have had access to, as most events you relate were the MY VERSIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649035245965251915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-3732258972084584352010-02-09T22:44:35.798-05:002010-02-09T22:44:35.798-05:00Hi Maddy,
I am Jothi Seshan (daughter of Sethu Se...Hi Maddy,<br /><br />I am Jothi Seshan (daughter of Sethu Seshan), Grand niece of Dr.Champakaraman Pillai.Thank you very much for this extensively researched & well written article. I am very glad to see the responses and the additional information others are sharing in this blog.<br /><br />-JothiJothinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-47369516476909117002010-02-09T11:45:33.790-05:002010-02-09T11:45:33.790-05:00Hello Maddy,
I am Venkat, Great grand nephew (Son...Hello Maddy,<br /><br />I am Venkat, Great grand nephew (Son of Sethu Seshan) of Dr.Champaka Raman Pillai. I am thankful to you for the post about a truly forgotten freedom fighter. <br /><br />Jai Hind<br /><br />VenkatUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791404153638681866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-43860292977193813762009-11-21T05:11:45.802-05:002009-11-21T05:11:45.802-05:00hai maddy,
ma sam kannan from tamil nadu,now i am...hai maddy,<br /> ma sam kannan from tamil nadu,now i am planning will write one tamil historical noval about cembagaraman pillai.so help me for more details.<br />my mail id ismasamkannan@yahoo.com<br />yours<br />masamkannanwingsinchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463681055169518333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-82497050993246239422009-11-09T05:34:24.376-05:002009-11-09T05:34:24.376-05:00Very interesting post. I am the grandson of Dr. Ma...Very interesting post. I am the grandson of Dr. Mathra Singh, who was made the minister plenipotentiary in the provisional govt. of India in exile in Kabul, Afghanistan and was with Mr. Champakraman Pillai in Kabul in 1916. Some preliminary info is provided here:<br /><br />drmathrasingh.blogspot.com<br /><br />I am researching with a view to writing the biography of Dr. Mathra Singh and was JPS Kohlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862971073501589025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-16933004200515725712009-08-10T02:42:11.704-04:002009-08-10T02:42:11.704-04:00Jai Hind!
So much we do not know about our histor...Jai Hind!<br /><br />So much we do not know about our history....Happy Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-54219041944620782932009-08-08T12:19:58.029-04:002009-08-08T12:19:58.029-04:00Thanks Murali - You are very right. As for the INA...Thanks Murali - You are very right. As for the INA stories, I wish somebody would take off the shrouds around it, hopefully Suja who has commented as well, will do that one day<br /><br />Thanks again Sharat - Intriguing indeed, the connection between Ayya Swami to all this. I will work on it a bit more & see if there is more to be dredged.<br /><br />Thanks Suja - The problem with the INA Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.com