Tiruppur Kumaran
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Tiruppur Kumaran(Birth name:OKSR Kumaraswamy Mudaliar) (1904–1932) , was an India
n revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement
. Kumaran was born in Chennimalai
, a small town in the Erode
District in Tamil Nadu
region of south India
. Kumaran died from injuries sustained from a Police assault during a protest march against the British colonial government
on January 11, 1932. Kumaran died holding the flag of the Indian Nationalists, which had been banned by the British.
Kumaran was Tirupur's contribution to the Congress movement. He founded Desa Bandhu Youth Association. He gave his life defending the Congress flag. The government has erected his statue in a park by the railway station in Tirupur.
Kumaran is revered as a martyr in Tamil Nadu and is known by the epithet Kodi Kaththa Kumaran - Kumaran who saved the Flag.
is used as a focal point for public demonstrations.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. Kumaran was born in Chennimalai
Chennimalai
Chennimalai popularly known as the 'Handloom Town' is in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Chennimalai is located at . It has an average elevation of 320 metres .-Demographics:...
, a small town in the Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
District in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
region of south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. Kumaran died from injuries sustained from a Police assault during a protest march against the British colonial government
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
on January 11, 1932. Kumaran died holding the flag of the Indian Nationalists, which had been banned by the British.
Kumaran was Tirupur's contribution to the Congress movement. He founded Desa Bandhu Youth Association. He gave his life defending the Congress flag. The government has erected his statue in a park by the railway station in Tirupur.
Kumaran is revered as a martyr in Tamil Nadu and is known by the epithet Kodi Kaththa Kumaran - Kumaran who saved the Flag.
Commemoration
A commemorative stamp was issued in October 2004, on his 100th birth anniversary. His statue in TirupurTirupur
Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...
is used as a focal point for public demonstrations.