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Good morning one and all present here, I am B. Sri Sai Hariharan today we are going to see about a great freedom fighter. Her name is Rani Velu Nachiyar. She is the queen of Sivagangai. She was born on 3 January 1730 in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India. She is from the Sethupathi dynasty. Her father name is Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and her mother name is Muthathal Nachiyar. The royal couple thus raised her as they would have raised a male heir. She was trained in horse-riding, archery, and martial arts such as valari (throwing sickle) and silambam (fighting with a stick). She was also well-versed in several languages, including English, French, and Urdu. She was married to the king of Sivagangai. His name is Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar. Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar is the best in Valari. Which is thrown wooden or iron weapon used primarily by the Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. The valari is used for protecting cattle from predators, and for war and hunting. Velu Nachiyar gave birth to a girl baby her name is Vellachi. She was the second queen of Sivagangai. The British East India Company company has been collecting taxes from all the kings. But Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar didn't give taxes. So the British want to fight with Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar. They know that he is best in Valari so they thought the wrong way. When Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar goes every day to the temple called Kalayar temple. When goes to the temple he doesn't carry any weapons to the temple. The next morning Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar was going to Kalayar temple. The British army so surrounded him the temple he was killed by the British shooting army. When she heard about this Rani Velu Nachiyar cried and said that I will kill general Joseph Smith and the British army. When rani went to the kalayar temple for her husband death anniversary and she thought that she was followed by the British army. She took the horse and running after some miles after a got Goat shepherdess who was grazing her goats in the grass. Her name is Udaiyal. She gave some water for Velu Nachiyar and rani said that the British army was following her. So, when they have come don't say the way where I am going. Ok rani she said. After some, while British general joseph smith asking the Udaiyal that rani Velu Nachiyar went which way. I know the way but I will not say. the general said I will kill you if won't say. I will not say she said. they got angry they first cut her hand you will say or not she said no, next they have cut her leg and asked she will say or not she said no, they killed her. After few days rani Velu nachiyar got the news that udaiyal has died. She shed her tears where udaiyal died. She constructed a temple for her. the temple name is Sri Vettudaiyar Kaliamman Temple and she gives her diamond jewel as god jewel. She went to Hyder Ali to tell him about the British army. Rani was speaking urdu the talents she got Hyder Ali was amazed. he said to help rani. rani asked 12 Cannon, 500 guns and some horseriders with mathuru brothers. after 7 years of practising, she divided into three troops to Siva Ganga,thirupatur and Kalayar temple. She thought she can capture Siva Ganga. Vijayadashami and Navratri will be followed every year. Everyone will go to a temple to see the Sri Sivaganga Rajarajeshwari Temple. every woman in the village will come to see the temple. this time Velu nachiyar and her women's army keeping the weapons behind their dress. they have come inside the temple suddenly they attacked the British army. they had a Kuyili is a human suicide bomb and killed the British army. when she captured Siva Ganga there was the flag British she took it out and threw it out and puts her flag in that. After some months gone she went to fight with Kalyar temple to kill joseph smith and his army. She killed every British army and nawab army and become the queen at the age of 50. Her daughter died and her granddaughter made her heart disease she died on 25 December 1796 (aged 66). her sword, knife, the things she used are kept in her palace as museum.