HuSS: International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences

S. Thilagavathy ¹

Affiliations
1 Vellalar College for Women, Erode – 638012, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

The English East India Company had originally landed in India for trade, but gained momentum in political arena and became the virtual masters. With their ingenuity, the company established their sole supremacy over the Indian land. In the second half of the nineteenth century, India was ruled over by the British under the central authority. The British high handedness in India led the national awakening among the masses in the country. The nationalists emerged to free India from the clutches of Britishers. They fought with courage, true spirit, dedication and faced many hardships to attain independence. Many freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu rendered myriad services to the nation. In the district of Erode, some courageous traits wage war against British imperialism and responded to the national level struggles with a spirit of nationalism. Among them M. A. Eswaran, a great personality was a strong adversary of Britishers and raised his antagonism in many events. Here this study is going to unveil the involvement and contribution of M. A. Eswaran in the freedom movement of Erode.

Keywords

Boycott, Erode, Freedom Movement, Indian National Congress.

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