The history of India's heroic fight against the British stops with Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi But how many of us know the history of Rani Velu Nachiyar of Sivaganga State, Tamil Nadu, who won the first human bomb attack against the British almost 77 years before Rani Lakshmibai, and restored her kingdom? Let's start with the queen's childhood.

Velu Nachiyar was a princess of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India Her father was Chellamuthu Vijayaraghunatha Sethupathi and her mother was Muthathal Nachiyar Their only daughter is this Velu Velu, the only child in the family, is given education as well as weapons So, apart from his mother tongue, he was proficient in French, Urdu and English, and became well versed in various weaponry, from stick-wielding to horse-riding.

Velu was born on 3 January 1730 in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu He was a Shaivite Velu was married at the age of 16 to Muthuvadu Ganathaperiya Udyatherar (< ID1 >), the king of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu Their only daughter Velachi Rani Velu also had two other foster daughters - Kuyili and Udhayal.

Kuyili was the first human bomb used against the British and Udayal was the one who committed suicide against the British Later Rani Velu Nachiyar raised the "Udaiyal Force" in memory of Udaiyal Rani Velu Nachiyar began a feud with the British in 1772 She was killed by the British in the Battle of Sivaganga and Col Smith in 1772 with the help of the Nawab of Arcot.

Muthuvadu Ganathaperiya Udhayathar, the king of Sivaganga The children were killed in the battle Rani Kolagudyala took refuge in The Koppaan Digha, where she was killed by Virugula.

During this time, the queen raised a military force against the British She met the Sultan of Mysore, Hyder Ali Hyder Ali, impressed by the Urdu on the queen's face, promised her help So, Hyder advised the queen to stay in Virupaksha or Dindugal Fort as the queen Velu Nachiyar was the queen of Dindugal Fort.

Hyder sent her four hundred pounds of gold every month for expenses He also helped the queen with weapons for the war against the British Finally, Rani Velu Nachiyar prepared herself and went to war against the British in 1780.

The Queen found the British armoury It was a human bomb So the Queen's foster daughter, the female commander Kuyili, became the first human bomb against the British She poured oil on her body and jumped into the British armoury The sacrifice of Kuyili destroyed the armoury The human bomb Kuyili lost in the fire.

She was given the title of "Vibhamangai" (Hero) Meanwhile, the Queen began to attack the British soldiers She took her kingdom away Queen Velu Nachiyar was the only Veerangana who had first recovered her lost kingdom from the British Then, after ruling her kingdom for ten years, the only daughter Velachi was nominated as the heir and retired.

The Queen suffered from heart problems She was treated in France.

Rani Velu Nachiyar finally died on 25 December 1796 at the age of 66 She did not forget the help of Hyder Ali She built the mosque in her memory On the other hand, Hyder Ali also built the temple for the queen in his palace Later, the queen had a good relationship with Hyder's son Tipu Sultan.

A Royal Bengal Tiger statue was presented to Tipu by Rani Velu Nachiyar The Government of India released a commemorative postage stamp on 31 December 2008 in memory of Rani Velu Nachiyar, a legendary tigress still very much unknown in the history of India.