Vanchinathan was born to Rajapathy Iyer and Rukmani in 1886, and was part of an outfit which aimed to free India from the British. On June 17, 1911, Vanchinathan boarded the train in which Ashe ...

The 104th death anniversary of veteran freedom fighter R Vanchinathan was observed at his birthplace Sengottai in Tirunelveli district and at Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station in ...

“Which toilet sir?” he asked, face befuddled. “Don’t you know? The one where Vanchinathan shot himself.” “Vanchinathan?” he asked, passing my query to the ticket examiner who had ...

Martyr Vanchinathan’s birth anniversary was celebrated at his birthplace, Shencottai, on Sunday with distribution of welfare assistance to the beneficiaries. Speaking on the occasion ...

Madurai: Homage was paid to former Tirunelveli collector Robert William d'Escourt Ashe and his assassin and freedom fighter Vanchinathan on their 108th death anniversary on Monday. On behalf of ...

According to K G Kalaikannan, Tirunelveli district secretary of the Athi Tamilar Peravai, they did this to defy the general Tirunelveli: Was Vanchinathan a casteiest and not a freedom fighter?