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Sairam Krishnan
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Did a Tamil man from Trivandrum mastermind the bombing of British Madras during World War I?
Legend has it that Chempakaraman Pillai coordinated the attack from on board the SMS Emden as it made its way to the southern city.
Sairam Krishnan
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How a young man from Calicut became the publisher who helped change British thinking
In the process, VK Krishna Menon co-founded the company that created the idea of affordable books.
Sairam Krishnan
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How a 2,000-year-old epic influenced Tamil Nadu's boundaries
Freedom fighter and classics scholar Mylapore Ponnuswamy Sivagnanam cited passages from the 'Cilappatikāram', or 'The Tale of the Anklet', to claim Madras city for the state.
Sairam Krishnan
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