European Resistance Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

Anjalai Ammal

"Indian freedom fighter, social worker, reformer and politician"

Region 📍 Tamil Nadu
Opponent ⚔️ British Empire
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Anjalai Ammal

Biography

Anjalai Ammal Murugappan padaiyatchi was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, reformer and politician from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. She spent seven and a half years in prison for her participation in the independence movement. She was among the early women to be elected to the Tamil Nadu State legislature, serving as a Congress MLA following her election victories in 1937 and 1946.

Era of Resistance

Historical Context

Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

Timeline

1885–1947

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Historical Timeline

7th Century - 1947

Resistance to Umayyad Caliphate
712–750
Resistance to Ghaznavid Invasions
1000–1186
Resistance to Ghurid Conquests
1175–1206
Resistance to Delhi Sultanate Expansion
1206–1526
Vijayanagara Resistance
1336–1646
Struggle against Portuguese Estado da Índia
1498–1961
Resistance to Mughal Imperial Rule
1526–1857
Resistance to Dutch East India Company
1605–1825
Resistance to French Colonial Settlements
1664–1954
Resistance to British East India Company Expansion
1757–1856
1857 War of Independence
1857–1858
Organized Indian Freedom Struggle
1885–1947
Islamic Invasion
European Colonialism