Veluthampy Dalawa, a hero and patriot from Travancore..

How many times I have passed in front of the Secretariat, never cared to find out whose statue it was !

At a time when Kerala has got the historic sword of Veluthampy Dalawa from Rashtrapati Bhavan back to the Museum in Trivandrum, it is good to brush up some history and refresh the deeds of some of the stalwarts who have fought to retain our identity and restore our pride, though unsuccessful to some extent. ..

http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com/2006/12/veluthambi-dalava.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velu_Thampi_Dalawa

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