01933nam a22002297a 4500 20250731123447.0 250731b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780670099597 Brijwasi Book Distributors H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi BW/000228 23/07/2025 954.035 VEN Venkatachalapathy, A. R. Swadeshi steam : V.O. Chidambaram Pillai and the battle against the British maritime empire. / A. R. Venkatachalapathy. Gurugram : Penguin, , 2023. xxxv, 495p. ; 24cm. 699 In 1906, Britain's grip on the world was unassailable. Its navy ruled the seas, and its trade empire spanned the globe. But in the small port town of Tuticorin, a lawyer named V.O. Chidambaram Pillai―known to the world as VOC―had a revolutionary idea that would challenge the might of the empire itself. VOC's plan was audacious: to launch the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, a venture that would compete head-on with the British India Steam Navigation Company, the shipping giant that controlled the region. To make his dream a reality, he rallied native traders and patriotic citizens, raising the capital needed to launch his daring enterprise. But the company faced a formidable foe: British mercantile interests and the imperial state both backed its competitor, giving it deep pockets and brazen government backing. VOC and his allies would have to defy overwhelming odds to make their venture a success. Swadeshi Steam is a tale of heroism and defiance in the face of colonial oppression. Based on four decades of research in archives around the world, this inspiring saga showcases the power of one individual's vision to ignite a movement. Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, Freedom movement. History A R Venkatachalapathy. BOOK 65779 65779 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2025-07-31 Brijwasi Book Distributors 699.00 0 954.035 VEN 30971 2025-07-31 12:37:07 2025-07-31 BOOK