2010, A commemorative postage stamp on VELU THAMPI India Rs. 5.00 MNH

2010,  VELU THAMPI India  

A commemorative postage stamp on VELU THAMPI  5 Rs. 06th May 2010 MN H

                                         Text:            VELU THAMPI  5 Rs.  2010 

                             Condition:             MNH

Country / Post	India
Date of Issue	6 May 2010
Primary theme	Mankind (Clothes & costumes) Politics & Government (Politicians)
Subject	Velu Thampi
Width	28.5 mm
Height	39.0 mm
Denomination	5.00 INR
Number in set	1
Layout/Format	sheet
Perforations	13 by 13
Stamp issuing authority	Ministry of Communications Department of Posts

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VELAYUDHAN CHEMPAKARAMAN THAMPI, ALLAS VELU THAMPI DALAWA, WAS BORN IN THALAKULAM VILLAGE,KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU ON 6TH MAY 1765.HIS MOTHER TONGUE WAS MALAYALAM BUT HE WAS PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH, TAMIL AND SANSKRIT  AN EXPERT IN AYURVEDA, ASTROLOGY, TARKA SASTRA AND MATHEMATICS, WAS ALSO ADEPT IN THE PRACTICE OF KALARIPAYATTU, THE MARTIAL ART OF KERALA.

Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi (1765–1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against British East India Company's supremacy in India.

Sword of Velu Thampi Dalawa

The sword that was used by Velu Thampi Dalawa to fight against British imperialism, was kept with the Kilimanoor royal family, for about 150 years. It was presented in 1957, to India's then president Rajendra Prasad by a member of the royal family.

On June 20, 2010 it was brought back to Kerala and was placed at his ancestral house at Tripthi Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum.