495 km from the east coast of India in February 1985. A shipwreck happened in the Bay of Bengal. There were Gamkhwar and Gozari. The reason for remembering him today on 15 years is that a very proud chapter of India's identity is with him.
Shipping Corporation of India's luxury steamer MV Chidambaram was connected. The lavishly decorated Indian passenger steamer MV Chidambaram was heading to Malaysia. (MV = Motor Vessel). The French-built steamer was originally named MV Pasteur in memory of the famous French scientist Louis Pasteur. Shipping Corporation of India, a government corporation of India, purchased the 17,000 ton steamer and renamed it MV Chidambaram. Madras (Chennai) became its 'mother port'. It ran passenger services to Madras and Malaysia, Singapore and occasionally to the Andamans.
There were 702 passengers and 186 sailors in the steamer at the time of the accident. A traveler made the mistake of lighting the stove he had brought with him. A person traveling in a steamer cannot cook according to safety laws. A mistake made by someone oblivious to the law caused the steamer to catch fire--that is, Vadvanal burned. (Fierce fire on the land is Davanal and Vadvanal that breaks out on the sea). Fighting a fire on a ship in the middle of the sea is always a difficult task, as Kumak cannot be reached quickly due to the long distance. MV praised for impressive looks
Chidambaram was engulfed in flames for hours and suffered heavy losses. 34 of the passengers and sailors died of burns. Dilapidated steamers reached Madras several times. Admiral Rusi Gandhi, Chairman of the Shipping Corporation, while taking stock of the damage, saw that there was no scope for repairs, so he decided to send the steamer to Bhangarwad.
MV Chidambaram did not exist as a steamer, but the chapter associated with that steamer that made every Indian feel proud was to live forever. The steamer was named after the nationalist V.V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was. He was a lawyer by profession, but instead of lawyering, his personality was to shine in a completely different field.
V. O. Chidambaram, who was imprisoned by the British for his adventure and achievement like driving a ship in the sand
A small incident became instrumental for that. In Madras he met Swami Ramakrishnananda, a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa, and during the visit Chidambaram Pillai asked him two or three questions about spiritualism. There was a question:
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