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100	1		_aVēṅkaṭācalapati, Ā. Irā., _d1967-
245	1	0	_aSwadeshi steam : _bV.O. Chidambaram Pillai and the battle against the British Maritime Empire / _cA.R. Venkatachalapathy.
260			_aGurugram : _bPenguin Random House India, _c2023.
300			_axxxviii, 495 p. : _bill., map, portraits ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 465-475) and index.
520			_a"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"--Jacket flap.
530			_aAlso available as an e-book.
600	1	0	_aCitamparam Piḷḷai, Va. U., _d1872-1936.
610	2	0	_aSwadeshi Steam Navigation Company _xHistory.
610	2	0	_aBritish India Steam Navigation Company.
650		0	_aSteamboats _zIndia _xHistory.
651		0	_aIndia _xHistory _y20th century.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _zAsia.
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