THE PHILOSOPHICAL FACE OF VOC- FOR YOUNGSTERS TODAY- (Book Title V. O. C's Writings and Editorial Works)

Title of the article: The philosophical face of V. O. Chidambaranar – for youngsters today (artcile pages 528-531) (வ.உ.சிதம்பரனாரின் இளைஞர்களுக்கான மெய்யியல் முகம்) V.O.Chidambaranar (1872-1936) was a great freedom fighter in British India and he was the first Tamil Indian to sail in an indigenous ship. He is famous for his suffering in pulling and operating an huge oil extractor like an ox for years in the prison which was one of the cruel punishments those days. Many Indians know with tears his sufferings as a freedom fighter in their school text books..He is multi-faceted and continued to do other literary, writing, and philosophical work to the end, partly because of his philosophical knowledge in prison as well as outside. His philosophy will always be relevant. The purpose of this article is to explore some of the philosophies that apply to today's youth particularly in education, duties of students, giving up bad characters, technical education, life style and meditation. These sources are his books and articles. He set himself as an example in all above topics as he led a clean life. Note; The above paper/article was peer reviewed by Dept of Tamil, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University college, Nagampatti, Tuticorin, India before presentation in the seminar and consequent publication of papers as a book. The seminar and publication were supported by Manomaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli and Collectorate of Tuticorin, Govt. of Tamilnadu, India.