The high-awaited film, Kesari Chapter 2, has finally been released on JioHotstar after a wait of two months. It has presented a lesser-known chapter from India’s freedom struggle to a wider audience.
Those who have watched the film have felt the pain and anguish of innocent Indians killed in one of the darkest phases of Indian history. But it also brought the spotlight on Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, portrayed by Akshay Kumar. Are you curious to know the real story of Sankaran Nair? Let’s understand the life of a barrister and nationalist who took on the British Empire after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
CS Nair: Jurist, nationalist and courageous voice of conscience against the British Empire
C. Sankaran Nair’s name doesn’t come up in most of the history textbooks, but his actions shook the foundations of the British Empire. He was born in 1857 in the Malabar region of Kerala. CS Nair’s father was a Tahsildar in the British government and, after a traditional upbringing, he went to the Presidency College, Madras. After taking a degree in arts, he pursued law from the Madras Law College. CS Nair was married to his maternal cousin, Parvati Amma, and they had six children.