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Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered by his followers as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'.
Feb 23, 2020 · Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973) is one of those legends who supported good for his people and fought for it. He was also known as “Thanthai Periyar” or “Periyar” means “respected one” or “elder”.
The most illustrious social revolutionary of the millennium, his tireless, fearless and unparalleled efforts to end caste system and to transform society, with no trace of birth-based discrimination, on enlightened egalitarian basis was unique in the annals of history.
Mar 7, 2018 · Periyar, The Firebrand Pioneer Who Shaped The Dravidian Revolution. A feminist, an egalitarian and a true social activist, the legend etched his mark on public discourse about women’s rights, rationalism, and caste. By Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk. March 7, 2018.
Nov 28, 2019 · E.V. Ramasamy, popularly addressed as Periyar or ‘the Great One’, laid the ideological foundations of modern Tamil politics and social life. More than a century after he championed equal rights for low-caste communities and women, we take stock of his popular, but complex, legacy.
Mar 7, 2018 · Born in 1879, Periyar is remembered for the Self Respect Movement to redeem the identity and self-respect of Tamils. He envisaged a Dravida homeland of Dravida Nadu, and launched a political party, Dravidar Kazhagam (DK). Periyar started his political career as a Congress worker in his hometown Erode.
Mar 14, 2023 · Periyar, who always relentlessly fought against untouchability and Brahmin hegemony, reached out to villagers in Vaikom and gave a lease of life to the satyagraha.
