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Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Nagammai (1885 – 11 May 1933) was an Indian social activist and women's rights activist. She was known for her participation in the Temperance movement in India and the Vaikom Satyagraha. She was the first wife of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy who headed the Self-Respect Movement. Early life.
Annai Nagammaiyar staged many protests against religious and caste discriminations. She voiced for women liberation, empowerment, widows remarriage, casteless and rational marriages and also emphasised against the odds of superstitious beliefs.
Sep 16, 2021 · Nagammai and E.V.R. are best known for their participation in the Self Respect Movement. It was pioneered by S. Ramanathan in 1925 and worked to create a society which extended equal human rights towards members of backward castes.
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Nagammai (1885 – 11 May 1933) was an Indian social activist and women's rights activist. She was known for her participation in the Temperance movement in India and the Vaikom Satyagraha. She was the first wife of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy who headed the Self-Respect Movement.
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Nagammai (1885 – 11 May 1933) was an Indian social activist and women's rights activist. She was known for her participation in the Temperance movement in India and the Vaikom Satyagraha. She was the first wife of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy who headed the Self-Respect Movement. Early life
Erode Venkatappa Ramasami Maniammai (10 March 1917 – 16 March 1978), was an Indian social activist and politician. She was the second wife (at the age of 12) of E. V. Ramasami (at the age of 70). She succeeded him as the president of the Dravidar Kazhagam upon his death in 1973.
Five years later, Ramasamy travelled to North India to advocate the eradication of the caste system. In his last meeting at Thiagaraya Nagar, Chennai on 19 December 1973, Ramasamy declared a call for action to gain social equality and a dignified way of life. On 24 December 1973, Ramasamy died at the age of 94.
Apr 8, 2020 · E.V.R. Maniammai, besides leading the social movement, established ‘Children’s Home’ in the name of ‘Nagammai’ the first life partner of Periyar and his staunch associate during the days of founding Self Respect Movement.
Annai Meenambal, the president of the Scheduled Castes Federation of India and an active feminist figure in the Self Respect Movement was the one who gave E.V.R Ramaswamy the name ‘Periyar,’ (meaning ‘great one’), a title that has remained ever since.
Annai E.V.R Maniammai Brave and Forthright Leader of Periyar Movement. When Periyar married Maniammai in 1949, it created much turmoil in the public life of the then Madras State. Maniammai became fully dedicated to Periyar as a staunch disciple and a serving personal assistant since 1943.
