Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, [a] was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered the architect of Dravidian politics, as well as a leading figure of left-wing politics in India. Periyar joined the Indian National Congress in 1919 and ...
Periyar was an Indian social reformer, politician, and iconoclast who played a pivotal role in shaping modern Tamil politics. He was an outspoken critic of the caste system, religious orthodoxy, and patriarchy, and he spearheaded the Self-Respect Movement in the 1920s to promote dignity, equality, and self-respect among marginalized communities.
PERIYAR E.V. RAMASAMY was born at Erode town in Tamil Nadu State - India Father : Venkata Naicker, a popular rich merchant. Insult at Kasi ignites and enlightens his rationalism The Government of Justice Party headed by Raja of Panagal passed an Act in the Madras State Legislative Council to create the Hindu Religious Endowment Board
Periyar World is an expansive and immersive tribute to the life and ideals of E.V. Ramasamy Periyar, a pioneering social reformer and champion of rationalism, equality, and social justice. Spanning 27 acres in Siruganur, just 25 kilometres from Trichy along the Chennai-Trichy National Highway, Periyar World serves as a dynamic center for learning, inspiration, and activism. At its heart stands ...
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. (Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons) A rationalist Dravidian social reformer of the twentieth century, E.V ...