Periyar E. V. Ramasamy | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 16/12/2018

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Periyar E. V. Ramasamy


00:01:46 1 Biography
00:01:55 1.1 Early years
00:04:10 1.2 Kasi Pilgrimage Incident
00:05:55 1.3 Member of Congress Party (1919–1925)
00:07:06 1.4 Vaikom Satyagraha (1924–1925)
00:12:34 1.5 Self-Respect Movement
00:15:09 1.6 International travel (1929–1932)
00:17:38 1.7 Opposition to Hindi
00:19:02 1.8 As President of the Justice Party (1938–1944)
00:20:40 1.9 Dravidar Kazhagam (1944–onwards)
00:20:51 1.9.1 Formation of the iDravidar Kazhagam/i
00:22:12 1.9.2 Split with Annadurai
00:24:05 1.9.3 Later years
00:25:34 2 Principles and legacy
00:26:27 2.1 Rationalism
00:28:45 2.2 Self-respect
00:30:10 2.3 Women’s rights
00:32:56 2.4 Social reform and eradication of caste
00:35:53 2.5 Tamil language and writing
00:39:20 2.6 Thoughts on Thirukkural
00:40:52 2.7 Self-determination of Dravida Nadu
00:44:38 2.8 Anti-Brahmanism vs. Anti-Brahmin
00:46:45 2.9 Comparisons with Gandhi
00:49:44 2.10 Religion and atheism
00:54:07 2.11 Controversies
00:54:15 2.11.1 Factionism in the Justice Party
00:55:52 2.11.2 Tamil Language
00:56:27 2.11.3 Dalits
00:56:57 3 Followers and influence
01:00:29 4 In popular culture



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Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy  (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, also referred to as  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 modern Tamilnadu'. He has done exemplary works against Brahminical dominance, caste prevalence and women oppression in Tamilnadu. E.V. Ramasamy joined the Indian National Congress in 1919, but resigned in 1925 when he felt that the party was only serving the interests of Brahmins. He questioned the subjugation of non-Brahmin Dravidians as Brahmins enjoyed gifts and donations from non-Brahmins but opposed and discriminated non-Brahmins in cultural and religious matters. In 1924, E.V. Ramasamy participated in a non-violent agitation (satyagraha) in Vaikom, Kerala. From 1929 to 1932 Ramasamy made a tour of British Malaya, Europe, and Russia which influenced him. In 1939, E.V. Ramasamy became the head of the Justice Party, and in 1944, he changed its name to Dravidar Kazhagam. The party later split with one group led by C. N. Annadurai forming the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. While continuing the Self-Respect Movement, he advocated for an independent Dravida Nadu (land of the Dravidians).E.V. Ramasamy promoted the principles of rationalism, self-respect, women’s rights and eradication of caste. He opposed the exploitation and marginalisation of the non-Brahmin Dravidian people of South India and the imposition of what he considered Indo-Aryan India.