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When was Periyar E. V. Ramasamy born?
17 September 1879
What did Periyar E. V. Ramasamy do as a child?
Periyar attended school for five years after which he joined his father's trade at the age of 12.
What did Periyar E. V. Ramasamy do at his father's trade?
a wholesale merchant at Erode
What was Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's hobbies as a child?
He used to listen to Tamil Vaishnavite gurus who gave discourses in his house enjoying his father's hospitality.
What were the gurus like for Periyar E. V. Ramasamy?
As a boy, he started questioning the contradictions and absurdities in the fables of Hindu deities spread by the Arya Race ie., Brahmins for subjugating Dravidian Race.
what was Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's father like
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Periyar E. V. Ramasamy article?
In 1929, E.V. Ramasamy announced the deletion of his caste title Naicker from his name at the First Provincial Self-Respect Conference of Chengalpattu.

Question: Why did he delete the castle title from his name?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Periyar E. V. Ramasamy delete the castle title from his name?