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Periyar, Who?

  • Periyar E.V. Ramasamy (1879-1973) fought for Dravidian self-respect, hit against Brahmins
  • A forgotten idol, he started the Dravidar Kazhagam, the offshoots of which are DMK, AIADMK and MDMK of today
  • Much of the rationalism and atheism he professed is now forgotten. Even the Dravida parties have extreme religiosity. Periyar’s work is unavailable in English, or even Tamil.
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