Periyar E V Ramasamy

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : The political shift from the language of non-Brahmins to Dravidian is an important step in reclaiming the primacy of the non-Brahmin self, but whether such formulations escape the category ‘non-Brahmin’ remains an enduring problem.

Periyar’s Influence: The Meaning Of Mariadhai

BY Sundar Sarukkai

| Photo: Indira Kumar : Happy Together: Sukumaar and Elakkiya’s was a self-respect marriage, a union inspired by Periyar’s self-respect marriage movement

Self Respect Marriage: When Sukumaar Met Elakkiya

BY Priyanka Tupe

| Photo: Indira Kumar : In Tamil Nadu, Periyar’s self-respect marriage movement lives far beyond echo chambers. Since 1974, the Self-Respect Marriage Bureau has helped couples opting for arranged self-respect marriages, guiding them through a simple, accessible enrolment process with this application form.

How Self-respect Marriages In Tamil Nadu Are Fostering Dravidian Movement!

BY Photo Webdesk

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Periyar vs Nehru: The Druid’s Bitter Medicine

BY P. A. Krishnan

A March for Self-Respect: Periyar’s criticism of Hinduism proceeded from his understanding of caste as a system and ideology

Dignity of Self-Respect: How Periyar Reimagined Society Beyond Caste, Religion, Patriarchy

BY S. V. Rajadurai

(Left-Right) Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, M.N. Roy, E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar)

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One Hundred Years Of...Right, Left, And The Middle

BY Chinki Sinha

Dr Ambedkar with Periyar in 1954|

The Birth And Growth Of Dravidian Politics In Tamil Nadu

BY Outlook News Desk

Anti-Hindi protests in Tamil Nadu in 1965

Tamil Nadu’s Long Battle Against Hindi Imposition

BY Outlook News Desk

Shahina K K : Indamthuruthi Mana, where Gandhi faced untouchability

100 Years Of Vaikom Satyagraha : The Movement That Changed The Destiny Of Kerala

BY Shahina K. K.

Udhayanidhi Stalin in Paramakudi

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BY Outlook News Desk

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin

TN CM Stalin Bats For Unity To Take On Right-Wing Forces

BY PTI

DMK Chief M K Stalin

Temples Are For People, Not Someone's Personal Property, Says TN CM Stalin

BY PTI

Rebels’ Ramayana: Periyar And Ambedkar’s Critique Of Ramayana

Rebels’ Ramayana: Periyar And Ambedkar’s Critique Of Ramayana

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

DMK President M K Stalin

Tamil Nadu CM Pays Rich Tributes To Actor Sivaji Ganesan

BY PTI

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala CM Remembers Periyar On His 144th Birth Anniversary

BY PTI

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