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	Periyar Ramasami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Periyar Ramasami (September 17, 1879–December 24, 1973), also known as E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or just Periyar, was a controversial atheist social reformer, an activist, and the founder of Dravidar Kazhagam and the Self-respect Movement in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
		Periyar's philosophy is that different sections of a society should have equal rights to enjoy the fruits of the resources and the development of the country; they should all be represented, in proportion to their numerical strength, in the governance and the administration of the state.
		As Periyar was the leader of the opposition Justice Party, he was asked by the Governor and Governor General twice in 1940 and 1942 to form the ministry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Periyar_Ramasami (2515 words)

	PERIYAR-Rationalist/Social Reformer
		Periyar Ramasami (1879-1973) was known as the Voltaire (1694-1778) of South India, particularly, in Tamil Nadu.
		It is interesting to note the Term 'self-respect' as used by Periyar includes the three concepts liberty, equality and fraternity which Voltaire and other French revolutionists exhorted their countrymen to acquire.
		Periyar was born in an affluent family on 17th September 1879.
	www.uni-giessen.de /~gk1415/periyar.htm (480 words)

	The Infidels - Ramasani
		Periyar Ramasami, also known as E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or just Periyar, was a social reformer, an activist, and the founder of Dravidar Kazhagam and the Self-respect Movement in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
		Periyar was a self-proclaimed rationalist, but he also believed in German scholar Max Mueller's Aryan Invasion Theory, which postulated the subjugation of Dravidian races (who Periyar identified with lower castes) by an invading Aryan race (who Periyar identified with Brahmins and upper castes).
		Periyar's anti-Brahmin views were based on the assumption that all Brahmins are upper-class Aryans and all non-Brahmins are lower-class Dravidians.
	www.theinfidels.org /zunb-ramasani.htm (372 words)

	Bharathidasan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was sentenced and imprisoned by the French Government for voicing views against the French Government that was ruling Pondicherry then.
		He was a strong supporter of Periyar and an important member of the Suya-Mariyadhai Dravida Movement, founded by Periyar.
		Bharathidasan was conferred with the title of "Puratchi Kavingyar" (meaning the "poet of reforms") by Periyar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bharathidasan (376 words)

	Periyar in India
		Periyar (September 17, 1879–December 24, 1973), literally meaning ‘The Great Man’, was a renowned rationalist, atheist, freedom fighter and activist, from Tamil Nadu.
		Periyar is also known by the names: E.V. Ramasami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar and Periyar Ramasami.
		Periyar was honored during his 119th birth anniversary by forming a university named Periyar University, in 1997.
	www.india9.com /i9show/70058.htm (143 words)

	Jaya was DMK's mistake: Veeramani - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		For instance, Periyar's 125th birthday is being celebrated in Chicago by the Periyar International and the North American Dravidian Association.
		In Periyar's time, the depressed and downtrodden people were fighting for their rights.
		Periyar came out of the Congress for two major reasons, to fight Brahmin domination and secure social justice.
	sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13253791&vsv=73 (1230 words)

	archive: Vaikom revisited
		Periyar, on an invitation from the leaders of the movement agreed to lead the satyagraha and left for Vaikom in April 1924 after handing over the Congress unit to Rajaji.
		And despite the goodwill he enjoyed with the Travancore ruler - who was used to enjoying Periyar's hospitality at Erode en route to Madras at that time - he was arrested when it became clear that he was determined to lead the satyagraha.
		Periyar refused to participate in the negotiations but he had to agree, reluctantly, to Gandhi's idea that the demand for all Hindus entering the temple be put off at least for the time being.
	www.media-watch.org /articles/0499/65.html (1533 words)

	The Modern Rationalist - April - 2004
		Periyar was a born visionary, who was aptly described by UNESCO as ‘The Prophet of the New Age”.
		Periyar founded the Self Respect movement in 1925, a socio-political organization of which he was the President.
		Periyar was a great crusader for women’s equal rights along with men for the family property.
	www.themronline.com /200404m1.html (4731 words)

	Periyar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Periyar or E.V.Ramasami or EVR or Thanthai Periyar or Periyar Ramasami (1879-1973) is a well known Rationalist, Atheist, freedom fighter, Activist, founder of Dravidar Kazhagam and founder of Self-respect movement from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
		He is very well known for his quote against religion: He who created the god was a fool; he who spreads his name is a scoundrel and he who worships him is a barbarian.
		Periyar's Movement (http://www.countercurrents.org/dalit-periyar280603.htm) - Timeline of Periyar's work
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Periyar (169 words)

	The Modern Rationalist - April - 2006
		Periyar saw the need for abolishing those traditions and practices when he began his dedicated struggle to ensure equal human rights for all through radical social transformation.
		Periyar’s leading role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha and his persistent efforts to win equal rights for all believers to enter into temples contributed a lot to remove those degrading and discriminatory socio-religious traditions.
		It may be noted that Periyar’s view on the appointment of Archakas was shared by Baba Saheb Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in his book, Annihilation of Castes, and advocated as one of the recommen= dations of the Ilayaperumal Committee appointed in late 1960s by the Union Government to suggest ways and means to uplift the Scheduled Castes.
	www.themronline.com /200604m1.html (8173 words)

	Print Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Periyar, the ‘Voltaire of South India’, was born in Tamil Nadu to an affluent religious family and made his name publically challenging religionists.
		Gora was a high caste Hindu who became a global symbol for ‘positive atheism’ as well as a tireless campaigner for human rights, and alongside Gandhi, a protester against colonial rule and godfather of democratic India.
		Phule, Periyar and Gora can be credited with taking the principles of Indian scepticism, rationalism and humanism to a mass audience, though they rarely appear on western lists of rationalist heroes.
	www.newhumanist.org.uk /printarticle.php?id=1796_0_39_0_C (1986 words)

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		During the break I met Dr K Veeramani, leader of Dravidar Kazhagam ie the Periyar Centre at Chennai where I had been told that I was to attend a followup conference.
		The electric fittings were in good condition but were of a design that suggested they were at least 50/80 years old and the fridge had an external motor and pump something we have not seen in Australia for 50 years and many may not know what it is.
		Above all we must educate our politicians, Industrialists and financiers as to the real situation that we face, that the word growth means a rapid advance to destruction, that a larger share of resources are needed by the natural world.
	www.users.on.net /~rmc/India.htm (4427 words)

	Periyar - Wikiquote
		Periyar (17 September 1879 - 24 December 1973) Tamil rationalist, atheist, and social activist; also known as E.V. Ramasami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, and Periyar Ramasami.
		Man is considered superior to other beings in this world, because he has limitless capacity for knowledge, People in other lands have advanced greatly, utilizing this knowledge.
		Stating that ours is a land of enlightenment, we build tanks and temples; in other lands, men fly in space and amaze the whole world.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Periyar (164 words)

	Sivaji Ganesan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He has acted in about 300 movies, including nine Telugu movies,one Kannada movie, two Malayalam movies and two Hindi movies.
		The name 'Sivaji' was given to him by Periyar Ramasami after watching his excellent stage performance as Emperor Shivaji.
		He is also known as Nadigar Thilagam, Nadippu Chakravarthy (loosely translated "Acting Emperor") and the Marlon Brando of Asian cinema.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan (615 words)

	Caste outfits to the fore in the land of Periyar
		Caste outfits to the fore in the land of Periyar
		CHENNAI, DEC 10: The land of rationalist and social reformer `Periyar' E V Ramasami, who fought casteism all his life in Tamil Nadu, is witnessing an interesting phenomenon: caste outfits getting political legitimacy by floating their own parties to contest next year's state Assembly polls.
		Taking a cue from the Pattali Makkal Katchi, whose support base is largely from the backward Vanniyar community, at least three castes have floated parties in recent days.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20001211/ina11004.html (720 words)

	The Other Half Of The Coconut - Srilata, K
		The Self Respect Movement launched by Periyar (E V Ramasami Naiker) in 1926 questioned the ways in which the lower castes were systematically excluded from the Indian nation and constructed as the 'Other' by the Brahmin elites.
		While Periyar's role within the movement has received critical and scholarly attention, women Self-Respecters and the issues they raised have gone largely unnoticed.
		This collection of essays and fiction by women Self-Respects translated from the Tamil could serve as the material basis for writing an alternative history of the movement.
	www.gobookshopping.com /BookDetails.asp?bookid=20677&cateid=JBFF (223 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		NESTLING within the English-mediated Indian academia is an energetic cottage industry that devotes itself to exploring the Self-Respect movement launched by E V Ramasami Naicker, aka Periyar.
		K Srilata, while introducing this volume, points out that previous studies have tended to be uni-focussed on Periyar and his critiques of Brahminical caste and gender arrangements.
		Appended to the book are a few essays by Periyar, biographical notes on the writers and a select bibliography.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep21/book1.asp (670 words)

	Tamil Nadu info here at en.88of100c.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		E.V. Ramasami Naicker, popularly hackneyed as "Periyar", renamed the festive season Dravidar Kazhagam in 1944.
		However, due to the differences interpolated its two pilots Periyar & C.N. Annadurai, the festive season was split.
		In 20th century midpoint the elbowroom struggle, abounding tamil poets & editors provoked nationwide spirit, societal equity, secularistic inferrings mid the banal man. Some of the notable persons are Subramanya Bharathy, Periyar Ramasami, C.
	en.88of100c.info /Tamil_Nadu (5437 words)

	People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Periyar Ramasami was an important man in Tamil history.
		He lived from 1879 to 1973 and advocated rationalism over the superstitious beliefs that many people held.
		Periyar believed that liberty, equality and fraternity were important qualities that society should strive for and that women should have the same rights as men.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~mukil/tamil/people.htm (522 words)

	Politics
		Ramasami E.V. Periyar E.V.R. Social Reformer or Social Revolution
		Ramasami E.V. Periyar's Declaration of War on Brahminism
		Reddy K.N. and Raghava Rao D.V. Periyar's Relevance
	www.tamilnool.com /tamilology/Politics.htm (80 words)

	Tamil related Books - Caste
		M -Periyar E.V. Ramasami Periyar Self-Respect Propaganda Institution Publications, 1973
		Ramamurti, P - The Freedom Struggle and the Dravidian Movement - Orient Longman, 1987
		Ramasamy, Rajakrishnan - Caste Consciousness among Indian Tamils in Malaysia,1984
	www.tamilnation.org /books/Caste/index.htm (1294 words)

	Amazon.com -zShops: Periyar E. V. Ramasami: The Ramayana: A True Reading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Amazon.com -zShops: Periyar E. Ramasami: The Ramayana: A True Reading
		Periyar E. Ramasami: The Ramayana: A True Reading
		Description: A radical Tamil reading of the Ramayana where powerful northerners attack the Tamils.
	s1.amazon.com /exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y01Y0029417Y6530304/... (130 words)

	Merging Currents, Inc.: Books on Christianity in India, Hinduism and Indian culture and history: Titles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Shorter chapters contain tributes by others, noting especially Periyar as a rebel and iconoclast, and as the builder of atheism in Tamil Nadu (Veeramani).
		Published in 1992 by Periyar Self-Respect Propaganda Institution
		Sociological Studies > Social Reform Movements > EVR Periyar and His Movement
	www.mergingcurrents.com /book.php?BookSKU=1821 (129 words)

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