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	Periyar Ramasami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		We have seen that Periyar was elected while he was in prison, as the leader of the South Indian Liberal Federation, popularly known as Justice Party, in its Provincial Conference held in Madras (Chennai) on 29, 30 December, 1938.
		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/Thanthai_Periyar (2821 words)

	PCMM School / Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thanthai Periyar, a laudable mentor and an ardent fighter of social equality, dedicated his entire life to liberate the conventional society from the fetters of superstitious beliefs and class discriminations.
		In order to fortify the vision of Thanthai Periyar, several educational institutions were established by the Self Respect Propaganda Institution headed by the diligent leader Dr.K.Veeramani, the great idealist and the torchbearer of Thanthai Periyar.
		Periyar Centenary Memorial Matriculation Higher Secondary School was established by him in 1978 as a Kindergarten school for both boys and girls in Tiruchirappalli at Periyar Nagar.
	www.pcmmschool.com /profile.htm (486 words)

	Periyar E.V.Ramaswamy - பெரியார்
		Periyar prepared a programme of action consisting of measures to promote Social Justice through reservations, to implement socialisation of vital and large-scale commercial and industrial activities, and to remove the hardships of the debt-ridden peasants.
		By his experience and serious thought, Periyar was convinced that the individuals and movements that undertake the task of eradicating the social evils in India have to pursue the goal with devotion and dedication without deviating from the path and with uncompromising zeal.
		Periyar was deeply saddened when Arignar Anna, one of his chief disciples and an unquestioned leader of millions of Tamil Youth, passed away in his 60th year on 3rd February 1969.
	www.tamilnation.org /hundredtamils/periyar.htm (6806 words)

	Periyar in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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 was honored during his 119th birth anniversary by forming a university named Periyar University, in 1997.
		Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation Limited at Viluppuram and Thanthai Periyar Govt Institute of Technology at Bagayam also fames his name.
	www.india9.com /i9show/70058.htm (143 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: E.V. Ramasami Naicker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		E.V.Ramasami Naicker (September 17, 1879–December 24, 1973), also known as Periyar, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar Ramasami, was a well-known rationalist, atheist,freedom-fighter, activist, founder of Dravidar Kazhagam and founder of the Self-respect Movement in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
		Though he was born in an affluent Naicker (an upper caste) family, he fought against the untouchability practiced by upper castes, specifically targeting Brahmins, the rituals of Hinduism and the caste system.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/E.V.-Ramasami-Naicker (959 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Periyar Ramasami"
		Periyar Ramasami (September 17, 1879 – December 24, 1973), also known as E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or just Periyar, was a 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 vigorous and spirited role in the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) contributed in no mean measure for the triumph of that first historic social struggle in the history of modern India.
		Periyar raised his sure voice against the manner in which the Constituent Assembly was constituted.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=periyar_%52amasami (2400 words)

	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 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 controversial Aryan Invasion Theory, which postulated the subjugation of Dravidian races (who Periyar identified with lower castes) by an invading Aryan race.
		Periyar is the founder of Dravidian Nationalism, and demanded the creation of a distinct Dravidian nation.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Thanthai_Periyar (255 words)

	Thanthai Periyar
		There can be no doubt that Periyar was an original thinker, and was the first who, through his speeches and writings, and the media organ `Viduthalai', jolted the people out of their smug acceptance of superstitions and outdated beliefs.
		Militant in his speeches and writings, Periyar was the personification of civilised and cultured behaviour face-to-face, and went out of his way to make his guests and visitors, including brahmins, feel welcome.
		Thanthai Periyar was also an angry old man who went hammer and tongs at what he reviled as the degeneracy of the Tamils.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2000/10/09/stories/040955of.htm (509 words)

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		Thanthai Periyar strongly believed that for all the evils of suppression and discrimination of people on the basis of caste, the root causes lie in the blind belief in god, and religions and the other superstitous beliefs of innocent and uneducated people.
		That was why Thanthai Periyar passed a resolution in the Conference for Abolition of Social Degradation held in Chennai seeking amendment to Sec 17 of the Constitution.
		Periyar wanted that in the place of untouchablility the word Caste must be substituted, as it is the caste that is the cause for all the evils including untouchability.
	www.themronline.com /200308m1.html (9110 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.
		Referring to this early experience of his, Periyar wrote later in one of his autobiographical articles: "It gave me extraordinary pleasure to fling at the pundits their own contradictions and Thus perplex Them.
	www.uni-giessen.de /~gk1415/periyar.htm (480 words)

	Periyar Ramasami - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		Periyar was opposed to Hinduism, considering it a religion of Brahmins.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Thanthai_Periyar (367 words)

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		The statue, placed by the Thanthai Periyar Statue Installation Committee -, was to be unveiled Dec 9, though several Hindu outfits have gone to court...
		A Director as Arignar Anna in PeriyarThe prestigious project of Gnanasekharan based on the life of the noted leader Thanthai Periyar is on the rolls in and around interior Tamil Nadu.
		Thanthai Periyar Pilgrimage to Kaasi Pilgrimage to Kaasi
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	The Modern Rationalist - February - 2003
		Periyar was not afraid of anybody and spoke frankly whatever he felt, but as politicians we are unable to be so, since we are concerned about the votebank.
		Periyar started his speech at the Town Hall in Bangalore in 1972 with the words : “ there is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all.” Periyar sacrified his entire life for the service of the backward class and scheduled caste people.
		Periyar was an achiever and Veermani is a gem of courage
	www.themronline.com /200310m2.html (9076 words)

	Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Periyar University aims at developing value-based knowledge at various fields to realize the maxim inscribed in the logo “Arival Vilaium Ulagu” (Wisdom Maketh World) and thereby to uplift the socially, economically and educationally backward people in particular and others in general.
		Periyar University has introduced area specific courses on thrust areas considering the needs and expectations of the society and industry.
		It is planning to introduce new demand-driven courses and expand teaching, research, training, consultancy and extension activities in the various departments of study and research in tune with the higher education policy of the State and the Central Governments in the context of the global challenges and requirements.
	www.periyaruniversity.ac.in (253 words)

	Welcome to PURA Quarterly Review
		Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women (PMCTW), Vallam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, launched a programme of rural development based on the ideas of its mentor & social reformer Thanthai Periyar, who proclaimed that villagers should get the same amenities as enjoyed by people in cities and towns.
		PMCTW, with the participation of all Periyar institutions, 8000 students and 850 faculty/staff, has developed a model for a national development programme of overall rural development including teach-skills to school teachers in enhancing their teaching skills and improving the students' understanding in various subjects.
		All the sixty-five villages of Periyar PURA are grouped into seven clusters based on natural resources (soil, water, weather, biodiversity, geographical boundaries and human resources).
	pura.org.in /periyarpura/default.htm (451 words)

	DNA - India - Periyar statue desecration sparks tension in Tamil Nadu - Daily News & Analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		CHENNAI: Desecration of a statue of Periyar EV Ramasamy, the father of Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu, in the temple town of Srirangam in the wee hours of Thursday triggered tension in the state with a history of violence over idols.
		The Periyar statue, which was to be unveiled on Saturday, was ‘beheaded’ in the period intervening the unveiling of a statue of MGR and another of Murasoli Maran in the Parliament House in Delhi.
		Periyar, who founded the Dravidar Kazhagam in 1944 had once reportedly lamented: “I built up the movement breaking idols, but my followers have made an idol of me.” Periyar statues are today a familiar sight at road junctions across Tamil Nadu.
	www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1068212 (454 words)

	PCPSG ::::
		Thanthai Periyar E.V. Ramasami was born in 1879 and was an ardento advocate of women’s emancipation not only from the pernicious customs and superstitions, which relegated women to a secondary place in livelihood.
		Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Girls is situated in Periyar Centenary Educational Complex, Periyar Nagar, Tiruchirappalli, and the city is located centrally in the of State Tamil Nadu.
		Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Girls is located in an area of 20 acres and the institute building has been shaped with the tune of modern architecture and gives natural beauty.
	www.pcpsg.in /aboutus.html (788 words)

	Online Petition - Anna and MGR Samadhi
		Thanthai Periyar is the only true leader of dravadians.
		We have give such respect only to Thanthai periyar and not to this man who cheated tamils by saying " 3 KG rice for 1 rupee".
		Dear CM Thanthai Periyar is the only true leader of dravadians.
	www.gopetition.com /online/2848.html (313 words)

	Intamm - Politics - Dravidar Kazhagam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy, (affectionately called Thanthai Periyar), was an ardent follower of Gandhi and a member of Congress party.
		Periyar had a strong conviction that Congress party had been paying head to Brahmin community.
		Periyar EVR declared that the "There is no God" Those who believe god are barbarians" etc. He thought that people are swindled by the brahmins in the name of god.
	www.intamm.com /politics/dk/dk.htm (672 words)

	The Modern Rationalist - May - 2001
		He was the first warrior of social justice ever seen in Tamilnadu, by founding 'The self-respect movement' in 1925 to combat and conquer the fanaticism of the poisonous casteism and Hindu religion cunningly rooted by the Brahmins with their Sanskrit language to supress and subjugate the life, language and culture of the ancient Dravidian Race.
		After his first meeting with Periyar at Tiruppur in 1935, Anna was avidly attracted towards his progressive principles for the renaissance of the Dravidian Race.
		Simultaneously because of his close association with the Labour leader, within the Justice Party, C.R.Basu Dev, former Mayor of Madras, Anna was immensely influenced by the philosophy of communism conceived and propagated by the great economic scholar Karl Marx for the rescue of the exploited labourers from the onslaught of the looting capitalists.
	www.themronline.com /200105m11.html (1764 words)

	The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Periyar fought Brahmin hegemony, worked for the uplift of non-Brahmins; inspired women to stand up for their rights and made reservation possible.
		Observers of state politics say that Periyar’s singular contribution was to stall the growth of Hindutva.
		Though Periyar started his political career with the Congress, he became its fierce critic and left the party in the 1920s to start the self-respect movement and the Dravidian movement.
	www.the-week.com /24sep26/currentevents_article6.htm (572 words)

	N T T I
		To fulfill his aim, Thanthai Periyar - Periyar self Respect Propaganda Institution on 1st August 1961 started the NAGAMMAI TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS at Periyar Maligai, Trichy-17.
		Though it is a small step towards self-reliance of girls; it is a large leap towards the emancipation of women Folk.
		After Thanthai Periyar the Institute continues to walk confidently and successfully towards the betterment of girls under the able guidance of our CHAIRPERSON MANAMIGU K.Veeramani, M.A. - the SAVIOUR OF WOMEN'S RIGHT and SOCIAL JUSTICE.
	www.nttinstitute.com /profile.htm (430 words)

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	Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu
		A statue of the Dravidian movement's ideologue, E.V. Ramasamy Naicker 'Periyar', was Thursday vandalised in Srirangam temple town, prompting the Tamil Nadu government to beef up security at major Hindu temples.
		The statue, placed by the Thanthai Periyar Statue Installation Committee (TPSIC), was to be unveiled Dec 9, though several Hindu outfits have gone to court protesting its installation in front of the famous temple.
		Police said several HMK leaders including Manickam, youth wing leader Rajasekaran, Senthilkumar and Sujith were arrested for defiling the statue, while four policemen of the area were suspended for neglecting their duty.
	news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061208/530659.html (262 words)

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		Thanthai Periyar had seen much injustice in the social life of the Indians, more so the Tamils.
		On 24-10 1948 the DK maanaadu was convened in Erode.
		Anaa's praise of Periyar was "vancha pugazhchi"- a form of criticism under the guise of praise.
	tfmpage.com /my/mani/dravida.html (4506 words)

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		The Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam leader, Kolathur Mani, who was given conditional bail in two cases by a Karnataka court, coming out of the Tiruchi Central Prisons on Friday.
		The leader of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam, Kolathur Mani, who had been enlarged on conditional bail by a Karnataka court on Thursday was released from the Tiruchi Central Prison today.
		Later, he garlanded the statue of "Periyar" E.V.Ramasamy Naicker, located in front of the State Bank of India here.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003032903690700.htm&date=2003/03/29/&prd=th& (426 words)

	Tamilnadu State Elections - Voters Show Fundamentalist Jayalalitha Government the Door Mehul Kamdar
		As a state, Tamilnadu was the home state of the great social reformer, Thanthai Periyar (born E V Ramasamy Naicker) who agitated throughout his long life for the rights of the discriminated Hindu castes.
		He identified with the suffering of the low castes and, while he was religious, was sufficiently influenced by Periyar and Anna Durai to share their egalitarian ideals.
		It was his empathy for the poor - whether it was a grand gesture meant to attract votes or a matter of fact is something that historians are divided upon - that made him unbeatable in elections throughout his life.
	www.mukto-mona.com /Articles/mehul/tamilnadu_election110506.htm (979 words)

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