Periyar
Artist Name: Melisha
Date of Art: 1/8/2022
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'. He rebelled against Brahminical dominance and gender and caste inequality in Tamil Nadu. Since 2021, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu celebrates his birth anniversary as 'Social Justice Day'.
" Only education , self respect and rational qualities will uplift the down-trodden."
" A person's true beauty is honor and knowledge " " No matter who says it wherever you read it or if I say it, do not believe in anything that does not fit your intelligence "
- Periyar E V Ramasamy.
" Only education , self respect and rational qualities will uplift the down-trodden."
" A person's true beauty is honor and knowledge " " No matter who says it wherever you read it or if I say it, do not believe in anything that does not fit your intelligence "
- Periyar E V Ramasamy.
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