Periyar’s Self Respect Movement
COLLECTIVE ACTION AND COOPERATION
ASSIGNMNET
PERIYAR’S SELF RESPECT MOVEMENT
SUBMITTED TO:
Prof. Sony Pellissery
SUBMITTED BY:
Ashish Chaturvedi (29042)
Avinash Dwarapu (29014)
INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT ANAND
2008
Self Respect Movement was started by E.V Ramasamy Naicker. He was popularly known as “Thanthai Periyar”. This movement was intended to provide equal rights to non Brahmin backward castes in Tamil Nadu. All through his life, Periyar fought against Brahmin domination.
E.V Ramasamy Naicker was born on 18th November in 1879. He was born in a rich high class family. He was a normal kid in every means. He left school at an early age of twelve and joined his father’s business. He got married to Nagammai at the age of nineteen and started handling his father’s business after his father’s death. Very soon, he became well acquainted with the business.
Periyar later entered politics. Periyar entered the public scene with the formation of Madras Presidency Association in 1917. It is in this place that his convictions and ideals were strengthened. He was known for taking decisions on his own without the influence or pressure from others.
At this time he showed some affiliation towards the congress party. He found the ideals of Congress party such as removal of untouchability, prohibition, improvement in the condition of masses similar to his ideology. He joined congress in 1919. He became a staunch follower of Gandhian principles. In 1920 Gandhiji started the non cooperation movement. Periyar closed down his whole sale business for the cause and also in order to fully work for the congress. His commendable work during the Temperance Movement and Khalar Movement and also the Vaikom satyagraha made him very popular. He was given the title of Vaikom Veerar (Vaikom Hero).
Slowly Periyar started loosing faith in the principles of congress party, because
ASSIGNMNET
PERIYAR’S SELF RESPECT MOVEMENT
SUBMITTED TO:
Prof. Sony Pellissery
SUBMITTED BY:
Ashish Chaturvedi (29042)
Avinash Dwarapu (29014)
INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT ANAND
2008
Self Respect Movement was started by E.V Ramasamy Naicker. He was popularly known as “Thanthai Periyar”. This movement was intended to provide equal rights to non Brahmin backward castes in Tamil Nadu. All through his life, Periyar fought against Brahmin domination.
E.V Ramasamy Naicker was born on 18th November in 1879. He was born in a rich high class family. He was a normal kid in every means. He left school at an early age of twelve and joined his father’s business. He got married to Nagammai at the age of nineteen and started handling his father’s business after his father’s death. Very soon, he became well acquainted with the business.
Periyar later entered politics. Periyar entered the public scene with the formation of Madras Presidency Association in 1917. It is in this place that his convictions and ideals were strengthened. He was known for taking decisions on his own without the influence or pressure from others.
At this time he showed some affiliation towards the congress party. He found the ideals of Congress party such as removal of untouchability, prohibition, improvement in the condition of masses similar to his ideology. He joined congress in 1919. He became a staunch follower of Gandhian principles. In 1920 Gandhiji started the non cooperation movement. Periyar closed down his whole sale business for the cause and also in order to fully work for the congress. His commendable work during the Temperance Movement and Khalar Movement and also the Vaikom satyagraha made him very popular. He was given the title of Vaikom Veerar (Vaikom Hero).
Slowly Periyar started loosing faith in the principles of congress party, because
References: 1. Social movements in India- Rao, M.S.A 2. A research paper by Louis Antony (http://snphilosophers2005.tripod.com/louis.pdf) 3. http://www.thanthaiperiyar.org/political-career/self-respect-movement/