Middle School is a Co-Educational school. Periyar advocated for a location where neither the name nor the situation or its conditions imply differences among people. View Listed Images . Periyar also commended Islam for its belief in one invisible and formless God; for proclaiming equal rights for men and women; and for advocating social unity. This ends, as I suppose a long life of devotion to Tamil studies. Thus, the distinction between rural and urban had meant an economic and social degradation for rural inhabitants. Ramasamy organised opposition to this policy through the Justice Party. They were looking for an opportunity to part with E.V. [51], Likewise, E.V.
The Dravidian-Aryan conflict was believed to be a continuous historical phenomenon that started when the Aryans first set their foot in the Dravidian lands. [1] This discriminatory attitude dealt a blow to Periyar's regard for Hinduism, for the events he had witnessed at Kasi were completely different from the picture of Kasi he had in mind, as a holy place which welcomed all. [123][124] A writer from Uttar Pradesh, Lalai Singh Yadav translated Periyar's notable works into Hindi. I find, by reference, that my first Tamil lesson was in 1837. [26] He could speak three Dravidian languages: Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. Thus, the glory and excellence of a language and its script depend on how easily they can be understood or learned and on nothing else"[34], Periyar hailed the Thirukkural as a valuable scripture which contained many scientific and philosophical truths. On Islam, he stated how it was good for abolishing the disgrace in human relationship, based on one of his speeches to railway employees at Tiruchirapalli in 1947. Ancient Tamil Nadu (part of Tamilakkam) had a different stratification of society in four or five regions (Tinai), determined by natural surroundings and adequate means of living.
In 1841 he was ordained by the Church of England and he married Mary Carver, daughter of another Anglican priest. This was shunned by Gandhiji who wanted the movement to be an intra-Hindu affair. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Brahmanical priesthood and Sanskritic social class-value hierarchy were blamed for the existence of inequalities among non-Brahmin caste groups. A Beautiful Mary Statue in Konankuppam Church. "[99], On Hinduism, Periyar believed that it was a religion with no distinctive sacred book (bhagawad gita) or origins, but an imaginary faith preaching the "superiority" of the Brahmins, the inferiority of the Shudras, and the untouchability of the Dalits (Panchamas).