All Scheduled Caste IAS officers decided to give a party to Periyar in 1971-72. He said the Tamil magazine was the only one to cover this event, adding that the founder Cho Ramaswamy had condemned this. The DK guy would have run away for dear life. Debrahmanising History: Dominance and Resistance in Indian Society. I feel shame to say that our hindu ⦠To say that Periyar did not care about our interests in foolishness. Periyar himself has given reasons why he called Tamil as barbaric language. However, Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson Narayanan Tirupathi told News 18 that Hindutva outfits had been demanding that Periyarâs statues be removed for a long time. On 28 January 1956, Annadurai along with Periyar and Rajaji signed a resolution passed by the Academy of Tamil Culture endorsing the continuation of English as the official language. He did notable work against Brahminical dominance and gender and caste inequality in Tamil Nadu. Periyar participated in a function to celebrate the 2501 st birth anniversary of the Buddha at Maha Bodhi Sangham at Egmore, Chennai, on 15th May 1957 and made the following observations â â ⦠DMK womenâs wing leader M.K. Kanimozhi on Tuesday charged the AIADMK government is acting against the principles of rationalist leader Periyar ⦠What other language did he know? Tamil language, member of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in India. But once he understood the depth of tirukkural, he withdrew his earlier remark. " Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 â 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, also referred to as 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'. Initially, he thought EVR had slogged for the Tamil language, did a great service for the Dalits, voiced for the rights of women, never misled, and never been a hypocrite besides being a rationalist. It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore and has additional speakers in ⦠In an editorial article of Viduthalai dated October 11, 1967, Periyar called Tamil as a âkaatumiraandi mozhiâ, meaning barbarian language. He cannot sing in Sanskritâ¦. But no one had criticised Periyar then,â the actor had said at the 50th anniversary celebration of Thuglak, a Tamil language weekly news magazine started by policial commentator Cho Ramaswamy. The article contains the following text which appears to be wrong. I will not go into elaborate details here based on ideology. Pumpolil Veliyitu: Chennai. ITLF: Chicago, p. 1346. He mentions Tamil as a barbarian language not once but several times during the course of his lifetime. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (Tamil: பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾à®°à¯, Kannada: ಪà³à²°à²¿à²¯à²¾à²°à³) (17 September 1879 â 24 December 1973), also known as Ramaswami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar, was a Dravidian social reformer and politician from India, who founded the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. EV Ramasamy is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian Movement'; well-known for work against Brahminical dominance, gender & caste inequality in Tamil Nadu. Ahead of a protest planned by a pro-Tamil group to lay siege on his house, Rajinikanth came out of his house with copies of publications and spoke to the media. Docku: âwhat up?â 15:56, 17 October 2008 (UTC) I have nothing to say about Periyar's rationalism. Actor Rajinikanth categorically said on Tuesday that he will neither apologise nor express regret for his controversial speech about social reformer Periyar ⦠At the 50th anniversary of Tamil journal Thuglak about 10 days ago, the actor had claimed that at the rally, attended by social reformer âPeriyarâ E.V. On January 21, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth came out of his residence with copies of news publications and said, "I will not apologise." Mani, Braj Ranjan, (2005). What else could he sing? #1: Periyar considered Tamil to be a barbarian language. The Tamil have the oldest cultivated Dravidian language, and their rich literary tradition extends back to the early Christian era. In recent times, the online voices speaking against the imposition of Hindi as one national language is strong and resonates the pride he instilled in Tamil Nadu. International Tamil Language Foundation, (2000).Tirukkural/ The Handbok of Tamil Culture and Heritage. Chennai: When actor Rajinikanth paved way for intense debate across the country over the controversial 1971 rally by social reformer Periyar EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, many accounts of the incident began to surface. When he called a language âa barbarian language' Tamilians conveniently subverted the statement to indict Brahmins as can be seen in one of the respondents of this question. What did Periyar, MGR, Kamaraj, Anna duraiâ and Lord Murugan do for us Tamilians? It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It, I believe, is his strong suit. My mother is super religious and in Tamil Nadu the only temples she has not yet visited are the ones that are not yet built. Tamil language and writing. The context in which Periyar said this is that he wanted Tamil to evolve into a language of science and new ideas instead of being stuck on "bakthi" and "mythology". [57] [58] On 21 September 1957 the DMK convened an anti-Hindi Conference to protest against the imposition of Hindi. Where all did Periyar conduct protests to ensure dalits were allowed to pull the temple chariots in Tamil Naduâs villages? Iâll give you one more example. Supposedly because he sang fulsome praises of Tamil and Tamil Nadu. It was the late Chief Minister K.Kamaraj who integrated the people and lead to their emancipation by offering free noon meal scheme to students and making children of all religions and castes study together in schools. He made the Tamilians know importance of Tamil Language. Both info can be added with reliable sources. Superstar Rajinikanth today said he would not apologise for his comments on social reformer EV Ramasamy "Periyar", over which a police complaint has been filed by a ⦠... Tamil Varalarril Tantai Periyar (Tamil). Why should this be so? As of his characterisation of Tamil as a barbaric language, it only demonstrates that he is a rationalist and not a blind ideological believer or supporter of Tamil. His own mother tongue, Sanskrit, has been dead for years. E V Ramasamy (1879-1973), popularly known as EVR, is hailed as âPeriyarâ by his followers. He During the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Thuglak magazine held on January 14, Rajini mentioned that the Hindu deities, Ram and Sita, were insulted at ⦠Thus, Tamil language became the 1st and National lauguage in Tamil Nadu! Writing in Tamil about the Arts which are useful to the people in their life and which foster knowledge, talent and courage, and propagating them among the masses, there by enlightening the people and enriching the language: this alone can be regarded as zeal for Tamil. I will just give a simple example. Showing clippings from magazines and newspapers, the top actor said the idols of Lord Ram and Sita were ⦠They say Bharati is an immortal poetâ¦All of Tamil Nadu praises him. He had also talked against tirukkural. "However, Anita Diehl explains that Periyar made these remarks on Tamil because it had no respective feminine verbal forms.[33]". Days after a Dravidian outfit demanded an apology from him for his comments on a rally taken out by social reformer Periyar decades ago, Superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday asserted that he will neither express regret nor tender an apology and maintained that his remark was factual. As Periyar University,District are named after him.Tamil Nadu Government calls him Periyar so Periyar 125.22.158.169 09:40, 2 January 2007 (UTC) Periyar River predates EVR by Centuries The Periyar River, one of the important rivers of South India, predates EVR by thousands of years.