Contributions of Thanthai Periyar and Peraringnar Anna
Periyar pressed Congress for proportional representation, led the Vaikom Satyagraha and opposed caste discrimination at the Cheranmadevi Gurukula before leaving Congress.
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Periyar in Congress, Vaikom and Cheranmadevi before 1925
Periyar pressed Congress for proportional representation, led the Vaikom Satyagraha and opposed caste discrimination at the Cheranmadevi Gurukula before leaving Congress.
Open article →Periyar's Self-Respect Movement and Social Reform from 1925
The Self-Respect Movement made rationalism practical through caste-name rejection, priest-free marriages and opposition to untouchability, hereditary privilege and superstition.
Open article →Periyar on Women's Equality, His Title and Publications
The Self-Respect Movement demanded equal rights, status and opportunity for women, while Kudiarasu, Revolt and Viduthalai carried its ideas into public debate.
Open article →Periyar's Anti-Hindi Agitation and Justice Party Leadership, 1937–1938
Periyar opposed compulsory Hindi as domination over Tamil language and culture, mobilized students, endured repeated imprisonment and became Justice Party president in 1938.
Open article →Periyar, Annadurai and the Salem Transformation, 1939–1944
Periyar advanced the Dravida Nadu demand and led the 1944 Salem conference where the Justice Party became Dravidar Kazhagam, with the Tamil edition crediting Annadurai's resolution.
Open article →Periyar's Reservation Campaign and Annadurai's Electoral Path, 1949–1967
After the 1949 split, Periyar agitated for restored communal reservation while the DMK entered elections in 1957 and formed the government under Annadurai in 1967.
Open article →Annadurai as Chief Minister and His Government's Contributions, 1967–1969
Annadurai's brief government renamed Madras State, recognized civil marriages, enforced a two-language policy and combined identity reform with food, education and transport measures.
Open article →Annadurai's Legacy: Secularism, State Autonomy and National Politics
Since Annadurai's time, Dravidian parties have championed secularism and state autonomy while contributing to national politics and sustaining a distinct Tamil political stream.
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