The decision to marry a girl fifty years younger to him exposed the hypocrisy of Dravida Kazhagam and his supporters realised that a storm of fury was blowing within. Some revolutionary, he was. Most of the hero entry songs in his films would mention how he follows the footsteps of 'Thanthai Periyar' (Father Periyar). In the event of a dam failure, it would result in unfathomable human tragedy and submitted a case for decommissioning the dam, in whose place a new dam could be built to cater to Tamil Nadu's water needs. He accused Ambedkar for selling himself to the Brahmins: The Brahmins had paid him a price. This professionalism is the result of corporate leadership, teamwork, open communications, customer/supplier partnership, and state-of-the-art manufacturing. The Maharaja of Travancore signed a 999-year Periyar Lake lease agreement with the British government on October 29, 1886, for the There is a scene in the movie Periyar depicting what you are saying. The Jews are only interested in themselves, and nobody else. Periyar breaks Murthis of Ganesha (1953) WebAnswer (1 of 5): The reason is politics cannot happen without taking his name for everything and blaming Brahmins for everything. Tokenism was the key mantra. When 44 Dalits were massacred by non brahmin upper castes in Keezhavenmeni, he chose to be tactfully remain quiet. The court will hear the case again on November 11. While people living downstream were evacuated beforehand, His rationalism was hollow and lacked any useful content. In 1919, Sathyamurthy was selected by Congress Party as one of the representatives to the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the UK to protest against Rowlatt Act and Montagu Chelmsford reforms. Tamil Nadu Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. Was the Brahmin the bogeyman, the Baba Yaga of the Tamil country? That he was not against God but was against misuse of Gods name. Though it was Mahatma Gandhi talk to the Ranis that ensured entry for Ezhava community into Vaikom temple, chroniclers of EVR conveniently ignore this fact. Web+44 (0)7540 787812 frances@constructionandbuildingphotography.com. When India became independence, he boycotted the celebrations and called 15th of August, 1947, a day of mourning. Some non descriptive foreigners who supported these unproven theories were hailed as great scholars in the World Tamil Conferences organised by the Dravidian parties. You should consult with an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction before relying upon any of the information presented here. As a result, most of coveted government jobs went to the Brahmins. It is nobodys case that the Brahmins were angels. Socrates, Confucius, the unknown authors of the Hindu Vedas, etc. Between 1949 and 1967, the former being the year his disciple Annadurai broke away from him and formed his own party and the latter being the year he formed the first non-Congress government, Periyars harshest abuses were reserved for his former disciples. If that is what Rajinikanth has done, then it IS a big deal. Gautham Congress were, Shri Chandrasekara Saraswathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam , the finest among sages of the last millennia, continues to touch and heal the lives of believers going beyond the limitations of caste, religion, linguistics and nations. The population of the presidency of Madras (a.k.a. With the threat of floods looming large and the reservoirs filling up, the court asked both States to abide by the rule curve for the period set by the Supervisory Committee constituted at its instance. The proof of the pudding lies in the high standards of arts. Accordingly, the water level in the dam would be limited to 138 feet till October 31 and 139.5 feet till November 10. Concerns over the safety of the gravity dam built using lime-surkhi (burnt brick powder) mortar came to the fore in 1979. Periyar was the only cactus plant to have bloomed in it. The incident he mentions, implicating Periyar of Hindu-hatred, is common knowledge, and not something he would have chanced upon recently. 4, 2017, p. 432), Another case in point followed in 1968, when, in Tanjore district, 44 Dalits were butchered by the goons of a landlord. If you had read them in isolation and if you were familiar with the history of the Nazis, it is likely that you would think they must have been fished out of some sordid pro-Nazi tabloid. So as namesake statues come up in every street corner of Tamilnadu and across India, apart from they being crude works of art its a fact that they have no value, culturally or politically. Was he the profound reformer who transformed society as claimed by his followers and propagandists? Poet Bharathi demanded similar rights and conceived the concept of a brave woman who will look straight into the eyes of others and hold head high with clarity of thought, decades before EVR mouthed words like women emancipation but this poor poet who died in penury was cursed and born as a Brahmin. Please enable Javascript and reload the page. Tamilnadu is limited by the filmi world and is not in a state to work out the mind beyond Kollywood factory. Follow me on @sttalkindia He believed that Hindi was an Aryan language and making it compulsory in education was an WebAnswer (1 of 2): NO ! The people of India are barbarians. (Tamil Brahmans: The Making of a Middle Class, Fuller and Narasimhan, 2014, appendix). It is almost axiomatic in Tamil Nadu, and constantly parroted by non-Tamils too, that it was thanks only to Periyar that reservations in jobs and education came into being in the state. The Mullaperiyar Dam is located 881m which means 2,890 ft above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Idukki District of Kerala. Actor Rajinikanth said he refuses to apologise to those who are protesting his controversial remark on Periyar. The Hindu Explains Unlike B.R. Even the Westerners gloat at EVR hitting at Tamil civilisation that had survived centuries of foreign rule. It seems you have Javascript turned off in your browser. Their land holdings dwindled to almost nothing as they had to sell them off to get higher quality education. Double speak, double games, hypocrisy marked all of EVRs actions but he continue to bank on the time tested weapon of #hate. Devotees are struck in awe when incredible stories of His miracles are shared by Queens and Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers as well by celebrities of many hue and colour. We will see how and why EVR did what he did? Another claim was that EVR stood for womens emancipation. EVR desired a free, no holds barred, condition free exciting life. They knew that even if they gave him 25%, not even three or four percent of qualified people would be available [among the Dalits]. construction of the Mullaperiyar dam across the Periyar in the present Idukki district. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Effigies and posters of Vishnu, Shiva, Parvathi, Ayyappa and other smaller Gods were paraded naked, and shown having sexual communion. The Justice Party came to power in 1920 and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1967. Ramasamy writing in his magazine. EVR Periyar: A checkup on facts & propaganda January 20, 2019 destruction catalysed on a vibrant culture and so the Christian dominated UNESCO honoured EVR with an award in 1970 turning Nelsons eye to the fact that racism was banned by United Nations. Whether he's ready to enter politics or not, whether or not he's even truly a politician, all that he says in public, is political. Credit to EVR that he succeeded largely in what he set out to achieve though he will be debated for a few more decades. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. Does someone have any link proving it or stating that it is a folklore. The reason? 4, p. 532, compiled by Pasu. Breaking of idols of Lord Ganesha in Salem when Congress ruled Tamilnadu and India during early 1950s didnt elicit even murmurs of intolerance as Hindus were subdued for over a thousand years and Secular congress was a mere continuation of that colonial British rule that was indifferent and insensitive to majoritarian Hindu sentiments. Periyar commented on the murders thus: So long as democracy exists, the honest will have no other option except to fade away, giving the dishonest room to dance around. They demand submission as they are insecure. Maybe that's where I saw it. Tamil film actor Rajinikanth has courted controversy with his remark that at a rally in Salem district in 1971, attended by Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) founder Periyar E.V. , UNESCO ie) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization did not credit EV Ramasamy with any award titled The Socrates of South His rationalism was hollow and lacked any useful content. Source: YouTube. Now it is known plainly as Poondi reservoir. HOME; INTERIORS; EXTERIORS; OFFICE & PORTRAITS; PUBLICITY/EVENTS; CONSTRUCTION; INFO British ignored him as a non entity. French Revolution was a singular example. The reason is simple. In 1938 at Tamil Nadu Women's Conference appreciatin the noble service rendered by E.V.R. Periyar was a selfless and incorruptible man of considerable personal charm. Nor has he dwelt on Dravidian ideology in any of his public speeches or films. UttarPradesh of Chief Minister Mayawati entered the fray and sure she did give competition. The reason? The Maharaja of Travancore signed a 999-year Periyar Lake lease agreement with the British government on October 29, 1886, for the construction of the Mullaperiyar Menu. Irony is that the superstitious idols of ancient temples of backward superstitious Hindus continue to be stolen and traded across the world for millions and possibly billions of dollars. Of course, adept at manufacturing reasons for his objections to Sathyamurthy entering temple, Congressman EVR later staged a satyagraha on the streets leading to Vaikom temple in Kerala with his wife. For impactful stories you just cant miss, By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy. BJP Posts Controversial Tweet on Periyar, Gets Slammed. All one can say is that the wind is blowing his way now. Minor EVR was found on river banks with his friends having games of Kama. water rights. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. In November that year, a tripartite meeting chaired by the then chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), K.C. Later, he declared that his organisation, Dravida Kazhagam will ever never aspire for power. Colleges swarmed with them. His words: India should never go anywhere near democratic principles. Based on the committees finding that the dam was structurally and hydrologically safe, the court, in May 2014, struck down Keralas Act and allowed Tamil Nadu to maintain the level at 142 feet. But no propaganda can ever overshadow the influence of great minds and their conceptual ideas. Here are 10 facts which every Indian should know about EVR. There is also a National park which is known as the Periyar National Park in Thekkady located around the reservoir of dam. Periyar was clear that he was against Brahmins, not Brahminism. As a result Dravidian politics became Statues driven resulting in Statues crazy Sychophantic anticulture. He felt he was deprived of his opportunities for stardom with Brahmin Sathyamurthy being proactive with integration of castes. And vote bank. WebOn 9 July, 1949, a 70-year-old Periyar, E V Ramasamy, married the 32-year-old Maniammai. There are both merits and demerits in this broad claim regarding women emancipation but we must understand EVRs mind from the back drop of his western way of living. Some have repeatedly accused me of purposefully hiding the great achievements of the great Congress party of India to India. Having experienced His miracles first hand, I went about on a search to know the other common lives that were blessed by our Sage but hitherto were never revealed in public. In 2001, about a hundred years later, around 4.3% of them resided in villages the figure would be 5.6% if the non-Tamil Brahmins were also added. In his love for English, he attacked Tamil culture including Tamil language, the Temples of Tamilnadu, the beliefs of Hindus, and attacked both Brahmins and Dalits on vulgar terms. What he detested were caste discrimination, Gandhi, god, religion, Brahmins and the then-prevailing idea of India. EVR can go to any extent to tarnish the name and credibility of anyone who came on his way and his wife too became a victim to his machinations. Happens when UN agencies are filled with evangelists and fundamentalists To those who think that EVR created a self respect society in Tamilnadu. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle. Many Brahmins too are taken to his ideas as it is easy and convenient to follow him instead of the rigours of discipline, practices and restraints which tradition demanded of them. Their snakes dont have venom but the Tamil snakes do. As a result, most of coveted government jobs went to the Brahmins. In 2001, about a hundred years later, around 4.3% of them resided in villages the figure would be 5.6% if the non-Tamil Brahmins were also added. The national landscape is verdant. On an average, 22 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft) of water is diverted, irrigating about 2.20 lakh acres and meeting the drinking water requirements of people in the region. EVR the Congressman left after a short period as he also faced strong leadership in the party in Sathyamurthy and opportunities for office missing and despite the Assembly honouring him as Vaikom Veerar in an effort to please him. The Tamil Brahmins started migrating to cities both within the Tamil land and without whereas an overwhelming majority of them had been living in villages at the dawn of the 20th century. Such spiteful caste politics filled with hate and revenge continues till today. The reaction from Dravidianists is perplexing as Periyar himself was renowned for his iconoclasm. He objected to government favouring Muslims and it was only the Christians, he seems to have spared. In a leaderless state that is currently seeing a drought in political news, this one statement has opened floodgates, and fanned fires. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. Supreme Court last week considered a public interest litigation petition filed by a Kerala physician and two former local body representatives on the The pinnacle of this hypocrisy was when a statue of EVR was unveiled by his disciples in the presence of EVR himself in Chennai. EVR worked meticulously to break the moral shackles around him. Unfortunate for him the Congress he joined in 1919 had many morally upright stalwarts like Sathyamurthy, a brahmin which deepened his despair. The effigies of Rama and Seetha were fully clothed. More importantly, as a rationalist one can be argumentative thereby giving the impression of an intelligent person. / In February 2010, the court constituted an empowered committee to study the whole gamut of issues concerning the dam. Joe Joseph, a doctor who was the candidate of the corporate-backed Twenty20 in the recent Kerala Assembly election from Kothamangalam, downstream of the Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams, moved the court, along with two others, last year contending that the Supervisory Committee had abdicated its responsibilities to a sub-committee constituted at the direction of the court for water management in the dam. He once sent sent his close friends to ogle and tease his wife while she was on a visit to a temple and succeeded in impressing her later that going to temples was unsafe for her as temples are filled with rogues and mischief makers. Then again, they were not alone. EVRs desire for instant stardom in Congress was not achieved because of Leaders like Sathyamurthy and some other Brahmins who ran the party. He despised Indian languages whether it was Tamil or Sanskrit. Ideas that are inclusive of all of humanity are sustainable. He was forcibly married to a very pious girl with that fond typical South Indian belief that marriage cures all kinds of vagabounds and eccentric young men. Having been limited by Congress stalwarts who were Brahmins he remembered the tricks of the Anti brahmin Justice Party and decided to adopt their modus operandi. This is Rajinikanth's first overtly political move, in over twenty years. Thank God none of them ever blessed the newly married couple that they should ever live life as they did. Mickey Mouse size influences frequent and are limited by time. He was miffed that the Constitution did not provide reservations for non-Brahmins. Period. Even the most advanced digital propagandist tools can never harm ideas that are rounded and complete. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. C. Rajagopalachari was another tall brahmin leader whom EVR envied. In all his agitations and he had many the lowest common denominator was the Brahmin. We aim to provide a wide range of injection molding services and products ranging from complete molding project management customized to your needs. Recently new interpretations are given to defend EVRs thoughts. A meeting between the Chief Ministers to discuss the issue is being planned in December. This politics has now amplified into construction of memorials across the state with tax payers money running into 100s of crores. Other parties, independent of their loyalties, think the same. The World Tamil Conference in Chennai ran by Chief Minister CN Annadurai focused on statues for tamil savants but their choice was filled with prejudices and controversies. The Brahmin or Brahminism? Given all this, why is he being heralded as a great thinker by the Dravidian intellectuals? However, Tamil Nadu, relying on the Supreme Courts two judgments, has been opposing any suggestion for lowering the level from 142 feet, apart from rejecting the idea of a new dam. What is the reality? And this brings us to the next question. WebSometime before, I have read this about Periyar's funeral: Government of India / Chief secretary was against giving Periyar a state Funeral because , C.J. BR Ambedkar was the worst abused. All rights reserved. As long as the ones who follow Manu dharma exist, the nation will never have discipline, integrity, honesty and justice. Baker, 1976, p. 46). The Chase Law Group, LLC | 1447 York Road, Suite 505 | Lutherville, MD 21093 | (410) 790-4003, Easements and Related Real Property Agreements. History of 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam: The Mullaperiyar Dam is on the River Periyar and its tributary, the Mullayar in the state of Kerala, hence the amalgamation Mulla-Periyar.It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki district of Kerala, India. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. And in the end, it may not be his ideology, but his name on the ballot sheet that could swing votes. Marwaris and Gujarathis were targeted too. In fact, reservations werefirst introduced in Tamil Nadu in 1927, when P. Subbarayan was the chief minister and had the support of the Swarajya Party, and when Periyar was just leaving the Congress. (At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Remember that the Congress party was not founded to demand independence and neither was the Justice party. The Dutch loot - Part Two of European colonialism, EVR Periyar: A checkup on facts & propaganda. Subsequently, the floods of 2018 and the erratic nature of annual monsoons ever since brought the focus back on the 126-year-old dam. It says it is taking steps to complete the remaining works to strengthen the dam, including those meant for the baby dam, situated alongside the main dam, for which clearances from the Kerala and Central Governments are required. He had married Nagammai, aged 13, earlier as a teenager. WebErode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar [a] or Thanthai [b] Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started Nobody dare question the catastrophe that fell on people. B R Ambedkar mocked and called Aryan Invasion an invention. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was around 46 million. Great post, thank you so much for sharing this here. Brahmins had successfully resisted foreign rule for a thousand years and were considered custodians of Hindu culture. It is like asking whether you hate thievery or the thief. He has, with a single quote, isolated himself from the ruling party and all of the Opposition, and united them. We offer full engineering support and work with the best and most updated software programs for design SolidWorks and Mastercam. There is no doubt that in the late 19th century and early 20th century, Brahmins dominated the educational scene in the state. What made him what he was. Though EVR desired simple marriages which carried enormous good sense, what pompous Dravidian followers did in practice will make him hang his head in shame. Periyars atheism was crude and obnoxious. In the course of his life he divided races as Aryan and Dravidian, Tamils and non Tamils, Brahmins and non Brahmins, South Indians and North Indians, the elitist rich and the condemned labour, superstitious Hindus and Other religions. (Naan Sonnal Unakku Yen Kopam Vara Vendum, vol. Thousands of statues for EVR dot Tamilnadu especially across famed temples to provoke and insult Hindu believers while none exist opposite churches or mosques. Despite EVR losing to Sathyamurthy within the Congress, EVRs followers many decades later had their last hateful laugh when surreptiously they removed his name from Sathyamurthy reservoir in Poondi which was conceived by Satyamurthy to supply water to Chennai city. Dark Mode. Even while criticising non-Brahmin national leaders like Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Periyar said that they were all victims of a Brahmin conspiracy. There is a good chance that it is true. Though he was personally liked by almost all political leaders, almost all of them considered him to be maverick, unrestrained and irresponsible. So we have great minds that have stood the test of time. But a conditioned home surrounding with a religious wife further irked EVR who loved being a play boy. And when a counter arrives, instantly it invites high decibel names and abuses. Tamilnadu challenged Keralas dam height law in Supreme court. However, he. No Tamil publication except the Thuglak published it. He quoted a report that appeared on Outlook in 2017, which had done the same thing. This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. Either Rajinikanth spoke without thinking it through. Periyar was a anti-national personality. He campaigned the Aryan invasion theory and stated that Dravidians(south indians) are the real Indian and This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. Later while travelling abroad, he attended nude camps in Germany without any moral qualms and posed for pictures. Fact remains that while all the hate theories of EVR were meticulously followed by his blind followers, none of his good ideals were followed even as chutney. So much so, Tamilnadu practices hate as a philosophy today and have a contender for Chief Ministership of Tamilnadu wearing the proud name of tyrant Russian dictator Stalin. Chintanaikal, Anaimuthu, 1974, p. 1,860). He did not think about others. (Periyar E.V.R. -, Press J to jump to the feed. The national intellectual landscape is verdant. EVR was against higher education as he felt cheap labour would become unavailable then. The elements under this can be divided as contempt for arranged marriages, distrust in love marriages, belief in self respect marriages, stand against child marriages and support for widow remarriages, property rights of daughters in parental property, his contempt for extravagant pompous weddings and dowry, demand for educational rights and support for the concept of an independent woman. But there was a report in The Hindu, the next day (25 January, 1971), by the Salem correspondent who wrote on the 'Superstition Eradication Conference', in which, 'a 10-foot long image of Lord Rama was carried on a vehicle and dozens of people kept beating it with chappals'. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to consider a representation sent by a petitioner to remove a portion of