E.V. Ramasamy Periyar: Self-Respect Movement

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Naicker, known as Periyar was a social reformer who fought social injustices and promoted rational thinking in India. The Self-Respect Movement started to create a a society where disadvantaged classes would have equal access to opportunities and human rights.
The movement's three main goals were to end Brahminical authority, ensure job equality for women and underrepresented groups, and revive the Dravidian languages, which include Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil.
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