Periyar Erode Venkata Ramasamy (Tamil: பெரியார், Kannada: ಪೆರಿಯಾರ್) (September 17, 1879 – December 24, 1973), also known as Ramaswami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar, was a Dravidian social activist, who founded the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.
Periyar was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu to a wealthy Nayakar family. At a young age, he witnessed numerous...
Date of birth:
- Sep 17, 1879
Date of death:
- 1973
