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What Turned E.V. Ramasamy into Periyar? 🤔

How a Religious Young Man Became One of India’s Most Influential Rationalists ⚫

Is Sanātana Dharma truly good?

Is Sanātana Dharma truly good?

Admiring the Rebel, Questioning the Blueprint

My honest notes on reading Periyar’s “Penn Yen Adimayanal?” — where revolutionary feminism meets ideas I cannot accept.

Dear All,

I am undertaking this endeavour to understand the Indian subcontinent through Ambedkar. For the next eleven months, I will be reading the…

The Idealist Critique of Idealism- Marx-Ambedkar-Periyar

TN Says No: Periyar’s Legacy Against the Three-Language Policy

Tamil Nadu is unique in India for its unwavering commitment to a two-language policy: Tamil and English. While the rest of India grapples…

Lessons I Learned About Women from Periyar’s Words

Five months ago, I bought three books: Why Were Women Enslaved, Periyar and Ambedkar by K. Veeramani, and Periyar’s Pearls of Wisdom. They…

Periyar E.V. Ramasamy: Champion of Self-Respect and Social Justice

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar (1879–1973), was a towering figure in India’s social reform landscape, whose…

EV Ramasamy and the Moral Dilemma of Dravidian Movements

In the rich tapestry of India’s history, a land characterized by diverse demographic groups, each harboring unique dreams, talents, and a…