Periyar
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 52 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 17,1879 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Erode |
| India | |
| Died | Vellore |
| India | |
| Party | Justice Party |
| Buried | Periyar Memorial, Chennai, India |
| Spouse | Annai E. V. R. Maniammai |
| Nagammai | |
| Parents | Venkatappa Naiudu |
| Chinna Thayammal | |
| Venkata Naicker | |
| Books | Thoughts of Periyar |
| Date of died | December 24,1973 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3210891 |
Periyar Life story
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'. He rebelled against Brahminical dominance and gender and caste inequality in Tamil Nadu.