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. While people living downstream were evacuated beforehand, Was he the profound reformer who transformed society as claimed by his followers and propagandists? C. Rajagopalachari was another tall brahmin leader whom EVR envied. The people of India are barbarians. Attorney Advertising. To those who think that EVR created a self respect society in Tamilnadu. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. The problem with Periyar was that he used his bludgeon only against the Brahmins while the oppressing classes belonged to a wider spectrum. But they weren't just garlanded with chappals, they were also beaten with them. The longer the period of impact, the more conceptual the idea conceived is deemed to be of the impacting mind. Even in 1943, he called Communists a sugar coated poison as he thought Communists were threat to his bourgeois life. And this brings us to the next question. This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. A temple has been built for atheist Karunanidhi near Gudiyatham by DMK cadre. Periyar breaks Murthis of Ganesha (1953) His rationalism was hollow and lacked any useful content. On the employment front, the total number of Brahmin gazetted officers were 620 in 1928. dwelled on such grave issues as whether Sita slept with Valmiki. Ramasamy writing in his magazine Kudiyarasu, and he is being unusually mild here. 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. If you find a snake and a brahmin kill the brahmin first Is quoted in verdict of india by Ms. Nicolas. Periyar quoted that Nicolas quoted like that. 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. 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. 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. Was the Brahmin the bogeyman, the Baba Yaga of the Tamil country? But as Granville Austin writes in his seminal book, Working a Democratic Constitution (1999), After the Congress eclipsed the Justice party in the 1937 elections and later, it made compulsory discrimination very much its own policy even while led by Tamil Brahmins like [Chakravarti] Rajagopalachari.. Even if it had chosen every non-Brahmin applicant who possessed the barest qualification, it could not have met the stated quota.). 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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. This marriage caused outrage and was said to have caused a split in the organisation and EVRs rationalism was limited by his experiences but refused to accept that marriage in a civilisation has been conceived not as some individual enterprise but as a social effort to ensure a lifelong commitment by couple. But equally astonishing is his work on eradication of caste, women's empowerment and social reform, which are globally acknowledged legacies. Why did Dr B. R. Ambedkar resign from the cabinet in 1951? Asked to answer by Quora User Thanks. My thambi (younger brother) Quora User ( I really He accused Ambedkar for selling himself to the Brahmins: The Brahmins had paid him a price. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. 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. No political party in India was exception to this rule but dynastic, Sychophantic parties went top gear installing ugly, disproportionately formed insulting ugly specimens as life like statues which exposed the hypocrisy of their intentions and the poor skill of the sculptors. There is an undeniable political ramification to anything the superstar says. Nevertheless, this raises another pertinent question. Great post, thank you so much for sharing this here. Earlier Chief Minister CN Annadurai had unveiled statue of Film artist NS Krishnan. Then again, they were not alone. 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. In this report, we shall briefly look at Periyars history with deliberate insults towards the Hindu faith and the legacy he has left behind. A civilisation famous for love,openness and embrace of races was maimed openly under the name of revolution, by fast spinners of hate. Another claim was that EVR stood for womens emancipation. I had answered. It was constructed If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. However, he. India has gone into the hands of scoundrels after the departure of the British., There is no doubt that Periyar genuinely wanted the Dalits to break out of the shackles of caste oppression but his approach was more paternalistic than what Gandhi was being accused of. Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not 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. EVR worked meticulously to break the moral shackles around him. Our dharmic civilisation is important than any individual or any group. Ramaswamy Naicker, E. Sa. Case in point, superstar Chief Minister MG Ramachandran. A clear example of sour grapes. British ignored him as a non entity. If that is what Rajinikanth has done, then it IS a big deal. (Tamil Brahmans: The Making of a Middle Class, Fuller and Narasimhan, 2014, appendix). Most of EVRs statue carry his message of No God. Nor the suppression by the Thevar community of scheduled communities objected to. He once said that the white people who lived in the temperate regions were less brainy than the ones who lived in Tamil Nadu. EVR soon realised that as long as he stayed in Congress he cannot divide the castes and religions. I must mention here that our family which was a great devotee of EVR has been following his self respect marriages (though as a rebel, I opted for a total Vedic wedding). But he tried repeatedly to cure her of her religious life and repeatedly told her not to visit temples as he understood that visiting temples as the cause for her rigid moral culture, which was an impediment to his minor life. EVR hated communists to the core. Double speak, double games, hypocrisy marked all of EVRs actions but he continue to bank on the time tested weapon of #hate. He called out EVR (aka Periyar) for organising a rally decades ago in Salem in which naked cutouts of Lord Rama and Sita were paraded with garlands made of sandals. It is like asking whether you hate thievery or the thief. His first child, a daughter was afflicted by polio and he thou. I predict that crazes will die naturally while excellence whether in art or culture will always prevail! EVR desired a free, no holds barred, condition free exciting life. India has gone into the hands of scoundrels after the departure of the British., There is no doubt that Periyar genuinely wanted the Dalits to break out of the shackles of caste oppression but his approach was more paternalistic than what Gandhi was being accused of. As he played gross games with his wife and succeeded, so he preserved with them in public life too. He accepted the Constitution written by the Brahmins and signed on the dotted lines. Let's begin with the obvious question. in an earlier meeting on August 31, 1959: There is no doubt that in the late 19th century and early 20th century, Brahmins dominated the educational scene in the state. He interpreted arranged marriage as prostitution wherein the girl is carried away for sex by strangers. Deputy CM O Panneerselvam can never be seen without the holy ash and vermilion on his forehead. 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. The listing of verdicts, settlements, and other case results is not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other claims. Periyar was the only cactus plant to have bloomed in it. Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. 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. Subsequently, the floods of 2018 and the erratic nature of annual monsoons ever since brought the focus back on the 126-year-old dam. Are they not comparable to the Brahmins who too have no responsibility but have the rulers in their pocket, have entered the ruling dispensation and been lording over (all of us)?, This is Periyar E.V. 21 Engel Injection Molding Machines (28 to 300 Ton Capacity), 9 new Rotary Engel Presses (85 Ton Capacity), Rotary and Horizontal Molding, Precision Insert Molding, Full Part Automation, Electric Testing, Hipot Testing, Welding. 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. Speaking truth to power requires allies like you. What is the reality? Happens when UN agencies are filled with evangelists and fundamentalists Assuring Mr. Vijayan of all support, Mr. Stalin informed him that the level in the dam was being closely monitored and the current storage was well within the level permitted by the Supreme Court. 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. In the intervening years, Madras had a Brahmin chief minister for only four years (including the uncertain years between 1952 and 1954). He did not think about others. (Periyar E.V.R. 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. What he believed in were self-respect, rationalism, gender equality and his own version of social justice. The reason is 90% of our population are fools and 97% of them are persons of low birth. His rationalism was hollow and lacked any useful content. The Dutch loot - Part Two of European colonialism, EVR Periyar: A checkup on facts & propaganda. Unlike B.R. They somehow contrive to have the rulers in their pocket, participate in governance and conspire to torture and suck the lives out of other citizens in order that they live (in comfort). These blatantly anti-semitic lines were penned on March 20, 1938, when Hitlers flag was flying high. There are two ways to assess the impact of reservation in India on the general category people. 1: Immediate Effect When general category people ar As Rajinikanth refuses to apologise or change his stance, more protests are announced by Dravidian outfits, security outside his Poes garden home is tightened, and political analysts' antennae tingle. Nations that have no trace of human rights yet this hypocrisy called United Nations continues to exist as the biggest Tamasha on the planet. UttarPradesh of Chief Minister Mayawati entered the fray and sure she did give competition. He said, without so much as a pause, that Gandhi was killed by Brahmins because Gandhi was turning into a Periyar himself! Water woes: The 2018 floods in Kerala and the erratic monsoons have put the 126-year-old dam in the spotlight. , UNESCO ie) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization did not credit EV Ramasamy with any award titled The Socrates of South A devotee of Mahaperiyava, he would visit him whenever work permitted but all his decisions centred on the grace of Mahaperiyava. he was given the title 'Periyar'. Yet, he tweeted against Rajinikanth's statements, saying, "Periyar should be kept at the highest pedestal and respected.". In a leaderless state that is currently seeing a drought in political news, this one statement has opened floodgates, and fanned fires. He wanted people to give up their mother tongue and speak in English. Follow me on @sttalkindia The seeds were sown by the upper class elitist but anti brahmin Justice party which competed with Congress to solicit favours from the British. His words: India should never go anywhere near democratic principles. Only with this theory an attempt at ravaging Hinduism could be tried for projecting Brahmins as aliens to India and Hinduism. Keralas Irrigation Design and Research Board is in the final stages . Colleges swarmed with them. Given all this, why is he being heralded as a great thinker by the Dravidian intellectuals? Rajinikanth at the 50th anniversary function of Thuglak magazine. The dharma of India is the dharma of criminal tribes. At the same time, Periyar was also paranoid that democracy would result in Brahmins completely taking over the reins of the government. The total number of students in both the arts and professional colleges was around 3,000 in 1890 (. They lost ability to discern under the rule of rationalists. The Curse of Congress & Why it is AntiIndian! And vote bank. Their snakes dont have venom but the Tamil snakes do. Even the Westerners gloat at EVR hitting at Tamil civilisation that had survived centuries of foreign rule. Some have repeatedly accused me of purposefully hiding the great achievements of the great Congress party of India to India. Scholars like Christian Devaneya Pavanar helped further this with all kinds of defences and interpretations. He admired the British. Commissioned by the Kerala Government in the latter part of the 2000s, a study by IIT-Roorkee raised questions about the survival of the dam, located in seismic zone-3, in the event of an earthquake of a fairly high magnitude. Such spiteful caste politics filled with hate and revenge continues till today. If you were ever revolted by the plethora of roadside statues in India, then credit for this ever rising craze should go to that one man tsunami that brought about that infamous Statue Culture to EV Ramasamy Naicker known as Periyar to his followers. The story so far: Coinciding with an episode of erratic, cataclysmic rain in Keralas high-ranges, the Hope you will be inspired by this narration. Dark Mode. He has, with a single quote, isolated himself from the ruling party and all of the Opposition, and united them. Story #1 KBR worked in TVS group of companies at Madurai. EVR was more a crude racist than a rationalist. Since then, many pocket size influences had come and goneby. When 44 Dalits were massacred by non brahmin upper castes in Keezhavenmeni, he chose to be tactfully remain quiet. M. Karunanidhi (front row, third from left) and Periyar (fourth). The incident he mentions, implicating Periyar of Hindu-hatred, is common knowledge, and not something he would have chanced upon recently. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. 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. October 31, 2021 02:04 am | Updated 10:53 am IST. The population of the presidency of Madras (a.k.a. The tweet was an apparent reference to 70-year-old Periyars marriage in 1949 to Maniammai. The national intellectual landscape is verdant. Their land holdings dwindled to almost nothing as they had to sell them off to get higher quality education. Social media short term tiny influences last for a day in the name of trends. Note: This article was corrected on September 22, 2017, to state that reservations were first introduced in Tamil Nadu in 1927 with the support of the Swarajya Party, not the Justice Party as was stated earlier. As a result Dravidian politics became Statues driven resulting in Statues crazy Sychophantic anticulture. Credit to EVR that he succeeded largely in what he set out to achieve though he will be debated for a few more decades. He wanted the British to continue to remain in power while simultaneously complaining that they were succumbing to the machinations of the Brahmins. The water supplied from it through a tunnel to the water-scarce southern region of Tamil Nadu, especially the Vaigai basin, would be the lifeline for farmers of Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts. Thus, [my stand is] Brahminism grew out of the Brahmin and I am striving to annihilate the root. The reason is simple. Some thoughts are kept alive by artificial resuscitation following propaganda theories and methods. By the mid-1990s, Tamil Nadu started demanding restoration of the level. His pious wife objected. Their piousness and personal discipline irritated problem child EVR and he revolted. I have watched the movie. Or, he spoke knowing fully well that his comments on Periyar would blow up. The price is this: he asked for 10% reservation and they gave him 15%. Fewer than 1,000 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1890s. Thomas, decided that the level had to be brought down from the full reservoir level of 152 feet to 136 feet to enable Tamil Nadu, which owns and maintains it, to carry out dam strengthening works. 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. But no propaganda can ever overshadow the influence of great minds and their conceptual ideas. (At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. That he was not against God but was against misuse of Gods name. What a profound way to build our daughters? BR Ambedkar was the worst abused. Rajinikanth's most famous filmy 'punch' dialogue, from the iconic movie Baasha, goes something like this: Politics and cinema in Tamil Nadu have historically blurry boundaries. Gowthaman, vol. Thus, less than 1% of 1% of the population were graduating from these colleges. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was around 46 million. The Chase Law Group, LLC | 1447 York Road, Suite 505 | Lutherville, MD 21093 | (410) 790-4003, Easements and Related Real Property Agreements. Thank God none of them ever blessed the newly married couple that they should ever live life as they did. MGR's hatred for the DMK and its ideology is legendary. 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. He adds that in 1927, a Staff Selection Board had to select 467 persons. The pinnacle of this hypocrisy was when a statue of EVR was unveiled by his disciples in the presence of EVR himself in Chennai. Maybe that's where I saw it. And when a counter arrives, instantly it invites high decibel names and abuses. They were arrogant, casteist and possessed a general contempt for the unwashed millions, and even the washed others. Debating may be popular on prime time but Dravidian politicians and supporters hate it. As I had defined and amplified in an earlier article, a great mind is one that influences a period of time. He began to imagine that Brahmins posed threats to every facet of his progress in life despite being in forward community which he flaunted.
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