Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, also referred to as 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.
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17 September 1879 Erode, Madras Presidency, British India
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Died |
24 December 1973 (aged 94) Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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