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Periyar E. V. Ramasamy [1] (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), also known as Ramaswami, EVR, Thanthai Periyar, or Periyar, was a Dravidian social reformer and politician from India, who founded the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.
5) Respect women. 6) Girls/daughters must be treated as Goddesses. 7) Do not practice violence. 8) Do not tell lies even at the cost of your own life; don't talk ill about others. 9) Do not steal other's belongings. 10) Protect the community language (Goar Boli) and costumes. 11) Respect all elders and love all younger ones. 12) Fight against ...
The first self-respect marriage that was totally devoid of any Hindu ceremony was the marriage of the prominent self-respect movement writer Kuthoosi Gurusamy with another prominent leader, Kunjidham, under the presiding of Periyaar on 8 December 1929. [30] [31] The self-respect movement encouraged widow remarriage as well. Due to the prevalent ...
To help you spread the word and capture the spirit of IWD on March 8, read—and share—this list of 100+ International Women's Day quotes. Related: 150 Feminist Quotes That Celebrate Strong ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Self-esteem is confidence in one's own ... if a woman was given the self-relevant stimuli of female and ...
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In verses 2.67–2.69 and 5.148–5.155, Manusmriti preaches that as a girl, she should respect and seek protection of her father, as a young woman her husband, and as a widow her son and should receive the same respect from them as well, and that a woman should always worship her husband as a god and vice-versa. [34] [35]
A self-respecting rationalist will readily realize that caste system has been stifling self-respect and therefore he will strive to get rid of this menace. One of Periyar's quotes on caste was, "a sizable population today remains as Untouchables , and another sizable population exists in the name of Sudras and as serfs , coolies and menials .