Periyar’s message spreads across the world
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The ideas and ideals, the values and principles of Periyar are steadily spreading far and wide. The fact that year after year increasing number of people in different parts of the world enthusiastically participate in his birth-day celebrations is an indication of the growing awareness and acceptance of the views and the way of life he advocated.
Seminars and celebrations are organised to discuss the services and views of Periyar in Canada, America, United Kingdom, Gulf
PERIYAR: THE PERSON AND THE MISSION
- D.D.Bandiste
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“To say that there is god you need not be wise. Even a fool could say that there is god. But to deny the existence of god one must be wise and intelligent”. (In there a god? P. 13). “Not only is god created by men but he is created by foolish men”. Such blunt and bold statements can come only from persons like E. V. Ramasamy Naicker called periyar (the Great) by millions of his followers.
Very often he is called Thanthai Periyar meaning Father the great. He has established the identity of the Dravidian people including the
Thanthi Periyar’s Birthday Celebrations
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In his message on periyar’s 132rd Birthday (17 September 2010), Thiru K. Veeramani, President, Dravidar Kazhagam, Stated that Periyar’s name represented humanism; he was a man of great wisdom and he shone as a rationalist sun.
‘’Periyar worked for the upliftment of thousands of millions of people belonging to depressed and backward communities. Periyar is not an individual; he stands for an unparalleled philosophy of self-Respect. He is the symbol of a winning army fighting against injustice and artocities perpetrated on fellow humans,






