E.V. Periyar had been a rationalist and did not believe in God, but Anna believed in One Race, One God. PDF | This paper looks at South Indian rationalist and anti-caste leader Periyar EV Ramasamy’s approach to religion. Periyar notes, “Just as brahminism condemns a very large portion of the working population to shudrahood, so it has condemned women to the servitude of marriage” (Anaimuthu, 1974). Periyar E. Ve. The movement stood out for the participation of women. forefather through the Brahmins. Sithanaikal (Thoughts of Periyar), 3 Vols. jbadmin / Periyar, Women Empowerment / January 9, 2017. Life & Times; Ideology; 1879. The prominent women activists were K.V. Periyar – Is there a God? The same Periyar, in his very last speech made in December 1973, said: “These are our five principles—annihilation of God, annihilation of religion, annihilation of Gandhi, annihilation of Congress and annihilation of Brahmins…Before we could … IT IS SOCIAL HEALER CALLED BJP. The inventor of God is a fool. Forward Press. Rather, we seem to have strengthened it. By extending help to one here and one there in the form of providing food will not remove poverty The documentary consists of many important events of Periyar’s embrace of Islam. They took just one part of Periyar’s speech and circulated the fake news. If it is a temple, tank, This is what Bhagat Singh believed, wrote Periyar. But it is a difficult task to grapple with one (Veeramani, 1992). Periyar considered contraception to be necessary for the liberation and autonomy of women, while the others who advocated contraception did so from the point of view of the health of women and children, the economy and to avoid excessive partitioning of ancestral property. For Periyar, “If true love has arisen in the heart of a person towards a member of the other sex, then that love becomes a fixed and permanent feature and the person concerned cannot experience any kind of feeling like lust, temporary attachment or anything of that kind for any other person” (Veeramani, 1992). The Revolutionist. For example, If business class people in the USA, when having clashed with UK businessman in their country, they will OhPeople because Britons our country is under treat. I would also suggest you try to maintain a civil tone while entering into discussions with other users. personally. And Indian realities are vocal for the veracity of this exegesis. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. This book is a collection of speeches, in his five decades and more of public service. (Ed.). Periyar has all along fought for the rights of the untouchables and his words do not spare any enemy of the suppressed people. Today, when certain sociopolitical groups pursue couples and brutally attack them in a bid to separate them, revisiting Periyar becomes essential to reclaiming our right to be in relationship with the person of our choice. Jun 4, 2019 - Mother Teresa (Annai Teresa) Kavithaigal, Ponmozhigal, Quotes, Kavithaigal Images And Wishes In Tamil Chatterjee, Debi, [January 1981](2004) Up Against Caste: Comparative study of Ambedkar and Periyar. Periyar saw Hinduism as a fundamental degradation of the non-Brahmin community in general, the Dalits in particular. Accessed from www.jstor.org/stable/4406695 on 1 September 2020, Damni Kain is a student activist pursuing her master’s in political science from Hindu College, Delhi University, The crux of the Self-Respect Marriage was gender equality and individual agency. Periyar’s struggle for gender equality began with him recognizing that ‘the personal is political’ long before it became a modern-day maxim, hence his emphasis on Self-Respect Marriage, which treated the man and the woman as equal partners, writes Damni Kain. By helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty. Any attempt by the wife to cross the “laxman rekha” is considered a serious offence and invites danger on herself. The only fact is that I am dead against the Brahminism. At the end of the day he was a believer in no religion in his personal capacity and in this respect he was technically an atheist (only ‘technically’ because in common parlance the word atheist is not only used for a person who does not believe in God but also for those people who hate God or who are anti-God). Among the many reasons for the subjugation of women, the most important one is that they lack the right to property.” He advocated, an equal division of inheritance among sons and daughters. If god is the root cause of our degradation, destroy that god. (1974). We will not allow it to find a place in the dictionary or encyclopaedia. PERIYAR ON ISLAM In a speech delivered at Erode (his hometown) in 1929 he said, “It is only superstition to believe that on account of religion that if a Hindu consumes cow’s meat, it is sin and if a Mohammaden does, it is no sin; both the beliefs have no meaning. He fought for women to be allowed to fall in love and choose their husbands and challenged every other regressive norm that limited the agency of women. While locating justice as the central concept, Periyar critiqued the institution of brahmanical marriage and provided the feminist alternative of “Self-Respect Marriages”. whether a thing is good or bad. I used to subscribe to the ideas of Periyar like Aryan invasion, communism etc. “Role of Women in Self-Respect Movement.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. Fact —- He studied religious texts thoroughly before denouncing them. to ensure independence and equal status for women. These are the two As long as we give room for domination and dominators, there will be worries and worried people. Born E.V. While talking about chastity, Periyar attacked the everyday moral diktats that rendered women as nothing more than the object for the one to whom she is married. The word ‘Sudra’ which means ‘Son of a prostitute’ should not find a place even in the history Periyar in his statement pointed out: “ Devadasi system was a disgrace to Hindu religion. Periyar believed, “Any code that advised men to treat their women folk worse than animals was a barbarous code and can be respected only by barbarians.” He engaged critically with the religious texts that mandated the superiority of the Brahmin, and caste- and gender-based divisions. This should give us an idea of how radical a social reformer Periyar may have been to his contemporaries. If it is religion, destroy it. His in-depth study of these texts … If it is Manu Darma, Gita, or any other Mythology (Purana), burn them to ashes. These marriages allowed annulment if required. He denounced the essentialization of the “feminine” as the weaker counterpart and marked the urgent need to have a radical women’s movement. If Speeches, writings, essays, which we have extracted from the summary fortify our views.” Reading of the materials reflect Thanthai Periyar's thought and expression on god, religion, caste and such other issues. she is able to eke out a living at least for herself, no husband will treat her as a slave. expression. When asked about this, Ramakrishnan from Periyar Padipagam, Coimbatore, said that though Periyar was an atheist, he did not make a loud noise about it in the beginning stages. Periyar notes, “Just as brahminism condemns a very large portion of the working population to shudrahood, so it has condemned women to the servitude of marriage” (Anaimuthu, 1974). If the people and the country are to prosper, education, scientific knowledge, technology, and In his work titled “Pen Yen Adimaiyaanaal”, Periyar asks, “Despite there being a goddess of learning and a goddess of wealth in the Hindu religion, why do they not grant women their education and right to property? They said such comments would only cause misunderstandings regarding Periyar among those who believed in God. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. God, mahatmas (Super souls), rishis (sages) or puranas ISBN 978-81-7033-860-4; Diehl, Anita, (1977). Rajinikanth's Periyar statement: On January 14, Rajinikanth, while attending the event marking the 50th anniversary of Tamil magazine 'Thuglak', in Chennai, had said, "In 1971, at Salem, Periyar took out a rally in which undressed images of Lord Sri Ramachandramoorthy and Sita—with a garland of … Madras: Emerald Publishers, Antony, L. (Unpublished). discipline should be improved a lot. It shifted ‘marriage’ from the realm of the sacred to that of a contract between equals, from one that was ‘forever’ to one that could be terminated by either party, from one that was divinely ordained to one that was self-contracted. He who worships god is a barbarian”—be removed, for hurting religious sentiments. Subscribe to the free Forward Press newsletter to have the latest articles delivered to your inbox every week. He who worships god is a barbarian,” he pointed out that the social reformer continued to be a “strong atheist” till the end. Some of the well known rivers which serve as lifelines for the people of the state are the Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pamba, Chaliyar and Valapattanam and these along with Lake Vembanad form an intricate network of interconnected canals, lakes and estuaries, popularly known as the backwaters. He put marriage under the microscope because it was considered sacred and not questioned by society. It also frees the women from age-old traditions and other irrational chains of bondage and exploitation (Antony). The inventor of God is a fool. He shifted the onus and jurisdiction of the Self-Respect Marriages from the family and community to the individuals concerned” (Dhara, 2016). Thoughts of Periyar. The brahmanical ideology puts women’s affairs under the watch of the men. He also went on to state that "it was absurd to quote religion, god, or religious doctrines to render people as lowest castes". IT IS SPIRITUAL HEALER INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. Chengelpet: While the Periyar storm mooted by Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is yet to subside, a statue of the social reformer has been found vandalised at Kaliyapattai village in Chengelpet district of Tamil Nadu.. On Friday, residents in the area woke up to a damaged statue. Decide for yourselves as to what you should think of those who say there is God, that He is the preserver of Justice and that He is the Protector of All, even after seeing that the practice of Unsociability, in the form of man being banned from human sight and contact, from walking in the street, from entering the … Kamatchi, Nagammai, K.E. Lingua: english. Periyar EV Ramasamy, Meena Kandasamy. Superstar Rajinikanth has achieved god-like status especially in Tamil Nadu and has made his intentions clear about joining the state’s politics in the near future. We are sending rice and cereals to our dead Leave this field empty if you're human: … of Periyar in the state—which read (in T amil) “There is no god. APPEARING TO BE LAWFUL AGAINST CRIMINAL IS PREVAILING AS CRIMINAL. Thanthai Periyar had advocated both atheism and selfrespect. Therefore, we do need today's schools that will be the basis for imparting knowledge. Certainly, many have left Hinduism to embrace other religions but even there they have taken shelter under the very blind devotion and irrational ritualism that Babasaheb and Buddha thundered against. He argued that the inscriptions are offensive to those who believe in a “universal god”. The man and woman who enter into such a marriage are equals. In his speech, Rajini had recounted that an issue of Thuglak was banned in 1971 after it published a cover story with pictures on the denigrating and obscene portrayal of Hindu gods Ram and Sita at the ‘Superstition Eradication Conference’ led by Periyar EV Ramasawmy, the father of the Dravidian movement, in Salem city. Humanist. The propagator of God is a scoundrel. Our thoughts of a literary renaissance should always centre themselves on the removal of He believed that denial of property rights to women was an obstacle to progress. They say that it is beyond human comprehension. demand. or festival, boycott them. Accessed on 1 September 2020 on, https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/07/women-called-him-periyar-or-the-great-one/, Geetha, V. (1998). Among the many reasons for the subjugation of women, the most important one is that they lack the right to property.” He advocated an equal division of inheritance among sons and daughters to ensure independence and equal status for women. It seems that with his stand on Periyar, the Thaliava is no mood to be politically correct and will not apologise for unmasking the true face of Periyar inspite of the protests … Periyar took an interest in Martin Luther - both he and his followers wanted to liken him and his role to that of the European reformer. In his work titled “Pen Yen Adimaiyaanaal”, Periyar asks, “Despite there being a goddess of learning and a goddess of wealth in the Hindu religion, why do they not grant women their education and right to property? We can confront a thousand self-respecting people. Each woman should learn an appropriate profession for herself so that she is also able to earn. Accessed from, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), ‘Manglesh Dabral was not free of the past’, Dalitbahujans burn ‘black laws’ on Manusmriti Dahan Diwas. Academics; … aspire to live by religious propaganda and those who live by religious propaganda. Separately, a petitioner had filed a case in the Madras High Court demanding that inscriptions below the statutes of Periyar in the state—which read (in Tamil) “There is no god. is Manu Darma, Gita, or any other Mythology (Purana), burn them to ashes. (Periyar, 2009), Periyar (right) and Periyar at a Self-Respect wedding. He contextualized the function of masculinity as a contemptuous act enslaving women. Periyar’s followers, who say people who follow god are fools, those who pray to god are scoundrels, that god is satan, and all such nonsense. Louis Antony argues that a Self-Respect Marriage is based on rationalism. He saw that the idea of a chaste woman in the Aryan discourse acquired the binary of slave/subject and a master/king where the woman was conditioned to keep her husband on a pedestal. Periyar had declared that there is no god, God doesn’t exist, One who has created is a fool: Justice Manikumar, in his judgment, made many references to writing and speeches of Periyar and concluded that he had, in all his speeches, publications, from 1928, had declared that there is no god, God doesn’t exist, One who has … Rawat Publications: Chennai. “Role of Women in Self-Respect Movement.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. Periyar declared that the notion of divine marriage was fraudulent. It seems that with his stand on Periyar, the Thaliava is no mood to be politically correct and will not apologise for unmasking the true face of Periyar inspite of the protests from a certain section of pro-Tamil groups. Periyar unveiled his portrait and spoke about his conversion on 28th October 1956 when the Municipal Council of Vellore, near Chennai, accorded him a reception. If superstition is removed, and religion is viewed in the light of reason, no religion will survive. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. E. V. Ramaswami Naidu-Periar: A study of the influence of a personality in contemporary … The UNESCO aptly described him as the prophet of the New Age. He said, “If you ask the priest why did this happen even after matching all aspects [of their horoscopes] he says, ‘That’s her karma, what can anybody do about that?’ And if you ask ‘Why then did you compare so many horoscopic attributes, perform rituals and take away money?’ he replies, ‘You are stupid.’ If the couple are childless, he says, ‘You must have a child. For Periyar, women’s rights were an “end” in itself and not a “means” to an end. Periyar spent over fifty years giving speeches, propagating the realisation that everyone is an equal citizen and the differences on the basis of caste and creed were man-made to keep the innocent and ignorant as underdogs in the society. The brahmanical ideology puts women’s affairs under the watch of the men. Freedom of speech is the bedrock of democracy. Why Were Women Enslaved? PERIYAR E.V. In 1971, Periyar organised a superstition eradication campaign in Salem. hereafter. According to K. Veeramani, Periyar believed, “The present system of education (as part of the Self-Respect Movement), which will be common to both men and women, which will be useful in practical life and which will enable them to free themselves from cowardice and superstitious belief, should be adopted” (Veeramani, 1992). Gupta’s speech was on the law of sedition and freedom of expression. The translated version has carefully brought out the unifying ideas of Periyar into English without damaging the idiom and the subtext. At least in my view this is what Periyar would have thought and his fear of losing all his hard earned reputation and influence in one go, he restrained from proclaiming faith in God in open. Women Enslaved [Translation: G. Aloysius]. And so the whole claim of Periyar being a rationalist boils down to his unexamined faith in a spurious racial theory.Now, to examine the next claim that Periyar was a champion of progressive Tamil identity, a sample from his 1954 speech would be a good place to begin: It is not temples that we need today, but schools. Foreigners are sending messages to the planets. Periyar made a speech in Sri-Lanka, where he strongly opposed against Nationalism. Periyar viewed reasoning as a specia… As such, there is no basis for deleting his categorisation under "Atheist". (2010). It also frees the women from age-old traditions and other irrational chains of bondage and exploitation (Antony). He logically asked, “If marriage is indeed divine and indissoluble as claimed, would such inadequacies and complications occur”? In this conference, Rama’s image was taken in the procession, and was beaten by sandals. People have listened to him because he was ‘one of them’; the moment … Myth — His awareness was low. He shifted the onus and jurisdiction of the Self-Respect Marriages from the family and community to the individuals concerned” (Dhara, 2016). The Periyar figurine’s face and right hand was tarnished to say the least. He would say that a third person couldn’t decide the future of a couple. These marriages allowed annulment if required. The Dalit leader who presided over the meeting had pointed to the contribution made by the Dravidian movement to the cause of the Dalits. The Self-Respect Movement was secular in its approach and quite militant in its efforts to achieve social equality. He was speaking at a meeting marked by handing over of funds collected by Dalit leaders for the Dravidian movement. Periyar saw the concepts of chastity and adultery as a hindrance to the freedom and equality of women in society and as the result of the selfish conspiracy of a few. With the help of rationalism, a Self-respecter will decide Periyar and Islam - IndiaNetzone.com Periyar’s inclination towards Islam, starting from 1923 to 1973 and his beliefs on Islam a way to eradicate social discrimination are brought out in the documentary. Self-Respect conferences became the occasion for the passage of some radically progressive resolutions in favour of women’s dignity, self-respect and freedom. Periyar on Women’s Rights. We will publicise when and where the breaking is to take place, gather people and break them on the roadsides. He has also shown about other nations, nationalistic feeling apart from Indian Nationalism. Knowledge can bring about many miracles. According to the shastric diktats, marriage is not to be talked about outside the four walls of a home. I never said that the Brahmins In short, Periyar created the new man and woman, writes Lalitha Dhara, आत्माभिमान विवाहों के मूल में थी लैंगिक समानता और अपने निर्णय स्वयं लेने का अधिकार। यह विचार और सोच के क्षेत्र में एक क्रांति और जागरूकता व आत्म-चेतना की एक लम्बी छलांग। ललिता धारा लिखती हैं कि पेरियार ने एक नयी महिला और एक नए पुरुष का सृजन किया, Since we Bahujans continue to swell the ranks of Hindu religion, no, we have not annihilated caste. He would say that a third person couldn’t decide the future of a couple. In 1970’s speech, the complete sentence he said that “Tamil is such an old language which had to be improved, no one listened to his words, so he said if we do not change the language according to the time, then that language will become barbarian … He who worships god … “Thanthai Periyar believed in what he said, and there is nothing wrong in having his views inscribed in the statues,” the court order read, adding that [Dravidar Kazhagam, the successor of a political party founded by Periyar… Finally, if it is our politics, come forward to declare it openly. 2. He had argued, “Is it not a national crime to treat half of the population of our Nation worse than dumb-driven cattle?” (Veeramani, 2011). Makers of Modern India. In fact, his struggle at its core interrogated the “inner space”, the home, which would determine the fate of the woman. If god is the root cause of our degradation, destroy that god. Political Philosophy of Periyar, Periyar, E.V. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Forward Press brings a unique perspective and depth to the issues of India’s backward classes and backward regions – a voice of the “silenced majority”, the Dalit-Bahujans. Saying that someone "seems to … If it is religion, destroy it. He put marriage under the microscope because it was considered sacred and not questioned by society. He believed that denial of property rights to women was an obstacle to progress. “Periyar excelled at mocking the Puranas,” Siddalingaiah observes before pointing at his lack of interest in their symbolic dimensions or in their moral import. You have reached your limit … Quoting Periyar who said: “There is no god, there is no god at all. sects of people who feel agitated at atheist activities. Superstar Rajinikanth has achieved god-like status especially in Tamil Nadu and has made his intentions clear about joining the state’s politics in the near future. fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies. Top Quotes of Periyar There is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all. He said child-bearing should not be a compulsion for women, hence taking the rights discourse to the extent of complete upliftment for women. Based on mutual respect and consent, Self-Respect Marriages hold dear the fundamentals of gender equality by debunking the myth of “divine marriages”. Periyar was among the leading social reformers of the 20th century, a declared atheist who proclaimed that there is no god. Louis Antony argues that a Self-Respect Marriage is based on rationalism. No Brahmin seems to चूंकि हम बहुजन आज भी हिन्दू धर्म के चक्रव्यूह में फंसे हुए हैं इसलिए हम जाति का उन्मूलन नहीं कर सके हैं। उल्टे, हमने जाति व्यवस्था को शायद मजबूती ही दी है। हममें से कुछ ने हिन्दू धर्म को त्यागकर अन्य धर्मों को अपनाया है परंतु वहां भी हम अंधभक्ति और अतार्किक कर्मकांडवाद, जिनके विरूद्ध बाबासाहेब और बुद्ध ने हुंकार भरी थी, के मकड़जाल में फंसे हुए हैं। निजाम गारा का विश्लेषण : The philosophy that desires to end poverty is akin to the philosophy that wishes to abolish untouchability. Translation of the excerpts of his speech by Aasaan is given here. who is without self-respect. Born E.V. Born into a religious Hindu family, Periyar became a staunch opponent of religion from an early age, and attacked the evils of Brahmanism and Hinduism. Quoting Periyar who said: “There is no god, there is no god at all. Erode Venkata Ramasamy was born on 17 September 1879 in Erode, then a part of the Coimbatore district of the Madras Presidency. 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