periyar unesco award controversy

You should consult with an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction before relying upon any of the information presented here. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was, of the population were graduating from these colleges. The total number of students in both the arts and professional colleges was around 3,000 in 1890 (. , UNESCO ie) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization did not credit EV Ramasamy with any award titled The Socrates of South Attorney Advertising. EVR excercised selective hatred based on his personal experiences and remained and died as one. All rights reserved. Similarly, while it is true that Periyar did agitate in 1951 when the Madras high court struck down the orders on reservation and the Government of Madras subsequently lost its appeal with the Supreme Court it was on the recommendations of the Congress Government of Madras and on consideration of the need for removing man-made equalities (in Granville Austins words) that the Nehru dispensation brought in the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution. Distory Buster. EVR went hammer and tongs on CNA for his decision as was usual with him. Had contempt for love marriages which he looked down as a mere attraction of sexes. This politics has now amplified into construction of memorials across the state with tax payers money running into 100s of crores. HOME; INTERIORS; EXTERIORS; OFFICE & PORTRAITS; PUBLICITY/EVENTS; CONSTRUCTION; INFO The Periyar that the non-Tamil intellectuals know is a sanitised version of his real personality, lovingly packaged and offered by his admirers. Was he the profound reformer who transformed society as claimed by his followers and propagandists? 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 * Ram is very good at studies but his dad is poor. Somehow he managed to get his son into an IIT coaching. Ram gets admission in the IIT Coaching. On the employment front, the total number of Brahmin gazetted officers were 620 in 1928. 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 Dravidian landscape, on the other hand, is an arid desert. WebPeriyar E.V. Unfortunate for him the Congress he joined in 1919 had many morally upright stalwarts like Sathyamurthy, a brahmin which deepened his despair. But Kerala passed a law the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006, to prevent the neighboring State (TN) from raising the water level beyond 136 feet. The Curse of Congress & Why it is AntiIndian! What he spoke and what he did in real life were often contrary. This hypocrisy is followed by his followers till today. Other parties, independent of their loyalties, think the same. Their snakes dont have venom but the Tamil snakes do. His pious wife objected. Earlier Chief Minister CN Annadurai had unveiled statue of Film artist NS Krishnan. This number increased to around 14,000 in 1936. And this is definitely what the BJP in Tamil Nadu wants. Refused schooling after elementary level. His weapon was hate and like Adolf Hitler didnt think twice that he could hurt innocent people. EV Ramaswamy's hatred towards the Hindu religion and his open slander of gods in his magazines Kudiarasu and Dravidan are well-known. Maybe that's where I saw it. Ramaswamy was a great social reformer. 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. For the first time ever, Rajinikanth spoke against EV Ramaswamy at a public function. This is a subreddit for the people of Tamilnadu, India. WebSometime before, I have read this about Periyar's funeral: Government of India / Chief secretary was against giving Periyar a state Funeral because French Revolution was a singular example. WebThe fake propaganda states, In 1970, he was honored by UNESCO with an award, the citation of which said: Periyar, the Prophet of a New Age, Socrates of South Asia, Father The reason? It was from this elitist Justice Party evolved Dravida Kazhagam. Accordingly, the water level in the dam would be limited to 138 feet till October 31 and 139.5 feet till November 10. To those foreign to Indian political system, lets clarify that Congress in India is a political party and not some representative or democratic parliament as it was elsewhere. Please enable Javascript and reload the page. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Some revolutionary, he was. In February 2010, the court constituted an empowered committee to study the whole gamut of issues concerning the dam. Based on the committees finding that the dam was structurally and hydrologically safe, the court, in May 2014, struck down Keralas Act and allowed Tamil Nadu to maintain the level at 142 feet. What is Brahminism? for questions such as these, my reply is Brahminism came from Brahmins and hence it is the Brahmins who should be annihilated. EVR worked meticulously to break the moral shackles around him. They lost ability to discern under the rule of rationalists. I am not able to remember where I read or heard that. Happens when UN agencies are filled with evangelists and fundamentalists CN Annadurai walked away from EVR to form a political outfit called Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. His so-called research on the. water rights. What happened in Salem in 1971 At the same time, Periyar was also paranoid that democracy would result in Brahmins completely taking over the reins of the government. This is compilation of a series of first hand reports. He regularly contributes to various journals and magazines. dwelled on such grave issues as whether Sita slept with Valmiki. Irony is that the superstitious idols of ancient temples of backward superstitious Hindus continue to be stolen and traded across the world for millions and possibly billions of dollars. -, Press J to jump to the feed. EVR was more a crude racist than a rationalist. In short, while Tamil Brahmins used the opportunities that the British Government provided, it was not that they arm-twisted anybody to get where they did. The Hindu Explains Ambedkar, who was a prodigious scholar, Periyar was a street-fighter, and the things he said in anger are largely unprintable (though it is available in print in Tamil). Is it true that EV. Ramasamy (Periyar) awarded the He did not think about others. (, Periyars atheism was crude and obnoxious. The elements under this can be divided as contempt for arranged marriages, distrust in love marriages, belief in self respect marriages, stand against child marriages and support for widow remarriages, property rights of daughters in parental property, his contempt for extravagant pompous weddings and dowry, demand for educational rights and support for the concept of an independent woman. Subsequently, the floods of 2018 and the erratic nature of annual monsoons ever since brought the focus back on the 126-year-old dam. Most of the hero entry songs in his films would mention how he follows the footsteps of 'Thanthai Periyar' (Father Periyar). Claims that he was friendly with Brahmins including Rajaji were eye wash. Between 1949 and 1967, the former being the year his disciple Annadurai broke away from him and formed his own party and the latter being the year he formed the first non-Congress government, Periyars harshest abuses were reserved for his former disciples. He admired the British. 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. The national intellectual landscape is verdant. Furnel, Inc. is dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services in a timely manner at a competitive price. I had answered. He believed that Hindi was an Aryan language and making it compulsory in education was an Their land holdings dwindled to almost nothing as they had to sell them off to get higher quality education. Recently new interpretations are given to defend EVRs thoughts. The listing of verdicts, settlements, and other case results is not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other claims. In the event of a dam failure, it would result in unfathomable human tragedy and submitted a case for decommissioning the dam, in whose place a new dam could be built to cater to Tamil Nadu's water needs. This number increased to around 14,000 in 1936. As a result Dravidian politics became Statues driven resulting in Statues crazy Sychophantic anticulture. But without understanding the mind of EVR, its impossible to understand the Dravidian parties hypocritical contempt for idols and love for statues. Periyar was a anti-national personality. He campaigned the Aryan invasion theory and stated that Dravidians(south indians) are the real Indian and Ramaswamy Naicker, E. Sa. What made him what he was. Water woes: The 2018 floods in Kerala and the erratic monsoons have put the 126-year-old dam in the spotlight. 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. He accused Ambedkar for selling himself to the Brahmins: The Brahmins had paid him a price. Nobody dare question the catastrophe that fell on people. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Controversial Fewer than 1,000 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1890s. Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. 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. His followers never questioned him and he wont brook any such nonsense. UNESCO 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.. 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. to know about the Mullaperiyar Dam Remember that the Congress party was not founded to demand independence and neither was the Justice party. By the mid-1990s, Tamil Nadu started demanding restoration of the level. His words: India should never go anywhere near democratic principles. 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. The people of India are barbarians. Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. Periyar The Mullaperiyar Dam is located 881m which means 2,890 ft above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Idukki District of Kerala. Three shutters of the Congress was not launched to fight for Indias independence and an aura was later carefully created that the Party was launched to fight for India. And that an image of Lord Rama cutout in wood was set afire at the end of the parade. He batted for the DMK in 1996, and won them an election. What a profound way to build our daughters? Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Another claim was that EVR stood for womens emancipation. But statistically they were not very significant. Supreme Court last week considered a public interest litigation, dam were opened on October 30 to release water, Keralas Irrigation Design and Research Board is in the final stages, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Supreme Court forms expert panel to probe any regulatory failure on Adani issue, India makes renewed push for consensus at G20 Foreign Ministers meeting, Hindenburg Research report on Adani Group | Supreme Court verdict on expert committee on March 2, High debt on Vedanta books puts investors on tenterhooks, Employees Provident Fund: How to activate UAN online, 1947: Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act passed, RMA 0-1 FCB, El Clasico highlights: Barcelona leads on aggregate after beating Real Madrid courtesy of a Militao own goal. The reaction from Dravidianists is perplexing as Periyar himself was renowned for his iconoclasm. He quoted a report that appeared on Outlook in 2017, which had done the same thing. Baker, 1976, p. 46). That was biggest bullshit by Dravida Sanghis of Tamilnadu! Thiru Brahmma [ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2988850788016481&id=10000674 He accepted the Constitution written by the Brahmins and signed on the dotted lines. It is almost axiomatic in Tamil Nadu, and constantly parroted by non-Tamils too, that it was thanks only to Periyar that reservations in jobs and education came into being in the state. This is driving me low-key mad, not remembering where I read it. 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. Has the UNESCO award really been conferred on Periyar? The movie was partly funded by the Tamil Nadu government according to Wikipedia. Whatever came on the way to his promiscuous life was detested and he envied and admired the British in India living an ammoral life in India. However, without Tamil Nadu on board, this is not going to be a reality. Politicising of tamil language began with the unveiling of statues on the Marina beach. Periyar was clear that he was against Brahmins, not Brahminism. No, but he mixed up the details. 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. dam were opened on October 30 to release water . In a leaderless state that is currently seeing a drought in political news, this one statement has opened floodgates, and fanned fires. Thus, [my stand is] Brahminism grew out of the Brahmin and I am striving to annihilate the root. But no propaganda can ever overshadow the influence of great minds and their conceptual ideas. Gautham Thus, less than 1% of 1% of the population were graduating from these colleges. Clever twists that marked propagation that he loved the depraved castes are meant for optics. What he said in cooler moments rare though they were are also available. The only time Rajinikanth openly admitted to having political ambitions was in a Doordarshan interview in 1995. Rajinikanth at the 50th anniversary function of Thuglak magazine. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. Because the truth is worth it.). The reason is simple. 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. 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. UNESCO: Controversy Surrounding "Dictator" Prize Viswanathan, 1983, p. 126). Nations that have no trace of human rights yet this hypocrisy called United Nations continues to exist as the biggest Tamasha on the planet. EVR Naicker born very rich, ran a family temple of Lord Ganesha in Erode. Apart from occupying public spaces and wasting enormous money that bring in no returns, they are analogous to the posters and banners that get erected. Another case in point followed in 1968, when, in Tanjore district, 44 Dalits were butchered by the goons of a landlord. (Baker points out in his book that there were 10,237 students in first grade colleges in 1931; the number of available government posts carrying a salary of Rs 35 per month were 29,081. So we have great minds that have stood the test of time. M. Karunanidhi (front row, third from left) and Periyar (fourth). What he believed in were self-respect, rationalism, gender equality and his own version of social justice. I was witness multiple times to Dravidian politicians who womanise, held multiple wives get on wedding dias to bless couple on PA system that the newly married should lead life like Lord Rama and Seetha. EVR admired the Christian evangelist G U Pope for conceiving the Aryan theory of invasion. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was around 46 million. Even if it had chosen every non-Brahmin applicant who possessed the barest qualification, it could not have met the stated quota.). This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. Thousands of statues for EVR dot Tamilnadu especially across famed temples to provoke and insult Hindu believers while none exist opposite churches or mosques. Tamilnadu challenged Keralas dam height law in Supreme court. The then CM, Karunanidhi, apparently was ready to stake his government to provide the state Funeral and said that Gandhiji was also provided accorded Funeral despite holding no constitutional positions. So as namesake statues come up in every street corner of Tamilnadu and across India, apart from they being crude works of art its a fact that they have no value, culturally or politically. At Furnel, Inc. we understand that your projects deserve significant time and dedication to meet our highest standard of quality and commitment. The dharma of India is the dharma of criminal tribes. Ramasamy writing in his magazine. Periyar was the only cactus plant to have bloomed in it. Concerns over the safety of the gravity dam built using lime-surkhi (burnt brick powder) mortar came to the fore in 1979. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle. Even then it was clear that the trend was changing. Our dharmic civilisation is important than any individual or any group. Or, he spoke knowing fully well that his comments on Periyar would blow up. Gowthaman, vol. / Some thoughts are kept alive by artificial resuscitation following propaganda theories and methods. No. Fraud fellows. They have nerve to do a forgery and include that in children text books. Height of hypocrisy. Irony is, they call themselves as Many of his black-shirted followers were fine individuals personally. Given all this, why is he being heralded as a great thinker by the Dravidian intellectuals? Newcomer to the Congress, EVR tried to impress the Congress party about his eligibility but he was not accepted as his knowledge of English was almost zero. In his last ever speech, on December 19, 1973, he spoke that he had been striving for long to annihilate god, religion, the Congress, Gandhi and the Brahmin. Did Thanthai Periyar fail in his mission Is there any sources for this or is it a legend? A culture of a civilisation is judged by its contributions to sustaining a society. When 44 Dalits were massacred by non brahmin upper castes in Keezhavenmeni, he chose to be tactfully remain quiet. 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. What he detested were caste discrimination, Gandhi, god, religion, Brahmins and the then-prevailing idea of India. The seeds were sown by the upper class elitist but anti brahmin Justice party which competed with Congress to solicit favours from the British. Unfortunately, Periyar and his disciples could not look at the problem from this perspective. EVR was like a heavy road roller that crushed anything that came between his deep desires but was smart and cunning enough to mask them as social issues. He was miffed that the Constitution did not provide reservations for non-Brahmins. Which brings us to the real question. There is a scene in the movie Periyar depicting what you are saying. The publicly read out marriage agreement became a superficial drama and in the melee, neither of the couple ever meant what they read out as an oath. Nor has he dwelt on Dravidian ideology in any of his public speeches or films.

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