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Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 187924 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered the architect of Dravidian politics, as well as a leading figure of left-wing politics in India.
Self-Respect Movement
Indian social movement for lower-caste equity
Vaikom Satyagraha
social movement
Periyar University
state public university in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India