Periyar Speaks

The excerpts of the speech delivered by Thanthai Periyar at the Conference to Prevent Exploitation in Kancheepuram on 7th April...

It is said – “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it”. Many decades ago Periyar cautioned the people...

On 22nd September, 1934, under the patronage of Coimbatore Self Respect Forum, cadre Krishnasamy married Lakshmi, following the principle of...

The following write-up of Thanthai Periyar was published in Kudi Arasu dated 20th September 1947.  The translated version is here...

The excerpts of the speech delivered by Thanthai Periyar at Communal Rights Conference held at Thiruvarur, TamilNadu on 8th July...

(A speech delivered by Thanthai Periyar on 15.11.1953 at Washermenpet in Madras, voicing his protest against Kula Kalvi (caste wise...

Bhagat Singh and his associates Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged by the British 90 years ago, on March 23, 1931...

I have chosen the complex inequality structure as my topic for this conference. The unjustified ‘Varnashrama’ has discriminated and divided...

In 1931, Thanthai Periyar delivered a speech at Grey Nagar near Perundurai (Erode Taluk) during the Annual day celebration of...

Acquiring our rights implies that we are demolishing the domination of enemies who have been relishing the rights seized from...