Periyar Speaks

Thanthai Periyar’s address in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu during his statue unveiling function held on 24th May 1969. My dear Comrades,...

It is generally believed that there are two methods to treat and cure a patient - i) Physician’s cure and...

I frankly admit that I was a school drop-out at the age of ten itself.  Never ever did I attend ...

Deepavali The festival widely celebrated as ‘Diwali’ in other states, is ‘Deepavali’ for the people in Tamil Nadu. Rows of...

(The following are the translated excerpts of the Editorial, published in ‘Viduthalai’, Tamil Rationalist daily dated 17th September 1972) A...

There is much hullabaloo everywhere these days over the temple-entry allowed to the Panchamas, the lowest in the caste hierarchy. ...

Thanthai Periyar announced the formation of a ‘PROTEST COMMITTEE’ to agitate against caste - based degradations.  He advised the cadres...

The following is the translated version of the Editorial (30th July 1939) published by Thanthai Periyar in Kudi Arasu, the...

The following was the editorial of Kudi Arasu 3rd April 1948, the Tamil weekly founded by Thanthai Periyar in 1925...

My dear protectors of castes and caste enthusiasts - through my editorial in the ‘Kudi Arasu’ issue of 16.10.1930, I...