E.V.Ramasamy a modern Socrates of India.Most beloved leader of many south Indian family.Today many achievement and ideology are forgotten about Periyar.Ideology of Periyar are most required to solve problems of India.We are here to brush up the 95 years ideology of Periyar.Even though Periyar principles were concentrated towards Tamil,I think some of the ideology can suite will for all.
Personal Profile:
E.V.Ramasamy
Famously known as Periyar,Thanthai Periyar or E.V.R
Born on Sept 17,1879 in Erode municipal,Tamilnadu
He held Chairmanship Of Erode municipality.
Died at age of 95-dec 24,1973.
Achievement:
Caste based reservation.
Women liberation.
Lower caste liberation.
Elimination Of caste name from surnames.
Minimize class conflict.
Strict Resistance against Brahminism,superstitious belief,ignorance,baseless custom.
Periyar Ideology:
On Women:
- Man treats woman
as his own property and not as being capable of feelings, like himself.
- The way man treats
women is much worse than the way landlords treat servants and the high-caste
treat the low-caste. These treat them so meaninglessly only in situations mutually
affecting them; but men treat cruelly and as slaves, from their birth till
death.
- Women in India
experience much worse suffering, humiliation and slavery in all spheres than
even the untochables.
- To give man freedom
of sexual selection, and to permit him to take as many wives as he like, gives
rise to promiscuity.
- If the man has the
right to claim a woman, then a woman also should have right to claim a man. If
conditions are imposed for the worship of man by woman, let there be conditions
imposed for the worship of woman by man.
- Women liberation takes place only when Male chauvinism fails.
On Rationalism:
- Man is considered
superior to other beings in this world, because he has limitless capacity for
knowledge, People in other lands have advanced greatly, utilizing this
knowledge. But our countrymen owing to lack of use of this knowledge, are
abjectly deteriorating. Stating that ours is a land of enlightenment, we build
tanks and temples; in other lands, men fly in sapce and amaze the whole world.
- What we need today
is growth of knowledge, in order to advance in every field. Knowledge should
have its sway.
- It is through
rationality that man's longevity has been increased and his mortality has been
significantly reduced.
- Any opposition not
based on rationalism or science or experience will one day or other, reveal the
fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies.
- Wisdom lies in
thinking. The spear-head of thinking is rationalism.
- Capitalists
control the machinerys. They create difficulties to the workers. Consequently
rationalism, which has to lead the way for peaceful life to all, has resulted
in causing poverty and worries to the people because of dominating forces.
- You cannot expect
any rational thought from a religious man. He is like a rocking log in water.
- There is no use of
simply acquiring titles or amassing wealth if one has no self-respect and
scientific knowledge.
- Foreigners are
sending messages to the planets. We are sending rice and cereals to our dead
fore-father through the Brahmins. It is a wise deed?
On Self-Respect:
- We are fit to think of `Self-Respect' only when the notion
of superior ans inferior caste is banished from our land.
- He who does not
care for dignity, is no better than to a prostitute, however highly educated he
is. His education will only endanger those that care for dignity.
- The aim of genuine
Self-respect movement is to change whatever appears to be adverse to man's
feelings of self-respect.
- Man must remove by
himself his feelings of inferiority, the feeling that he is lesser born than
other beings, and attain self-confidence and self-respect.
- Man must hold his
personal respect and dignity as precious as his life.
On Social Reform:
- To discard what is
unwanted, and to retain what is needed, is what reform means.
- Social reform
cannot stand apart from politics, nor can politics stand apart from social
reform. politics exists only for human society. Every political activity is
only for social good. Constitutional law and defense are made only for society
and in accordance with social good.Tentative and
superficial changes here and there, in the same name of social reform, will not
bear fruit. The present social set-up should be destroyed as its very base, and
a new social order, free from caste and class, should be created.
- Whom so ever I love
and hate, my principle is the same. That is, the educated, the rich and the administrators should not suck the blood of the poor.
- The proper task of
social reform is to remove poverty from society and to ensure that people do
not sell their conscience to make a living.
On Science:
- Look at the
enormous change in our life today. Our comforts in daily life have vastly
improved. Formerly, we had only the bullock cart. Now we have such modern
comforts as the locomotive, the motorcar and aeroplane. We struck flints to
make a fire, but now, the pressing of a button makes a thousand electric lights
burn. Our people understanding, despite so much change in life, remains just as
it was a thousand years ago!.
- Even those, who
some time ago believed all the stories about God, that is who believed that divine power exist, have now come to be so ashamed of there own belief, that
hiding there ignorance, they are now struggling heard to prove those stories as
scientifically true.
- He who first
created fire with the help of flints, was the "Edison" of those
days. There after, we advanced step by step and we now have fire through
electricity. Thus, change is natural and inevitable, and no can one stop it.
- A big change
should come about in our country on the food front. We must certainly discover
a chemical product as substitute for rice. We first used steam power, with the
help of fire, to drive an engine. Then kerosene, crude oil, petrol,
electricity for power. In a like manner, the human engine, without being driven
by huge intake of food, can be activated by and made to subsist on some fine
source of energy, similar to electricity.
- Hereafter, even
human birth will be rare. Similarly death rate also will decrease. Man can
easily live for a hundred years on an average, no one will have more than two
children. There will be no correlation between sexual relationship and
child-birth.
On Education:
- Only education self-respect and rational qualities will
uplift the down-trodden.
- It is dangerous
for people to support scriptural pundits as using burning stick to scratch an
itching scalp; they have no alternative means of livelihood; and therefore we
should be ever watchful in out contact with these pundits.Why should anyone,
in the name of caste, be considered lowly or be made to do a mean job?. If all
in the country are given education, can there exist a caste for doing mean
work?. It is not because of lack of education that those people are constrained
to do contemptible work and are considered lowly?Students should
not waste their school life, as it is very, very precious. Their mind should
not be distracted by any event out side. Particularly, students should not
participate in agitations.
On Literature:
- A Literature that
concerns itself with knowledge of Nature, which is common to all, and is for
remove from religion and God, and a literature that is to do with irrefutable
science only by these can a language and its Letters be enriched and only by
these can people become enlightened.
- The importance of
a book depends only on its measure of usefulness and not on its creator or and
its divine quality and wonderful nature or on its literary or grammatical
dimensions.
- Literature should
nurture culture and inculcate noble qualities in the people.
- What is literature
for ? How should literature be ? What can be called literature ? Why should it
exist ? My view is that it should not only help man to live, but also be conducive
to the progress of society.
- Our thoughts of
literary renaissance should always centre themselves and the removal
supertition, meanness, indignity and ignorance.
On Co-Operation:
- The aim of
co-operation is to serve and help others.
- Who do spend
wastefully, without thought. If we carry on our life through co-operative
means, only one eighth of our present expenditure will be incurre. What remains
can be helpful to seven more persons. If the conditions of our nation are not
changed, it is certain that our life will soon come to ruin.The earlier
principle of induvidualism should give place to that of co-operation.
- Man, by virtue of
his reason, has drawn up many plans for social co-operation. These cannot be
executed by an induvidual. Necessarily, there must be help from others.
- If the principle
of co-operation established in a proper manner in our country, then society
will be free from the cares and anxieties of the morrow and will be enabled to
live a lifee of peace, joy and contentment.
On Economics:
- Many crores of
rupees are squandered in this country by way offering gratitude to God and
bribing Him to gain greater and greater wealth.
- It is of equal
importance that people should be freed from social as well as economic evils.
- If I were a king,
even for a short While, I would first of all make a law, imposing the death
sentence for squandering wealth weddings. I will say that the wasting of wealth
is a major disease that affects India.
- Wealth is the
common property of the world. All the people have a right of enjoy it, as their
own. They have a common right to it, as long as they live; So also they have a
responsibility to preserve it.
- Day by day,
mankind is going towards a climate in which people are devoid of the good
traits of decent conduct, honesty and a commitment to fairness. The abolition
of the right to property is the only remedy.
On Socialism/Communism:
- What should be done, If everyone is to have enough food?If none consumes
more than what is needed, then, there will be enough food for all
- Though my aim is
to demand economic equality, I believe that coveting other people's properties is
an act that is worse than economic inequality.Therefore, It is the Government
that should divide equitably by Law.
- A single person
should not have a vast-accumulated position of land. A time will come when land
will be distributed equally to all. If we cannot bring about the time soon we
should remain as path-finders in this.
- Capitalism should
be destroyed at the root, if the cares and worries of the workers are to be put
an end to.
- The aim of
offering succor to poor is only to help to eradicator poverty from society,
and not to create sluggards, by the offer of alms to one here, and another
there.
On Character:
- Fair conduct is
that which gives no pain to anyone.
- Those who are
guilty of misconduct, fraud and knavery, under the guise of public life should
never be spared.
- If a nation is to
prosper, her people should have good character.
- Only during his
student life can conduct easily inculcated in man.
- We should conduct
ourselves with others, in accordance with what we expect of others in this
regard; what we think others should do unto us and what kind of conduct towards
us that we look for from others. That alone is good character.
On Marriage:
- Married couple
should behave to each other like bosom friends. In any matter, the bridegroom
should not have the vnity that he is the husband. The bride also should behave
in such a manner as not to think of herself as her husband's slave and cook.
- Married couple
should not be hasty in bringing forth children. It will be good if children are
born at least three years after the marriage.The terms
`Husband' and `Wife' are inappropriate. They are only companions ad partners.
One does not slave for other. They both have equal status.
- It is enough, if
the man and woman sign and declare at the Register's Office that they have
become companions for life'. Such a wedding on the basis of a mere signature
has more dignity, advantage and independence.
- Marriage does not
concern the wedding couple only. It is linked with the progress of the nation.
On Youth:
- The Youth are like
children. They are captivated by the immediacy of a situation. They are not
aware of what is to come in the future. They are attracted by what is see.
Wherever there are drawn to them, and when these disappear, they simply forget
them.
- Mere enthusiasm,
courage and a sense of sacrifice alone will not do in the youth. The youth can
be of service only when they have capacity to discriminate the good from bad,
the possible from the impossible, and to reflect and ponder dispassionately.
- The period of
youth is a dangerous and a highly inflammable one, and so it should be carefully
safeguarded.
- Young man should be bent upon putting an end
to all the religious and superstitions and fraud.
On Caste:
- If our people do
not consent to bring about reforms in caste, religion, habits and customs, in
what other way can freedom, excellence and self-respect be ushered in?
- In a land of
freedom, can the citizens be SUDRAS? Can there be religions, epics and laws
that consider the citizens untouchables, salves, sinners and menials ? Think
and act !
- The caste-system
that teaches notions of superiority, inferiority, high and low, depending on
birth, should be scotched at the very base.
- The constitution
at present is not conducive to eradication of caste. It deems it as contrary to
fundamental right, at the same time, it also prohibits communal ratio as it
considers it class-hatred. To say that caste can exist but not the privilege on
the basis of caste, is the worst of all deceptions.
On Miscellanea:
- Why should the divine power of God disappear if the image of
God is seen by some? Why should God and temple be defiled if some go there? Why
should God die if some touch His image? Why should God, with the same name and
image, have different powers, according to the places where He is?
- The image of God
in such places as Banares, Puri and Pandaripuram do not 'die' when touched by
anyone. Those who go to these temples offer worship by doing all the ceremonies
themselves. But why do the same-Gods 'die' only in Tamilnadu, if they are
touched? Thus, why do the powers of Gods and their lives, and the reputation of
temples vary from place to place?
- Only he who spends
according to his means, without borrowing, will be a rich man.
- A good family is that
which does not spend beyond its means. Its expenses should be carefully
husbanded. Such a family is a dignified family.
- He who serves by
adopting the principle of being useful to others in this worldly life, and
causes no pain to any one else, does not need a separate religion.
- Character is more indispensable in social life than devotion
to religion. To act as you speak and to speak as you act, is the criterion for
character.
- Religious devotion
is for the individual. Character is for all. There is no loss if there is no
devotion. Everything is lost if there is no character.
- The laborer-employe system should go. The system whereby a worker remains a
wage-earner in a job, instead of being a partner is slavery.
- The duty and the
responsibility of a rationalist is to thoughtfully and promptly carry out his
actions, in fraternal affection, without considering country, language, God,
religion and caste.
- Without any reason
or basis, untouchability has been created as a result of caste. It is foolish
to think of abolishing untouchability, in the face of the continuance of caste.
On Society:
- Helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty.
By extending help to one here and one there in the form of providing food will
not remove poverty.
- Why should there
be high caste and low caste in the country of India, which is said to have
gained independence. Can any one say that things could go on only when there is
high caste in the country? Can it be argued that the high caste Brahmins alone
are people with sterling character.
- If god is the root
cause for our degradation destroy that god. If it is religion destroy it. If it
is Manu Darma, Gita, or any other Mythology (Purana), burn them to ashes. If it
is temple, tank, or festival, boycott them. Finally if it is our politics, come
forward to declare it openly”.
- The word ‘Sudra’
which means ‘Son of prostitute’ should not find a place even in the history
hereafter. We will not allow it to find a place in the dictionary or
encyclopedia.
- Our country would
be considered to have gained independence only when the villagers are
completely rid of god, religion, castes, and blind beliefs. South India is
quite different from the North in many respects. It is a distinct and separate
State of Dravidian race.
- Man is equal to
man. There should not be exploitation. One should help the other. No one should
harm anybody. Generally there should be no room for grievance or complaint from
anybody. Everyone should live and let others to live, with a national
spirit.
Periyar principles are hard to digest,but most required for 20th century modern India.Even UNESCO described him as"The prophet of New age,the Socrates of south east Asia,Father of social reform movement and arch enemy of Ignorance,superstitious,Meaningless custom and base manners. "Greatest philosopher of India.
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e.v.ramasay had said tamil is a "KATTUMIRANDI BAASHAI".. WHY NOT INCLUDE IT? RAMASAMY HAD ALSO TOLD LADIES NOT TO BEAR CHILDREN
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Dnt open your mouth like a drainage and pour what ever you like on periyar..........k come to tamilnadu u know value of periyar........s because ladies bear children only they are becoming slave to male chauvinist like u.......
DeleteRAMASAMY WAS AGAINST INDIAS INDEPENDENCE TOO HE WAS ANTI-FREEDOM PROTESTOR.
ReplyDeleteS all radical viewers wont accept indian freedom as real liberation from social justice......without knowning about him dnt utter lies in my forum...........
DeleteRAMASAMY EXPLOITED THE POOR AND ASKED EVERYONE TO REVOLT AGAINST BRAHMINS BUT HIMSELF WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF RAJAJI...WHAT A BETRAYAL....INNOCENT TAMILIANS WERE WHIPPED OF CASTEIST PASSIONS AND HE CONVENIENTLY USED THEM...HE FINALLY MARRIED MANIYAMMAI..WHICH LED TO THE CREATIO OG D.M.K SO NOT EVEN AN IOTA OF QUALITY TO COMPARE HIMWITH THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER SOCRATES.
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DeleteHe was against Brahmanism only nt against humans there is different between both understand it first then talk...........u dnt need to accept him as mordern Socrates UN its self awarded him stating him as modern Socrates........i think ur are male chauvinist and anti-social element.......who like to destroy social justice in tamilnadu.....
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PERIYAR IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL RATIONALIST OF THE 20TH CENTURY.BRAHMANISM IS THE THREAT WITHIN THE COUNTRY.It is better to accept the Britishers as good people than the BRAHMINs who are like leeches.
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