Periyar E. V. Ramasamy: Doing

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy was Tamil politician and social reformer. Explore interesting quotes on doing.

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy: 94 quotes23 likes

“The number of those who do selfless public service and those who serve without expecting any return, should increase. Their sterling qualities should show the way to the people at large. Their life would be a model to show how man should conduct himself in public life.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Quote in Life History Of E.V.Ramasamy, Priyar Center http://www.periyarcentre.in/abtperiyar.html <br class="br">Reform

“There is no Brahmin or Sudra (Backard Caste) or Pariah (the Untouchables) in England. In Russia you do not have Varnasrama (Casteism) dharma or fate.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 486.
Untouchability

“People are talking high of Thiruvalluvar. But in practice they do not respect his teachings. They act against him and disregard him.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 505.
Thirukkural

“What for is marriage? It is to unite a man and a woman to enjoy a natural life with happiness. It is to find solace after hard work. Most of the people do not realize that marriages are for sharing pleasures of the wedded life.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

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Marriage

“We do not need to explain how the Aryans entered and settled in the Dravidian country (tira¯vit»a na¯» t»u), and subjugated and oppressed the Dravidians. Nor do we need to explain how before the Aryans entered the Dravidian country, the Dravidian country had a civilization and arts of the highest rank.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Periyar in Periyar & Pseudohistory Thanthai Periyar EVR http://www.thanthaiperiyar.org/special-pages/pseudohistory/ a pseudohistorical propaganda. <br class="br">Aryanism

“I am accused of ruining the world. What is it I am going to gain by ruining the world? I do not understand what the Brahmin devotees actually feel. Will anyone carry on propaganda to ruin the world? I hope they would soon think with reason.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Brahminism

“We see morality in speeches and writings. We do not find it in practice. We are having different regulations for the males and the females. Our code of conduct is unfair to women. Child marriage is abolished. If there is right to divorce, right for widows to remarry and if women are now given certain rights, we will not see prostitution in the country. It will gradually disappear.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 512.
Marriage