Periyar E. V. Ramasamy: Quotes about people

“It is absurd to quote religion or God or religious doctrines to render the people as lowest castes.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 511.
Untouchability

God , People , Religion , Quotes

“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
Reform

Life , People , Way

“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

People

“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

citation needed
Marriage

Life , Marriage , People , Pleasure

“I want to say a word to the Brahmins, “In the name of God, religion, sastras you have duped us. We were the ruling people. Stop this life of cheating us from this year. Give room for rationalism and humanism.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, pp. 518 & 519.
Rationalism

Life , God , People , Religion

“I want the Brahmins to realize that the Dravidian people today are very much hating those who cunningly cheated them with absurdities. They are now aware of the particular community making a living by spreading the foolishness. People have begun to hate god, religion, caste, mythologies (puranas) and so on.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 517.
Brahminism

God , Hate , People , Religion

“It is an irony that the religious discourses which were intended to Kindle piety and religiosity in all listeners produced the opposite effect on Ramasami. As he grew up, he became convinced that some people used religion only as a mask to deceive innocent people. That was why he took it as one of the duties in his life to warn people against superstitious and priests.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Mr M.D. Gopalakrishnan, in” Rationalist /Social Reformer/”.
About Periyar

Life , Religion , People

“As long as we give room for domination and the dominators, there will be worries and worried people. Poverty and pestilence will live eternally in the country”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Quoted in “Collected works of Periyar E.V.R.”, p. 54.
Society

People , Country

“Capitalists control the machineries. 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”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Quoted in “Collected works of Periyar E.V.R.” p. 511.
Rationalism

Life , People , Peace , Way

“There should be no differentiation amongst the people. All should be treated as equals. On this basis the Brahmin must give up his false prestige. In the interest of the society. I say that the blind beliefs should be given up. If the newspapers “Hindu” and the “Swadesamitran” carry on false propaganda that I am communal, I am not responsible for that.””

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 518.
Society

People , Communication , Falseness

“Thirkukkural was written to show a good path to the people to create values in life and to develop a good order in the society.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 506.
Thirukkural

Life , People

“Brahmins cannot hope to claim a high and superior status forever. Times are changing. They have to come down. Then only they could survive with dignity. Otherwise they will one day be forfeiting their high status. It will not be by force. It will be just laws of the land and the people.”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Veeramani, Collected Works of Periyar, p. 516.
Brahminism

People , Law , Hope , Change

“If you ask a Christian or a Moslem about their God, they say their God is good and benevolent. They say their God has no physical form. Why don’t you people have such a God?”

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Source: Viduthalai – 25-12-1958)(also https://myvoice.opindia.com/2021/09/why-ev-ramasamy-doesnt-deserve-to-be-celebrated/

God , People