What is the caste of MG Ramachandran?
Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in the Malayali family of Melakkath Gopalan Menon, a Palakkad Mannadiyar Nair and Maruthur Satyabhama, a Vadavannur Vellalar from Palakkad, in the modern-day state of Kerala. Gopalan Menon died when Ramachandran was just two and a half years old.
Is AIADMK anti Brahmin?
In fact it is considered that Dravidian politics developed into an inclusive Tamil nationalism since it associated the Dravidian community with the non-Sanskritic Tamil language and cultural tradition. The AIADMK however, never adopted the anti-Brahminism of the DK and DMK and did not have a strict ideology.
What was the caste of Karunanidhi?
In his own writings Karunanidhi said that his family were of the Devadasi (renamed as Isai Vellalar) caste, a small community that traditionally played musical instruments at ceremonial occasions; however his political rival M. G. Ramachandran and some observers contested that and said that he was of Telugu ancestry.
Who started non Brahmin movement in Tamilnadu?
In 1909, two lawyers, P. Subrahmanyam and M. Purushotham Naidu, announced plans to establish an organisation named “The Madras Non-Brahmin Association” and recruit a thousand non-Brahmin members before October 1909.
Are iyengars Brahmins?
Iyengars are a sub-sect of the Hindu Brahmin community and are worshippers of Lord Vishnu. The main difference between Vadakalai and Thenkalai sects of the Iyengar community is the language in which their prayer books are written.
Is DMK socialist?
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( transl. Dravidian Progressive Federation, DMK) is a social-democratic and Dravidianist political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry.
Who is the father of Dravidian movement?
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the ‘Father of the Dravidian movement’.
Who formed DMK?
C. N. Annadurai
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/Founder
Since the 2021 state election, it has been the ruling party of Tamil Nadu. The DMK was founded in 1949 by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam (also known as Justice Party until 1944), which was headed by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.
Who is Senguntha mudaliyar?
Sengunthar ([sɛŋkʊnʈɻ]), also known as the Kaikolar and Senguntha Mudaliyar is a Tamil caste commonly found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and also in some other parts of South India and Jaffna, Sri Lanka. They are traditionally weavers by occupation and warriors by ancient heritage.