Periyar: The Political Biography of E.V. Ramasamy

By Bala Jeyaraman

Visionary, rationalist, atheist, activist, social reformer, writer, doyen of Tamil politics, Father of the Dravidian Movement-E.V. Ramasamy, a.k.a. Periyar, was a man who donned many hats during his long and eventful political sojourn of nearly sixty years. Both intensely admired and hated, he fought, among other things, for abolishing the caste system and the emancipation of women. A political firebrand, he believed passionately and wholeheartedly in the ideals he upheld; through his actions, h

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8129123851
• ISBN13: 9788129123855
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"