Tag: Periyar

Episode 20: Periyar: The Life and Times of an Iconoclast: In conversation with A. R. Venkatachalapathy and Karthick Ram Manoharan

Nov 30, 2025

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Rishvanth Reddy Mucheli

in Podcast, Tamil Nadu, Uncategorized

Why is Periyar E.V. Ramasamy Naicker, who passed away over half a century ago, still a controversial yet unavoidable and crucial figure in Tamil Nadu? While this year marks 100 years of the Self-Respect Movement, initiated by Periyar, he was also labelled anti-national, anti-Hindu, anti-Brahmin, and anti-Dalit, generating extreme hate and accusations. Who was Periyar?…
Episode 18: The Dravidian Pathway: How the DMK Redefined Power and Identity in South India- In Conversation with Vignesh Rajahmani

Oct 26, 2025

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Rishvanth Reddy Mucheli

in Podcast, Tamil Nadu

How did a transformative socio-cultural movement become an electorally successful political force? To answer this question, we have with us Vignesh Rajahmani. In his book, ‘The Dravidian Pathway’, he illustrates how the Dravidian movement transformed into an electorally viable political party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). We also explore the ideas of the Dravidian-Tamil ethos,…