Periyar, Indian social activist and politician (died 1973)

Periyar

Indian social activist and politician (1879–1973)

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, commonly known as Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered an important figure in the formation of Dravidian politics.