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PERIYAR 1000QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS(All about Periyar E.V.Ramasamy)Compiled by: Dr. K.VeeramaniTranslated by: Prof. S.F.N. ChelliahPages : 240 (1/8 Demmy)Donation (Minimum) : Rs.50/First Edition : 2013Published byDravidar Kazhagam‘Periyar Thidal’. No. 84/1(50), E.V.K. Sampath Road,Vepery, Chennai - 600 007, Tamil Nadu - IndiaTel: 91-44-26618161Fax: 91-44-26618866Printed by‘Viduthalai’ Offset Printers,84/1(50), E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Chennai - 7Available atPeriyar Book House 84/1(50), PeriyarE.V.K. Sampath Salai, Vepery, CHENNAI - 7. : 91-44-26618162Maligai, Puthur, TRICHY - 17. : 91-431-2771815Website: www.dravidianbookhouse.comISBN : 978-93-80972-96-1
Unlike world's other thinkers, Thanthai Periyar was an original thinker.The enrichment of his thoughts is the seed of social development anda weapon for social revolution.In addition to this; his rationalistic thoughts are totally based on scientificthinking. That is why we feel proud of calling him a 'rare social scientist'What is Science?And who is a Scientist?What is scientific temperament?Even the teachers of science, do not seem to know the real meaning of science.They only know that science is a 'subject', 'a study' nothing moreWe are puzzled why they are not interested to know or to understand the realmeaning of science and to teach the studentsScience is not a subject like history or Civics. It is an evolutionary process. Thereis no end to this process. It is a continuation. This is the basic difference betweenthe historical facts and scientific truths.'Alexander came with his army and defeated the king Porus'. This is a historicalfact. This historical fact remains unchanged. But the scientific truth will not remainthe same. It is a continuous process. There is no finality. This scientific process willnever hesitate to replace the old by the new concepts and findingsWe can see in the field of research that a hypothesis will exist unchangeduntil new source materials arrive. If the new one comes, the old one disappearsThough the theory of 'Centre of Gravity' was Isaac Newton's, it wasconfirmed and established by the researches of Mathematicians.Before the advent of the theory of Evolution of Charles Darwin, there existedLamarckian theory and Scientists believed and accepted it.But in course of time, Lamarckian theory lost its hold and was invalidated.On the contrary Darwinian Theory of Evolution occupied the minds of thepeople. And today we find the next stage of development of Darwinism, i.e thedevelopment of the theory of Genes and Chromosomes
ivFOREWORDDevelopment is taking place in every department of science as in Newton'stheory of Centre of Gravity', and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.No more explanation is needed here. Thanthai Periyar said, 'Today youcall me a revolutionary; but after a couple of centuries, a stage may come tocall me 'a backward thinking man'.What a splendid person he was!This foresightedness of Thanthai Periyar clearly indicates his scientificapproach to everythingKnowledge and science have no boundaries! Thoughts expressed bythe people who thought on the basis of science would be a shock to thesociety in the beginning. They had to face the tempest of opposition. Thenthe opposition slowly raged itself out. After the rage out of opposition theinfluence and success of their ideologies would enhance.As Karl Marx said, 'change is alone unchangeable. Periyar said, 'I have nolove for anything. But I love knowledge, I love development, and progress, Ilove humanity'The doors of development are opened only because of man's rationalisticthinking. The donkey is kicking with its back legs for so many centuries. Is thereany change in the kicking of donkey? The barbarian was armed with bow andarrow, but now man is carrying AK47-Automatic Machine Guns! Can anyonedeny this? The development of weapons like rockets is not an ordinary processThanthai Periyar has expressed the above idea only with this viewIf you want progress and development you must put the questions 'Why,How, By Whom, Which' often and often. Putting these questions quite often,knowing the reasons and answers and then coming to a clear understandingalone will help us to be scientificKeeping this background in mind, go through the 'new world' thoughtsof Thanthai Periyar and have a deep study. Like a calm and clean stream ofwater, it will reveal truthsThat is why the world is getting ready to honour the 'brain' of ThanthaiPeriyar. 'Vast world experience' and 'the affairs of day to day life' - are thebooks, Periyar had studiedPeriyar knew the human nature very well; so with his conviction he stoodfirmly. He never cared for opposition, the mockery or insult inflicted on him'
FOREWORDvPeople believed that non-formal education will lead to ignorance andilliteracy and that the intelligent people who had college and universityeducation would invent new things. Thanthai Periyar had invalidated thisconcept throughout his life.As Dr. B.R. Ambedkar observed they are only learned; but not intellectualswho spoke for humanity at largePeriyar was much worried about the self-respect of human beings. Dignity,equality and equal rights of human beings were his goal. Periyar stood likea volcano, like a tempest, like a cyclone, to break the barriers to achieve hisgoal. This is the way of his life.Self-respect, honour, dignity, and rationalistic thinking are precious giftsfrom Periyar to humanity. This noble leader who lived for the sake of othersleft his own property and the wealth he received from the public to the peoplethemselves.The younger generation must know the philosophy of Periyar, the horribleincidents that he faced in his life, his public service, his tour to spread his ideologyand follow his foot steps. It is just like taking medicines; why we take medicine,Is it to satisfy the inventor or doctor and medicine sellers? No, Just for our healthand cure. So also to consense Periyar and follow him is to reform ourselvesWith this aim the book 'All about Periyar - 1000 Questions and Answers'is released as a compilationLearned scholars of Periyarism have taken much care and enthusiasm tocomplete this work. Not only Dravidar Kazhagam but the entire humanitywill be grateful to themA lecture delivered by Periyar in 1942 called ‘The World to Come’ and thelife sketch of Thanthai Periyar are also annexed to this compilationSteps have been taken to publish this rare book in Hindi and in many otherlanguages. It is a very good weapon of knowledge to see the 21st century asPeriyar's century.Learn this carefullyWithout errors, and doubts,Then follow the foot steps ofThanthai Periyar!Date: 14.01.2013K. VEERAMANIPresident,Dravidar Kazhagam.
A Note fromthe TranslatorNo doubt, this compilation is very exhaustive inspecific details and accurate informations oneverything about Periyar. The multiple choice methodis both absorbing and interesting. For those who wantto have a detailed thorough knowledge of Periyar’spublic and private life, his achievements and struggles,the compliments and accusations he received are allchronologically and topicwise classified. The 9 chapterscraftily assigned, have an academic structure to educatethe reader, whether literate or illiterate. This is surely avery useful and purposeful attempt on the biographicalsketch of Periyar sufficiently highlighting his struggles,achievements, performances and public recognition.I strongly recommend this book for an authenticenlightenment on Periyar’s greatnessProf. S.F.N.Chelliah
A Note ofAppreciationIwhole heartily congratulate our scholars who havecompiled this volume of questions and answers aboutThanthai Periyar. It is true, it is a marvellous work! Thosewho read this book, certainly will come to know thehistory of Madras Presidency, especially the history ofthe Non-Brahmin movement. Moreover this book givesenormous source materials to the researchers of DravidianMovementAs our beloved leader Dr. K. Veeramani said, “thescholars have taken much care and enthusiasm to completethis work. Not only Dravidar kazhagam, but the entirehumanity will be grateful to them”. And Dr. S.F.N. Chelliahdeserves congratulations for this wonderful translation. Iappeal to the Vice-Chancellors of Tamil Nadu universitiesto recommend this compilation which contains accurateand authentic information, to their students as a text bookErode,14.01.2013.Dr. P. Kalimuthu
viii1PERIYAR 1000 questions & answersHIS FAMILY AND HIS OWN HISTORY . 1Prof. P.Subramanian, M.Sc., M.Ed.,2VAIKOM - CHERANMADEVI – KANCHIPURAM. 22Dr. P.Rajadurai, M.A., Ph.D3PERIYAR AND PUBLIC LIFE . 44Prof. N.Srinivasan, M.A, M.Phil.,4THE ADVENT OF SELF-RESPECT MOVEMENTITSEVOLUTION 1925 - 1931 . 59S.Arivukkarasu, M.A., M.Phil.,5PHILOSOPHY, THOUGHTS AND OBJECTIVES. 84Prof. G.V.K.Aasaan, M.A., B.L.6LITERATURE . 111Prof. N.Vetrialagan, M.A., B.Ed.,7PARTY STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS . 130Durai.Chakravarthi, M.A.8THE CONTEMPORARIES . 146Prof. A.Iraiyan, B.A., B.T.9PHOTO INFORMATIONS. 164Poet Kali.Poongunran10ANNEXURE -I . 189
CHAPTER - IHIS FAMILY AND HIS OWNHISTORY Prof P. Subramanian M.Sc., M.Ed.,1)Periyar was born on 17th September, in the year?a) 1869b) 1879c) 1901d) 18852)The name of Periyar’s father isa) Krishnasamy Naickerc) Venkatta Naickerb) Venkatappa Naickerd) Ramasamy Naicker3)The name of Periyar’s mother isa) Chinna Thayammalb) Kannammalc) Ponnuthayammald) Nallammal4)If you mention ‘Naicker’ in Erode in 1880s it would denoteonlya) Krishnasamy Naickerb) Venkatappa Naickerc) Velu Naickerd) Ramasamy Naicker
25)PERIYAR 1000 questions & answersThe order of Periyar among the children of his parents isa) Firstc) Seventh6)The city that takes the pride of Periyar having been born in isa) Tiruchirappallic) Erode7)b) Secondd) Tenthb) Vaikomd) DharmapuriAs Ramasamy was given in his tender age adoption to hisfather’s aunt, he grewa) Uncontrollableb) Very quietlyc) Grew independently with his own original thinkingd) Showing a lot of interest in studies8)The number of years Periyar spent in schooling isa) 5 yearsc) 8 years9)When Periyar was a small boy, his father was engaged ina) Agriculturec) Teaching10)b) 10 yearsd) Intermediateb) Stone workerd) CommerceThe reason for Venkata Naicker becoming wealthy after havingsuffered in poverty wasa) Receiving properties from his mother-in-lawb) Hard work and his wife’s supportc) He found a treasure on breaking stones in the fieldd) He received huge amount from the Britishers for havingbeen loyal to them11)The milk consumed by Periyar in his childhooda) Cow's Milkc) Goat's Milk12)b) Mother's Milkd) Buffalo's MilkThe most favourite child for his parents wasa) E.V.Ramasamyc) E.V.Krishnasamyb) E.V.Kannammald) E.V.Ponnuthai
Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani313)The reason for Periyar being chained in both his legs when hewas ten years olda) Playing at the top of treesb) Mixing up with the untouchables and eating theireatablesc) Running away from the town quite oftend) Not showing due respect to the elders and his teachers14)The Explanation Periyar offered when the board was made tofall on Ramanath Iyer’s head, so that he could teach a lessonfor his oft-quoted ‘fate’ for any happening wasa) Sorry. I knocked it by mistakeb) This is also your fatec) I did not knock it, it fell because of the windd) It fell because the supporting rod was broken15)Periyar’s age when he married Nagammai wasa) 19b) 15c) 24d) 21Nagammai’s age when she married Periyar wasa) 18b) 17c) 13d) 1916)17)The device which Periyar used to stop his wife from going tothe temple wasa) Fightingb) Setting rogues to threaten herc) Taking her to public meetingsd) Did none of these18)The two principles of Periyar’s wife Nagammai, pointed outby Samy Chithambaranar area) Fasting and serving the husband in all his needsb) Supporting Periyar in all his endeavoursc) Feeding the Brahmins and conducting religiousdiscoursesd) Doing service to the father-in-law and mother-in-law,and doing the household chores19)When Periyar renounced and went to Benares he wasa) 24b) 26c) 25d) 23
4PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers20)The reason for the two Brahmins, who were accompanyingPeriyar to Benares, but leaving him later wasa) They went to their relative’s housesb) They went to the temples as they knew religious prayers(manthras)c) Only the Brahmins were fed in all the innsd) They did not tolerate Periyar’s stubbornness21)Periyar went to Benares with a hope that he would find lifeperfect and neat. He founda) Benares was a holy placeb) Benares was perfect and neatc) Benares was full of people of good conduct and honestyd) Benares was filled with wickedness and prostitution22)Periyar was from a wealthy family. But he was so helpless,looking for food from cast away leaves. This was becausea) He had distributed all his wealthb) He gave up his family orthodoxyc) He lived the life of a mendicantd) He was driven out by the family23)Periyar staunchly denied god, but he continued to be the headof several Devasthanams (religious organisations.) It wasbecausea) He worshipped god in secretb) He was afraid of offending godc) He accepted it on the insistence of his fatherd) He received good income from it24)The year in which Periyar’s father died wasa) 1911b) 1912c) 191925)d) 1949An apt illustration for Periyar’s human benevolence isa) He founded hospitals in many townsb) He respected even the devoteesc) He constructed good , many drinking water centresthrough his followersd) When a lot of people died due to the disease Blake,Periyar carried many of the dead bodies on his shouldersto be buried
Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani526)What was the social status of Periyar when he was electedChairman of Erode Municipality?a) He was in office of about 29 service organisationsb) He was an ordinary citizenc) He was the owner of a thousand acre landd) He was a labourer in breaking stones in utter poverty27)The year in which Periyar was the Chairman of ErodeMunicipality wasa) 1905b) 1910c) 1919d) 192528)When Periyar was the Chairman of Erode Municipality,Rajagopalachari was the Chairman of Salem Muncipality.Quite impressed with Periyar’s administrative acumen,Rajagopalachari requested Periyar for a favour. It wasa) Periyar himself should be the Chairman also for Salemb) A request to lend the services of his Sanitary Inspector toSalem Municipalityc) A request to transfer the Administrative Manager ofErode Municipality to Salem Municipalityd) A request to Periyar that he himself should personallysupervise the administrative reforms in Salem29)The title recommended Periyar when he was the Chairman ofErode Municipalitya) Rao Bahadurb) Rao Sahebc) Doctord) Sir30)The total number of workers in the Madras State Income TaxOffice, when Periyar was its member wasa) 15b) 7c) 9d) 331)The food that Periyar offered to Singampatti Zamindar in hishonour when he visited Erode wasa) Non-Vegetarianb) High class Vegetarianc) Ordinary hotel foodd) Ordinary food prepared at home
6PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers32)An incident at home that deeply affected Periyar wasa) Offerings to the Brahminsb) Discoursesc) Caste distinctionsd) His niece's widowhood at a tender age33)Periyar is a person who proclaimed that women are notinferior to men. Based on this, he conducted a remarriage ofa widow in 1909. She wasa) His sisterb) His sister’s daughterc) His daughterd) His brother’s daughter34)How many children were born to Periyar who propagatedfamily planning and Nagammai?a)13b) Nonec) A girl baby was born but died in five monthsd) 2 boys and one girl35)Periyar complimented on Nagammai that she lived and desiredto live, not for her sake but for his sake. She died ina) 1933b) 1961c) 1947d) 195236)Which magazine in Singapore published the self respect callof Nagammai in Malaysia?a) Ina Murasub) Munnetramc) Kaalaikathird) Thamizh Murasu37)The decision that Periyar took at the demise of Nagammai wasa) Denouncing the worldly lifeb) He felt he had become an orphanc) He felt he had now more time to spend in public serviced) He decided not to participate in Mangala (Happy)occasions, as he had become a widower38)Defying the 144 Preventive Act, Periyar conducted a Christianmarriage, the very next day of Nagammai’s death. It was ina) Thanjavurb) Salemc) Tiruchirappallid) Karaikudi
Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani739)The Venkata Naicker Charity Hospital that is functioning eventoday was started bya) Chinnathai Ammalb) Venkata Naickerc) Krishnasamy Naickerd) E.V.Ramasamy Naicker40)When Chinnathai, mother of Periyar died, she wasa) 95b) 60c) 90d) 8541)The title offered to E.V.Ramasamy in 1938, at the Women’sConference in Chennai wasa) Vaikom Herob) Periyarc) Lion of Eroded) Venthadi Vendar (while bearded king)42)The magazine in which Thiru.Vi.Ka. wrote about Periyar wasa) Kudi Arasub) Dravidanc) Navasakthid) Navamani43)The address made as a result of the meeting of the three great:Periyar, Muhamad Ali Jinnah and Ambedkar in Bombay in08.01.1940 was ona) Hindu Muslim Unityb) Eradication of caste differencesc) The division of the nationd) Destroying god44)The name that Periyar suggested to be given to India, whenGandhi died wasa) Hindu Desamb) Mahatma Desamc) Gandhi Desamd) Ahimsai (Non-violence) Desam45)Between 1934 and 1959, for a period of 25 years Periyar neverfailed to attend the function he had agreed to participate. Buthe could not attend only one function. It was becausea) He was ill, admitted in a hospitalb) His wife diedc) His car was damagedd) The police did not permit him
846)PERIYAR 1000 questions & answersThe day Periyar was rumored to have been shot dead wasa) 14-7-1949c) 31-10-198447)The real name of Maniammai who was later named ArasialMani (Political Mani) wasa) Shanthimathic) Banumathi48)b) 5-8-1961d) 30-1-1948b) Gandhimathid) ChandramathiThe reason for Periyar marrying Maniammai at 70 wasa) To beget heirsb) To enjoy conjugal pleasuresc) To look after him at old aged) An arrangement to legally safeguard the movement andits properties49)After listening to Periyar’s speech on equality and communism,a person in the gathering asked Periyar what he had to say ifhe (that person) wanted to marry Periyar’s wife Nagammai.At thisa) Periyar was agitatedb) Periyar replied that she was to be askedc) Periyar set rowdies on him and beat him upd) He expressed disagreement50)It was said, “He is the public property for the Tamils. He shouldnot be deserted like a public property, but everyone shouldpreserve him as his own property.” This wasa) On Arignar Anna by Periyarb) Maniammai about Periyarc) Kamaraj about Periyard) Periyar about Nagammai51)The lady who protected Periyar with maternal love and lookedafter his health till he died at 95 wasa) Nagammaic) Maniammaib) Chinnathaid) Kannammal
Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani952)The country to which Periyar travelled along with Maniammaito participate in the World Buddhist Conference isa) Russiab) Burmac) Chinad) Singapore53)The person who succeeded Periyar immediately after his deathto lead Periyar’s movement wasa) Kuthoosi Gurusamyb) Annaduraic) K.Veeramanid) Maniammai54)The day on which 'Ravanaleela' was conducted in Chennaiunder the leadership of Maniammai wasa) 10-8-1971b) 5-6-1944c) 6-8-1998d) 25-12-197455)The day on which Maniammai, who spearheaded the Selfrespect Movement started by Periyar, died wasa) 16-3-1978b)
A lecture delivered by Periyar in 1942 called ‘Th e World to Come’ and the life sketch of Th anthai Periyar are also annexed to this compilation Steps have been taken to publish this rare book in Hindi and in many other languages. It is a very good weapon of knowledge to see the 21st century as Periyar's century. Learn this carefully
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