LIFE HISTORY OF PERIYAR

• BORN AT ERODE IN 1879
• MARRIED NAGAMMAL IN 1898
• ENTERED INTO PUBLIC LIFE IN 1905
• CHAIRMAN OF ERODE MUNICIPALITY
• P.VARADHARAJULU AND C.RAJAGOPALACHARI PERSUADED PERIYAR TO JOIN CONGRESS AND FROM NOW HE WAS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS PARTY IN 1919.
• PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR WAS 1ST CONCEIVED BY PERIYAR IN 1921.
• PRESIDENT OF TAMILNADU CONGRESS COMMITTEE IN 1922.
• VAIKOM SATYAGRAHA IN 1924.
• DISCRIMINATION WAS SHOWN BY V.V.S .IYER AT NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL HOSTEL AT CHERANMAADHEVI NEAR TIRUNELVELI IN 1924.
• KUDI ARASU A TAMIL WEEKLY WAS PUBLISHED IN 1925.
• PERIYAR FOUNDED THE SELF-RESPECT MOVEMENT IN 1925 AFTER HIS EXIT FROM CONGRESS PARTY.
• WITH THE ACTIVE SUPPORT OF PERIYAR,S.MUTHAIYA (MUDALIAR),A MINISTER IN P.SUBBARAYAN’S INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTED THE COMMUNAL RESERVATION SCHEME OF THE JUSTICE PARTY IN 1928.
• PERIYAR PUBLISHED AN ENGLISH MAGAZINE UNDER THE TITLE “ REVOLT “ ON 07-11-1928.
• 1ST PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE OF SELF RESPECT MOVEMENT WAS ORGANISED BY PERIAR AT CHENGALPATTU IN 1929.W.P.A.SOUNDARA PANDIAN PRESIDED THIS CONFERENCE
• SELF RESPECT MARRIAGE WAS STARTED IN 1929.
• 1ST FOREIGN JOURNEY TO MALAYA IN 1929.
• PUBLISHED HIS BOOK “ FAMILY PLANNING “ IN 1930.
• 2ND PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE OF SR MOVEMENT WAS CONVENED BY PERIYAR UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OFM.R.JAYAKAR FROM PUNE IN 1930.
• IN 1932,PERIYAR ADDRESSED A HUGE LABOURS PUBLIC MEETING IN ENGLAND.
• NAGAMMAL,A WIFE OF PERIYAR PASSED AWAY IN MAY 11,1937.
• AFTER THE BAN OF KUDI ARASU IN 1933, “PURATCHI” A MAGAZINE WAS PUBLISHED.
• BROUGHT OUT THE TAMIL WEEKLY “ PAGUTHARIVU “ ON 1934.
• “ VIDUTHALAI “ A TAMIL DAILY NEWSPAPER WAS PUBLISHED IN 1935.
• A SEPARATE STATE FOR TAMILS WAS 1ST ANNOUNCED AT TAMIL CONFERENCE HELD IN TIRUCHIRAPALLI IN 1937.
• “ THE WORLD TO COME “ A BOOK PUBLISHED BY HIM IN 1938 VISUALISED MANY SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE TEST TUBE BABY WHICH IS NOW A REALITY.
• THE TITLE “ PERIYAR “ WAS CONFERRED ON HIM BY TAMILNADU WOMEN CONFERENCE HELD IN MADRAS ON 13-11-1938 UNDER THE PRESIDENTSHIP OF NEELAMBIGAI AMMAIYAAR DAUGHTER OF MARAIMALAI ADIGAL,A VETERAN TAMIL SCHOLAR.
• THE NAME OF THE JUSTICE PARTY WAS CHANGED AS “ DRAVIDAR KAZHAGAM “ IN 27-08-1944.
• ON 11-05-1946,THE FAMOUS “BLACK SHIRTS CONFERENCE” WAS HELD ON THE SANDS OF VAIGAI RIVER IN MADURAI
• DRAVIDA NADU SEPERATION CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT A MOFUSSIL TOWN IN CUDDALORE ON 14-09-1947.
• THE BLACKSHIRTS VOLUNTEER CORPS WAS BANNED IN 1948.
• THE SECOND ANTIHINDI AGITATION STARTED AT KUMBAKONAM ON 10-08-1948.
• PERIYAR WAS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO IMPRISONMENT FOR THE PUBLICATION OF HIS BOOK “ PONMOZHIGAL”.
• PERIYAR CONVENED THE CONFERENCE ON BUDDHISM AT ERODE IN 1954.
• THE MEETING BETWEEN PERIYAR AND VINOBA BHAVE,THE FOUNDER LEADER OF “LAND DONATION MOVEMENT” TOOK PLACE AT TIRCHIRAPALLI.
• THE TAMIL BI-MONTHLY “ UNMAI “ WAS STARTED AT TIRUCHIRAPALLI BY PERIYAR ON 1970.
• PERIYAR INAUGURATED THE ENGLISH MONTHLY,THE “ MODERN RATIONALIST “ IN 1970.
• AT T.NAGAR CHENNAI PERIYAR DELIVERED HIS LAST IMMORTAL SPEECH IN DECEMBER 19, 1973.
• PERIYAR DIED ON 24,DECEMBER 1973.