E V Ramasamy Periyar

E V Ramasamy Periyar

• The Self Respect Movement
• a political party, Dravidar Kazhagam (DK)
• He advocated major social reforms, including equality for women in society, and supporting birth control for women for their health and well-being.

South Indian Liberal Federation (Justice Party)-1917

• Sir Pitti Theagaraya Chetty, Dr T M Nair, and Dr C Natesa Mudaliar
• anti-Brahminism
• Government of India Act, 1919: Won the first legislative council elections

1938

• The Justice Party and Self-Respect Movement came together
• Dravidar Kazhagam

1949

• Annadurai split from Periyar

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

• C N Annadurai 

 Linguistic Provinces Commission (S K Dhar Commission) -1948

 

1952

• The freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu died at the end of a 56-day hunger strike undertaken to demand a separate Telugu state.

1953: States Reorganisation Commission (SRC)

• Justice Fazl Ali, historian K M Panikkar, and parliamentarian H N Kunzru.

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956

• created the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Mysore, and Kerala 

Source: The Indian Express