The Pioneering Dravidian Movement: Transformation in Tamil Nadu

Abstract

In Indian history, the nineteenth century was a bright period that has typically been referred to as a time of reawakening. In many facets of national life, it brought about drastic transformations. In India, people’s social lives underwent a tremendous upheaval during the beginning of the twentieth century. A significant effort had been made to eliminate the long-standing problems and irregularities that pervaded society and the transformation had been felt throughout the length and breadth of the subcontinent for a number of reasons. As the Self-Respect Movement approaches its centennial, it is clear that the Justice Party and Dravidian movement have infiltrated every aspect of society and every individual in Tamil Nadu. Thus, the main intention of the present paper is to examine Periyar’s ideologies and trace the circumstances that led to the formation of the Justice Party in Tamil Nadu. It also made an attempt to analyze the social transformation and its impacts. For this study, analytical and interpretive methodologies were used.