Aayushi BansalAIR 7 · CSE 2024 · 139 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Dravidian movement is a social movement based on ethnicity of separate Dravidian identity, aiming for empowerment. It was led by EV Ramaswami Naicker (Periyar) against the Aryan domination of both Brahmins and North Indians. Periyar even challenged the Gandhian and Nehruvian nationalism as upper caste movement. He led Self Respect Movement.
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Causes
1.) Brahminic hegemony in public services and politics despite constituting <5% of population.
2.) Despite economic rise of middle castes, they remained ritually low.
3.) A quest for equality, political economic empomerment.
Implications
1.) Periyar conducted non Brahmin, non priest marriages.
2.) Emergence of caste based political parties like Justice Party and later DMK, AIADMK.
3.) Emergence of powerful intermediary caste.
Close · a summary
Though there was a transitory demand of separate nation of Dravidnadu, Indian nation accomodated legitimate demands resulting in ourall unity and an overall decline of separation.