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உயர் எண்ணங்கள்: Uyar Ennangal
1. பகுத்தறிவு 2. பகுத்தறிவு - II 3. பகுத்தறிவுவாதியின் கொள்கை 4. கடவுள் 5. கடவுள் - II 6. கடவுள் - III 7. கடவுள் பக்தி 8. கடவுள் - IV 9. மதம் 10. மதம் - II 11. ஹிந்து மதம் 12. நமது இலக்கியம் 13. பக்தி 14. பக்தி -II 15. சாதி ஒழியவேண்டும் 16. தர்மம் 17. சமதர்மம்
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Published October 25, 2018
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Periyar
177 books167 followersErode Venkatappa Ramasamy (E.V. Ramasamy), commonly known as Periyar (பெரியார்), also referred to as Thandhai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.
Periyar spent over fifty years giving speeches, propagating the realisation that everyone is an equal citizen and the differences on the basis of caste and creed were man-made to keep the innocent and ignorant as underdogs in the society. Although Periyar's speeches were targeted towards the illiterate and more mundane masses, scores of educated people were also swayed. Periyar viewed reasoning as a special tool. According to him, all were blessed with this tool, but very few used it. Thus Periyar used reasoning with respect to subjects of social interest in his presentations to his audiences. Communal differences in Tamil society were considered by many to be deep-rooted features until Periyar came to the scene.
The bedrock of E.V. Ramasamy’s principles and the movements that he started was rationalism. He thought that an insignificant minority in society was exploiting the majority and trying to keep it in a subordinate position forever. He wanted the exploited to sit up and think about their position, and use their reason to realise that they were being exploited by a handful of people. In a message to the Brahmin community, Periyar stated, "in the name of god, religion, and sastras you have duped us. We were the ruling people. Stop this life of cheating us from this year. Give room for rationalism and humanism". He added that "any opposition not based on rationalism, science, or experience will one day or another, reveal the fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies".
Periyar's philosophy of self-respect was based on his image of an ideal world and a universally accepted one. His philosophy preaches that human actions should be based on rational thinking. Further, the outcome of the natural instinct of human beings is to examine every object and every action and even nature with a spirit of inquiry, and to refuse to submit to anything irrational as equivalent to slavery. Thus, the philosophy of self-respect taught that human actions should be guided by reason, right and wrong should follow from rational thinking and conclusions drawn from reason should be respected under all circumstances. Freedom means respect to thoughts and actions considered right by human beings on the basis of reason. There is not much difference between freedom and self-respect.
Periyar spent over fifty years giving speeches, propagating the realisation that everyone is an equal citizen and the differences on the basis of caste and creed were man-made to keep the innocent and ignorant as underdogs in the society. Although Periyar's speeches were targeted towards the illiterate and more mundane masses, scores of educated people were also swayed. Periyar viewed reasoning as a special tool. According to him, all were blessed with this tool, but very few used it. Thus Periyar used reasoning with respect to subjects of social interest in his presentations to his audiences. Communal differences in Tamil society were considered by many to be deep-rooted features until Periyar came to the scene.
The bedrock of E.V. Ramasamy’s principles and the movements that he started was rationalism. He thought that an insignificant minority in society was exploiting the majority and trying to keep it in a subordinate position forever. He wanted the exploited to sit up and think about their position, and use their reason to realise that they were being exploited by a handful of people. In a message to the Brahmin community, Periyar stated, "in the name of god, religion, and sastras you have duped us. We were the ruling people. Stop this life of cheating us from this year. Give room for rationalism and humanism". He added that "any opposition not based on rationalism, science, or experience will one day or another, reveal the fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies".
Periyar's philosophy of self-respect was based on his image of an ideal world and a universally accepted one. His philosophy preaches that human actions should be based on rational thinking. Further, the outcome of the natural instinct of human beings is to examine every object and every action and even nature with a spirit of inquiry, and to refuse to submit to anything irrational as equivalent to slavery. Thus, the philosophy of self-respect taught that human actions should be guided by reason, right and wrong should follow from rational thinking and conclusions drawn from reason should be respected under all circumstances. Freedom means respect to thoughts and actions considered right by human beings on the basis of reason. There is not much difference between freedom and self-respect.
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October 22, 2019
Its more like a pamphlet talks against caste system, Hinduism rituals, Hindu gods. more importantly he Rationalism and common sense :) just a 40 pages book
Periyar for dummies! :)
Periyar for dummies! :)
August 7, 2020
நான் நாத்திகனாகி பல வருடங்கள் கழித்து தான் பெரியாரை படிக்க தொடங்கினேன். என்னுடைய எண்ணங்கள் அனைத்தையும் அப்படியே புத்தக வடிவில் படித்தது போலவே இருந்தது. இன்றே இத்தகைய எண்ணங்களை வெளிப்படையாக சொல்வது கஷ்டம் தான். என் நண்பர்களுடன் சச்சரவு எல்லாம் வந்திருக்கிறது. இதை அபோதே பகிரங்கமாக பேசியது பெரியார் கொண்டிருந்த மனிதாபிமானத்தை காட்டுகிறது.
May 30, 2021
Understand how to use our 6th sense.
He brought the reality of human thinking. Every human should understand to use their 6th sense in a proper way. In this book he explained and teaches us the way to understand the people who try to treat us slaves and how to get rid of their fascism.
He brought the reality of human thinking. Every human should understand to use their 6th sense in a proper way. In this book he explained and teaches us the way to understand the people who try to treat us slaves and how to get rid of their fascism.
February 7, 2019
The main theme of this book is
"what is the difference between human and animal ? Which is rational."
So, think rational is a scale of measurements. Zero means animal and more than some threshold is human.
Some concepts in our society which is based on only belief there is nothing about logical reasoning which means zero rational. It's like convert peoples from human to animal state.
Some of these concepts are God, Religion , Devotion and caste. In all of these if you believe in God then you must believe in Religion, Devotion and caste. There is no way around it.
"what is the difference between human and animal ? Which is rational."
So, think rational is a scale of measurements. Zero means animal and more than some threshold is human.
Some concepts in our society which is based on only belief there is nothing about logical reasoning which means zero rational. It's like convert peoples from human to animal state.
Some of these concepts are God, Religion , Devotion and caste. In all of these if you believe in God then you must believe in Religion, Devotion and caste. There is no way around it.
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