What Periyar said about God?

His rationalism in relation to religion can be summed up in the following slogan which he popularised throughout his post-nationalist political career: “He who created god is a fool, he who propagates god is a scoundrel, and he who worships god is a barbarian.” Given this disenchanted view of religion, he described in …

Did Periyar say there is no God?

The petitioner, Deivanayagam, claimed Periyar was not an atheist and that the Dravidar Kazhagam was misrepresenting him. The court, however, held that this was false.

What did Periyar believe?

Ramasamy promoted the principles of rationalism, self-respect, women’s rights and eradication of caste. He opposed the exploitation and marginalisation of the non-Brahmin Dravidian people of South India and the imposition of what he considered Indo-Aryan India.

Who is Periyar wife?

Annai E. V. R. Maniammaim. 1948–1973
Nagammaim. 1898–1933
Periyar/Wife

What is Periyar Ramayan?

Periyar’s lies about the Ramayana According to him, the Ramayana and Mahabharata were written by ‘cunning Aryans’ to erase the ‘Dravidian identity’. If Periyar were to be believed, Rama was part of a conspiracy to deny the throne to Bharata, who, according to Periyar, was Dasaratha’s rightful heir.

Why did Periyar oppose God?

The religious views of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy resulted in him being considered the Voltaire of South India. Both opposed religion virulently because, in their views, the so-called men of religion invented myths and superstitions to keep the innocent and ignorant people in darkness and to go on exploiting them.

Is Periyar married his own daughter?

Did Periyar marry his adopted daughter Maniammai?. The answer is YES. Periyar married to maniammai in 1949, at that time, his age was around 70 as he was born in 1879 Sep 17 and maniammai’s age was around 32 as she was born around 1917. The first fake news we saw on social media is Periyar married a child for lust.

Who is Periyar second wife?

Was Lord Rama an Aryan?

The genesis of this so-called enmity lies in a history of racial difference: Ram is considered an Aryan and Ravan, a Dravidian. In the 1950s and ’60s, Dravidian leaders and historians claimed that Ramayan was written by Aryans to humiliate Dravidians.

Is Ravana Dravidian king?

Ravana was born to the Brahmin father and Daitya mother. He was half brother of lord of wealth Kuberan. Kamban’s words make us believe Ravana was a true Dravidian king.