Tag: social reform movements

Periyar who was the leader of respect movement in Madras was earlier present in Congress Party.

Periyar who was the prominent leader of Proviency of Madras imprisoned due to struggling against compulsory teaching of Hindi in schools of Madras.

In 1937 Justice Party lost election against National Congress after that it came under the leadership of Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy and converted into Dravida Kazhagam (DK) in 1944.

On July 10th 1806, the Vellore mutiny broke out against the British by south Indian soldiers at Vellore (now in Tamil Nadu). The Vellore Mutiny was the first large-scale mutiny by Indian soldiers against the British, setting the stage for the 1857 mutiny.

Like the 1857 mutiny, the foundation of this mutiny was a religious one too. The sepoy dress code was changed in 1805 under which Hindu soldiers were not allowed to wear any kind of religious marks on their foreheads and it was made mandatory for Muslims to shave their beards and trim their mustaches.

In response to the British India Steam Navigation Company's trade monopoly, Chidambaram started an Indian-owned shipping company. He registered the Swadeshi Shipping Company in October 1906.

From 1892, Chidambaram was influenced by Bal Gangadhar Tilak Maharaj and become his disciple. He become a prominent spokesperson for the cause in Madras Presidency.

CN Annadurai was the prominent Tamil writer who letter become Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. During his tenure he renamed Madras to Tamil Nadu.