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Periyar: Self-Respect: 3 key ideas
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- IDEA 1 OF 3
Self-Respect Movement
Periyar campaigned for dignity for those treated as lower by caste.
Self-respect, he argued, was the foundation of every other right.
- IDEA 2 OF 3
Rationalism
He asked people to question customs and beliefs that could not be justified by reason.
Critical thinking was a tool for social change.
- IDEA 3 OF 3
Rights of women
Periyar supported widow remarriage, women's property rights and an end to child marriage.
Gender equality was central to his reform agenda.
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