Question

What are the aims of self Respect Movement?

Answer 1

E.V. Ramasamy Periyar was born on September 17, 1879. He was the first leader who advocated to inculcate self-respect, rationalism, women liberation and social equality in the minds of the people. He started the self-respect movement in 1925 to spread and execute his ideas and policies.

Aims of the Self-Respect Movement :

(1) The self-respect movement condemned and fought against Brahmin domination over other castes, society, politics, and religion.

(2) It fought to abolish traditionalism and superstitions.

(3) It advocated women education, widow remarriage, intercaste marriages, and opposed child marriage