had to wait for over years to become an Act. Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu I Choose the correct answer . established a full-fledged printing press in , at Tranquebar. a) Caldwell b) F.W.
Ellis c) Ziegenbalg d) Meenakshisundaram . founded Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in . a) Rettaimalai Srinivasan b) B. R.
Ambedkar SUMMARY Nineteenth century India encountered a process of introspection among Indian intellectuals due to the colonial intervention and the rise of rationalism. This led to the Indian renaissance. In Tamil Nadu, the proliferation of the printing press acted as a catalyst for the publication and spread of secular ancient Tamil literature. Tamil scholars in the nineteenth century worked hard to publish Tamil classics.
The transformation not only revived Tamil language and literature. It challenged the prevailing caste hierarchy. The Justice Party established in voiced the problems of non-Brahmin in the Madras Presidency. Periyar E.V.
Ramasamy, the pioneer of the Self-Respect Movement, critiqued fundamentalism and promoted rationalism among people. Ultimately, the rational ideas of Tamil Nadu became a model for constructive developments of the modern Indian state. GLOSSARY evangelical Christian groups that believe that the teaching of the Bible and persuading others to join them is extremely important சுவிசேஷர்்கள், நற்்சசெய்தியாளர் hegemony leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others மேலாதிக்்கம் resurgence renewal, revival எழுச்சி linguists a person skilled in languages மொ�ொழியியலாளர்்கள் marginalised a person, group concept treated as insignificant or sidelined ஒதுக்்கப்்பட்்ட irked irritated, annoyed எரிச்்சலூட்டும் debunking expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea or belief) ஒழித்துக்்கட்டும் trounced defeat heavily in a contest படுதோEோல்வியுறச் செய்்தல் critiquing evaluate in a detailed and analytical way விமர்சிப்்பது iniquitous grossly unfair and morally wrong அநீதியான pseudonym a fictitious name, especially one used by an author புனைபெயர் rechristened give a new name to பெயரிடப்்பட்டு EXERCISE c) Rajaji d) M. C.
Rajah . India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in . a) b) c) d)