on Tamil Renaissance. . Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages. .
List out the personalities who contributed to the revival of Tamil literature through their writings. . Discuss the importance of Hindu Religious Endowment Act passed by the Justice Party? .
Name the newspapers published by the South Indian Liberal Foundation. . Estimate Periyar as a feminist VI Answer in detail . Attempt an essay on the foundation and development of Tamil Renaissance in the 19th Century.
. Describe the background for the formation of the Justice Party and point out its contribution to the cause of social justice. Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu . Estimate Periyar E.V.R’s decisive contribution to the social transformation of Tamil Nadu.
VII Students Activity . Students can be taught to distinguish between Labour Movement and Trade Union Movement. Project work on the activities of local trade union organisations may be done by students. .
Students can compile the activities of the local writers’ associations or women’s collectives. REFERENCE BOOKS . K. Nambi Arooran, Tamil Renaissance and Dravidian Nationalism – .
Madurai: Koodal Publishers, . . V. Geetha and S.V.
Rajadurai, Towards a Non-Brahmin Millennium: From Iyothee Thass to Periyar . Calcutta: Samya, . . Robert Hardgrave The Dravidian Movement .
Bombay: Popular Prakashan, . . Eugene F. Irschick, Politics and Social Conflict in South India .
Berkeley: University of California Press, . . Periyar. E.V.
Ramasami, Women Enslaved . New Delhi: Critical Quest, . . Thoughts of Periyar E.V.R.: Speeches and Writings of Periyar E.V.
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