November 20 (1916)
It was on this historic day, 103 years ago, the foundation was laid by three leaders of the Dravidian Movement under the banner of South Indian Liberal Federation, popularly called as Justice Party, for the development of Dravidians (non-brahmins) in Tamil Nadu.
The poor people belonging to Dravidians find it to stay and to pursue their college studies in Chennai. They were barred from staying and dining in the hotels run by brahmins. This was the condition at the beginning of the 20th century in Tamil Nadu.
Dr.C.Natesan, a practicing as a Doctor in Triplicane, Chennai single-handedly started the ‘Dravidian Association” and also the “Madras Dravidian Association” and through that, the “Dravidian Home” at Akbar Sahib Street, Triplicane, Chennai in July 1916 for the Dravidian (non-brahmin) students to stay and study in Colleges.
It will be worth mentioning that Sir R.K.Shanmugam, the first Finance Minister of the Indian Republic, S.Subramanyam, the Judge of High Court, T.M.Narayanasamy, Vice-Chancellor of Annamalai University, all of them stayed in the Dravidian Home founded by Dr.C.Natesan.
Sir Pitty Theyagarayar and Dr.Taravath Madhavan (Dr.T.M.Nair) understood that then Congress party is dominated by the brahmins of South India and doing injustice to the Dravidians. They kept aloof from the activities of Congress. But the “Home Rule” movement started against the interests of the Dravidians (non-brahmins) forced the non-brahmin leaders to oppose that movement.
These two leaders were at loggerheads in the Madras Corporation Council and Dr.C.Natesan mediated with them to bring about a rapprochement. Sir Pitti Theyagarayar and Dr.Taravath Madhavan gave up their personal conflicts and came together for a great cause of Dravidian empowerment.
On 20 November 1916, Dr.C.Natesan, Sir Pitty Theyagarayar and Dr.Taravath Mathavan along with about thirty prominent non-Brahmin leaders met in Victoria Public Hall, Chennai and established the South Indian People's Association (SIPA) to publish English, Tamil and Telugu newspapers to publicise grievances of non-Brahmins.. The meeting also formed the "South Indian Liberal Federation" (SILF) as a political association. Later, the association came to be popularly called the "Justice Party", after the English daily Justice published by it.
Let us remember and pay our respects to these founder leaders of the Dravidian Movement who devoted their life to the development of the Dravidians (non-brahmins) in the then Madras Presidency. At a time when the brahmin dominance is spreading its octopus with more force and power across the country, the role played by these leaders of the Dravidian movement has to be cherished and pursued by us.
#103YearsOfJusticeParty
#DravidanMovement
It was on this historic day, 103 years ago, the foundation was laid by three leaders of the Dravidian Movement under the banner of South Indian Liberal Federation, popularly called as Justice Party, for the development of Dravidians (non-brahmins) in Tamil Nadu.
The poor people belonging to Dravidians find it to stay and to pursue their college studies in Chennai. They were barred from staying and dining in the hotels run by brahmins. This was the condition at the beginning of the 20th century in Tamil Nadu.
Dr.C.Natesan, a practicing as a Doctor in Triplicane, Chennai single-handedly started the ‘Dravidian Association” and also the “Madras Dravidian Association” and through that, the “Dravidian Home” at Akbar Sahib Street, Triplicane, Chennai in July 1916 for the Dravidian (non-brahmin) students to stay and study in Colleges.
It will be worth mentioning that Sir R.K.Shanmugam, the first Finance Minister of the Indian Republic, S.Subramanyam, the Judge of High Court, T.M.Narayanasamy, Vice-Chancellor of Annamalai University, all of them stayed in the Dravidian Home founded by Dr.C.Natesan.
Sir Pitty Theyagarayar and Dr.Taravath Madhavan (Dr.T.M.Nair) understood that then Congress party is dominated by the brahmins of South India and doing injustice to the Dravidians. They kept aloof from the activities of Congress. But the “Home Rule” movement started against the interests of the Dravidians (non-brahmins) forced the non-brahmin leaders to oppose that movement.
These two leaders were at loggerheads in the Madras Corporation Council and Dr.C.Natesan mediated with them to bring about a rapprochement. Sir Pitti Theyagarayar and Dr.Taravath Madhavan gave up their personal conflicts and came together for a great cause of Dravidian empowerment.
On 20 November 1916, Dr.C.Natesan, Sir Pitty Theyagarayar and Dr.Taravath Mathavan along with about thirty prominent non-Brahmin leaders met in Victoria Public Hall, Chennai and established the South Indian People's Association (SIPA) to publish English, Tamil and Telugu newspapers to publicise grievances of non-Brahmins.. The meeting also formed the "South Indian Liberal Federation" (SILF) as a political association. Later, the association came to be popularly called the "Justice Party", after the English daily Justice published by it.
Let us remember and pay our respects to these founder leaders of the Dravidian Movement who devoted their life to the development of the Dravidians (non-brahmins) in the then Madras Presidency. At a time when the brahmin dominance is spreading its octopus with more force and power across the country, the role played by these leaders of the Dravidian movement has to be cherished and pursued by us.
#103YearsOfJusticeParty
#DravidanMovement
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