Vanchinathan and Ashe Murder Repression of the Swadeshi efforts in Tuticorin and the subsequent arrest and humiliation of the swadeshi […]

Subramania Bharati: Poet and Nationalist The growth of newspapers, both in English and Tamil language, aided the swadeshi movement in

V.O.C. and Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (SSNC) The Swadeshi movement in Tamil Nadu came to national attention in 1906 when V.O Chidambaram mooted the

Swadeshi Campaign in Tamil Nadu Swadeshi movement in Tamil Nadu, notably in Tirunelveli district, generated a lot of attention and

Dravidian Parties Rule In the general elections of 1967, the congress party was defeated. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formed the

Kamaraj Era (1954-1963) Kamaraj abolished the Modified Scheme of Elementary Education, increased manifold the number of schools, built a number

Rajaji Regime (1952-54) The politics of Madras State in India witnessed the continuation of struggle between statusquoists and reformists. C.

Anti Hindi Agitation The decline of the Justice Party and Periyar’s refusal to enter into electoral politics together with the

Periyar E.V. Ramasamy: Peiyar E.V. Ramasamy considered the decision of Rajaji’s government to impose Hindi as a compulsory subject as

Justice Party The major political organization of that time, Indian National Congress was dominated by Brahmins had refused to consider