Dravidian movement

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The Dravidian movement is a South Indian socio-political movement that emerged in the early 20th century advocating for the rights, cultural identity, and social justice of Dravidian-speaking communities, particularly in Tamil Nadu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political ideology ⓘ
social reform movement ⓘ
socio-political movement ⓘ
aim political representation for backward classes ⓘ
protection of Dravidian languages ⓘ
reform of caste-based social order ⓘ
upliftment of non-Brahmin communities ⓘ
associatedRegion Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
Puducherry ⓘ
coreIdea advocacy of federalism in India ⓘ
assertion of Dravidian identity ⓘ
eradication of caste discrimination ⓘ
greater state autonomy ⓘ
opposition to Brahminical dominance ⓘ
promotion of Tamil language and culture ⓘ
promotion of social justice ⓘ
rationalism and atheism in sections of the movement ⓘ
country India ⓘ
hasPart All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ
Dravidar Kazhagam ⓘ
Justice Party movement ⓘ
Self-Respect Movement ⓘ
various Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
historicalContext Madras Presidency under British rule ⓘ
linked to: Madras Presidency
influenced All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ
Tamil Nadu state politics ⓘ
language policy in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
reservation policies in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
social policy in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
influencedBy Justice Party leaders ⓘ
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ⓘ
Tamil linguistic nationalism ⓘ
anti-caste ideas ⓘ
non-Brahmin movement in Madras Presidency ⓘ
rationalist thought ⓘ
languageFocus Tamil ⓘ
other Dravidian languages ⓘ
notableLeader C. N. Annadurai ⓘ
M. G. Ramachandran ⓘ
M. Karunanidhi ⓘ
linked to: Karunanidhi

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ⓘ
notableOrganization All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ
Dravidar Kazhagam ⓘ
Justice Party ⓘ
Self-Respect Movement ⓘ
opposedTo Hindi imposition in South India ⓘ
North Indian cultural dominance ⓘ
politicalOutcome decline of Indian National Congress in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
rise of Dravidian parties to power in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
primaryRegion Tamil Nadu ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
socialOutcome expansion of affirmative action in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
increased representation of backward classes in government and education ⓘ
startTime early 20th century ⓘ

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Dravidian peoples → politicalMovement → Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam → ideology → Dravidianism ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam → namedAfter → Dravidian movement ⓘ
M. G. Ramachandran → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Karunanidhi → ideology → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Karunanidhi → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
C. N. Annadurai Memorial → hasHeritage → Dravidian movement ⓘ
C. N. Annadurai → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
C. N. Annadurai → ideology → Dravidianism ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Dravidar Kazhagam → ideology → Dravidian nationalism ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Duraimurugan → politicalAlignment → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Labour Progressive Federation → ideology → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Murasoli → politicalAlignment → Dravidian movement ⓘ
M. K. Stalin → ideology → Dravidian movement ⓘ
M. K. Stalin → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
MDMK → ideology → Dravidian politics ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Tamil Thai → associatedWith → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Self-Respect Movement → ideologicalFoundationOf → Dravidian politics ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy → ideology → Dravidian nationalism ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
M. G. Ramachandran → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
subject linked to: MGR
V. N. Janaki → politicalMovement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Two Leaves → associatedIdeology → Dravidianism ⓘ
subject linked to: two leaves
linked to: Dravidian movement
AIADMK Youth Wing → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
J. Jayalalithaa → politicalIdeology → Dravidianism ⓘ
subject linked to: Amma
linked to: Dravidian movement
R. M. Veerappan → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Tamil Nadu politics → dominantIdeology → Dravidian ideology ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
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AIADMK Students Wing → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Edappadi K. Palaniswami → ideology → Dravidian politics ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
Parasakthi → politicalContext → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Emblem of Tamil Nadu → associatedWith → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Perarignar Anna → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Perarignar Anna → ideology → Dravidianism ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan → movement → Dravidian movement ⓘ
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Velaikkari → authorPoliticalAffiliation → Dravidian movement ⓘ
Velaikkari → ideology → Dravidian ideology ⓘ
linked to: Dravidian movement
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