Self-Respect Movement

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Dravidian movement anti-caste movement social movement in India social reform movement

The Self-Respect Movement was a South Indian social reform movement that challenged caste hierarchy, Brahminical dominance, and gender inequality, and laid the ideological foundation for Dravidian politics.

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Label	Occurrences
Self-Respect Movement canonical	6
Dravidian self-respect movement	1

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Target entity: Self-Respect Movement
Context triple: [Dravidian movement, hasPart, Self-Respect Movement]

A. Swaraj movement
The Swaraj movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign demanding self-rule and greater autonomy from British colonial rule, prominently associated with leaders like Motilal Nehru.
B. Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement was a major early 20th-century Indian nationalist campaign that promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products to resist colonial rule.
C. Andhra movement
The Andhra movement was a political and social campaign in pre-independence and early post-independence India that sought a separate Telugu-speaking state, ultimately leading to the formation of Andhra State in 1953.
D. Aligarh Movement
The Aligarh Movement was a late 19th-century Islamic modernist and educational reform movement in British India, centered on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s efforts to promote Western-style education and socio-political uplift among Indian Muslims.
E. Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Self-Respect Movement
Target entity description: The Self-Respect Movement was a South Indian social reform movement that challenged caste hierarchy, Brahminical dominance, and gender inequality, and laid the ideological foundation for Dravidian politics.

A. Swaraj movement
The Swaraj movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign demanding self-rule and greater autonomy from British colonial rule, prominently associated with leaders like Motilal Nehru.
B. Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement was a major early 20th-century Indian nationalist campaign that promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products to resist colonial rule.
C. Andhra movement
The Andhra movement was a political and social campaign in pre-independence and early post-independence India that sought a separate Telugu-speaking state, ultimately leading to the formation of Andhra State in 1953.
D. Aligarh Movement
The Aligarh Movement was a late 19th-century Islamic modernist and educational reform movement in British India, centered on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s efforts to promote Western-style education and socio-political uplift among Indian Muslims.
E. Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dravidian movement ⓘ anti-caste movement ⓘ social movement in India ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ
aimedAt	eradication of caste ⓘ social equality ⓘ women’s emancipation ⓘ
associatedWith	Dravidar Kazhagam ⓘ Periyarism ⓘ non-Brahmin movement ⓘ
coreConcept	dignity of the oppressed castes ⓘ equality between men and women ⓘ rejection of caste-based privileges ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
criticized	Brahminical rituals ⓘ Hindu orthodoxy ⓘ idol worship ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ religious superstition ⓘ
foundedBy	Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ⓘ
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
ideologicalFoundationOf	Dravidian movement ⓘ Dravidian politics ⓘ linked to: Dravidian movement
inspired	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ⓘ Dravidar Kazhagam ⓘ Tamil nationalist politics ⓘ
languageOfDiscourse	Tamil ⓘ
locationOfFormation	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
mainRegion	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
movementType	secular movement ⓘ
opposed	Brahminical dominance ⓘ caste hierarchy ⓘ gender inequality ⓘ
promoted	Dravidian identity ⓘ Tamil identity ⓘ anti-Brahminism ⓘ atheism ⓘ inter-caste marriage ⓘ rationalism ⓘ self-respect ⓘ social justice ⓘ widow remarriage ⓘ women’s education ⓘ
region	South India ⓘ
startTime	1925 ⓘ
usedMedium	newspapers ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ public meetings ⓘ speeches ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dravidian movement → hasPart → Self-Respect Movement ⓘ

Dravidian movement → notableOrganization → Self-Respect Movement ⓘ

Dravidar Kazhagam → movementOrigin → Self-Respect Movement ⓘ

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy → movement → Self-Respect Movement ⓘ

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy → founded → Self-Respect Movement ⓘ

Tamil Nadu politics → historicalRoot → Self-Respect Movement ⓘ

Tamil Nadu politics → notableMovement → Dravidian self-respect movement ⓘ

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