Oru Paisa Tamilan

Oru Paisa Tamilan was a Tamil language weekly magazine, which was published and edited by Iyothee Thass, a Dalit activist. It started its publication on 9 June 1907 in Royapettah.[1] It was later renamed simply as Tamilan (Thamizhan).[2] It ceased publication in 1934.

Publications

Thass revived Tamil Buddhism through his writing. He and others wrote several articles critical of Hinduism and Brahminism.[3] The magazine had the dialogues of Tamil Nationalism[4] and laid the foundation for the Dravidian politics.[5]

References

  1. ^ Nalini Rajan (6 March 2007). 21st Century Journalism in India. SAGE Publications. pp. 68–71. ISBN 978-0-7619-3561-2.
  2. ^ "Ayothidhasar and his Oru Paisa Tamilan". The Hindu. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ^ Nalini Rajan (6 March 2007). 21st Century Journalism in India. SAGE Publications. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7619-3561-2.
  4. ^ "Remembering Dalit Murasu, a voice of Dalits, by Dalits, for Dalits". The New Indian Express. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Remembering the precursor of Dravidian movement". The Hindu. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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