E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker was a prominent social reformer from Tamil Nadu who was popularly known as 'Periyar' or 'Thanthai Periyar'. He founded the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.
Which social reformer was popularly called as ‘Periyar’?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Anti-Caste Movements: Jyotiba Phule, Satya Shodhak Samaj, Sree Narayana Guru)
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