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. 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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