This year gloriously sees the Centenary of the Vaikom Struggle.

To eradicate the mentality of supremacy and to usher in the spirit of Equality, there arose many struggles in the Indian subcontinent, and Vaikom Struggle is the Mother Struggle of all those struggles. Starting as a struggle for street entry, and growing as a struggle for temple entry, we have attained a state of universal access that Temples are accessible to all Human beings. Vaikom is the root of all these access.

A century has flied fast. But still, we haven’t gotten full equality in our social spheres. Though we have gained the right of temple entry, we are still slowly progressing on the right of All-caste Archakas in Temples. Let us usher in a condition in those temples that no one would be able to say that: “I am holier than thou”. Not only in temples, but in every social organization, let us strive for bringing everyone under the umbrella of Equality. ‘All are Born Equal’ – Let’s fully achieve this great Tamil Virtue, at least by this century.

This issue of Dravida Pozhil contains 5 Papers

• Ever Vibrant Revolutionary (EVR) Periyar & Ever Remembered Revolutionary Bhagat Singh
• The Myth of Rama Setu & Truth of the Sethu Canal
• Learning & Education from the Sangam Age to Chola Age
• Vaikom Struggle: Historical turning point for Social Justice
• Higher Education & the Dravidian Movement

The goal of this Dravida Pozhil journal is to establish the research capabilities of the Dravidian Intelligentsia globally. In this continuous journey of education, we wish to integrate the Dravidian thought amongst global faculties and continue fine Academic Research in the domains of Dravidian Culture & Dravidian Studies. Please do read these papers and share them with your peers. Let the readership grow!