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தொகுதி 5, வெளியீடு 3 | ஜூலை 2025 - செப்டம்பர் 2025
Feminism is an ongoing struggle for every woman to overcome societal obstacles and attain dignity, rights and equality across all spheres of life. By promoting education, independence and self-respect for women, the Dravidian movement has gradually developed the feminine gender in Tamil Nadu. This study explores the concept of Thanthai Periyar and Dr. K. Veeramani showing how the feminist principles of one generation was carried forward to the next generation. It highlights the significance of Dravidian movement as a paradigm of gender equality, rational thinking and social transformation and demonstrates how their ideas continue to inspire defiance against the oppression of women in contemporary Tamil society. This study also examines how their ideas challenged traditional social institutions such as marriage, family and religion which often reinforced gender inequality. By situating Dravidian feminism within a broader social context, the article highlights its relevance to contemporary discussions on women's rights and social justice.
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D. Durgalakshmi, Ph.D., is a Research Scholar at Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (Deemed to be University). She holds an M.A. in English and has completed a short internship in English Language Teaching (ELT). Through her teaching experience, she developed effective phonics instruction skills and strengthened her ability to build foundational language proficiency. She has actively participated in academic seminars, workshops, conferences related to literary studies. Her research training involves close textual analysis, critical writing, and engagement with theoretical frameworks in American literature. Alongside her academic work under the supervision of Dr. B. R. Veeramani, she is engaged in extensive literary reading and creative expression through drawing, which inform her interpretative sensibility. She is committed to ethical research practices and sustained scholarly development. Dr. B.R. Veeramani is a Professor of Languages at Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur, with over three decades of experience in higher education and research. He previously served as Associate Professor of English at A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, where he mentored generations of students and scholars in literary studies. An accomplished scholar, Dr. B.R. Veeramani has authored thirty-two international research papers and edited nine books, contributing significantly to debates on literature and cultural transformation. He has successfully guided ten Ph.D. scholars and continues to mentor ten more in diverse areas of English literary research. His work reflects an interdisciplinary orientation that brings together literary analysis, philosophical thought and cultural perspectives, fostering critical inquiry and academic rigor across institutions.
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