E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker and Dravidian Mobilisation
Introduction
E.V. Ramaswami Naicker was a prominent social reformer of
India in the twentieth century. He was born of Balijsa Naidu parents on 28
September, 1879 at Erode in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu. He came from a
prosperous business family in that district. But he did not have any formal
education. His childhood days showed rebellious character which continued with
his sodial and political activities.
E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker and Dravidian Mobilisation
He defied all caste rules and regulations in his childhood
and for that he was often taken to task by his parents. Nevertheless his home
was a meeting place for pundits and religious scholars. Their discussions and
discourses provided an opportunity to EVR to come to know about some rudiments
of (philosophical significance) Hinduism. But soon he changed his role of a
passive listener to that of an active participant.
He started asking questions about inconsistencies and improbabilities in the puranic stories and ridiculed the basic concepts of Hindu religion and philosophy. More perhstent questions were asked by him about the relevance of the institution of caste in society, belief in the theory of karma and the soundness of idol worship. , None of.the pundits, were able to give him convincing answers.
E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker and Dravidian Mobilisation
In 1904 when he was twenty five years old, he went to
Benares.'This was a turning point in his life. Benares, he found, was no more
holier than any other city. The Brahmins there ate meat and drank toddy and
immoral trafficking in women was a thriving business. Disgusted with all this,
he came back to join his father's business at Erode.
E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker and Dravidian Mobilisation
EVR proved himself an efficient organiser and executor of
various relief measures. In 1915 when there was an outbreak of plague in Erode,
he organised relief work with the help of his friends and distributed food and
money to the destitute families. He served on various temple committees. He was
elected as the Chairman of the Erode Municipality. During his term of office
from 1917 to 1919, he executed the Cauvery water scheme which ensured a regular
supply of drinking water to the citizens of Erode and thereby earned their
admiration.
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