The Emergence of Dravidian Politics: A Historical Analysis of Social Justice Movements

Author(s)	Dr. P. Jayapal Reddy
Country	India
Abstract	The Dravidian movement is one of the most remarkable socio-political changes that took place in modern Indian history. The movement began in the early twentieth century in the Madras Presidency and opposed Brahminical dominance and demanded social justice, linguistic autonomy, and political representation of non-Brahmin groups. The paper is divided into the historical development of the Dravidian politics, starting with the establishment of the Justice Party in 1916, up to the Self-Respect Movement and the political groupings. The discussion of the effect of the movement on the policies of reservation, electoral democracy, and social change in Tamil Nadu reveals how the ideology of the Dravidians institutionalized the ideals of social justice in the constitutional government.
Keywords	Dravidian movement, social justice, Self-Respect movement, Justice Party, Tamil Nadu politics, Reservation policy, Periyar, anti-Brahmin movement, non-Brahmin movement.
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 2, July-December 2025
Published On	2025-10-09
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJAIDR.v16.i2.1988
Short DOI	https://doi.org/hb6qjq

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