THThe Hindu·16hCulture
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Scholars Revisit Periyar's Challenge to Tamil: How His Critique Sparked a Century-Long Movement to Cultivate Scientific and Rational Expression in the Language
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Reassessing Periyar E.V. Ramasamy’s take on Tamil, which he called a barbarian language
“Headline uses provocative language ('barbarian') but frames it as subject of reassessment and critical examination rather than endorsement.”