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‘காதல்’ என்ற கருத்தியல் குறித்து சுயமரியாதை இயக்கத்தினரின் பார்வை

The Self-Respect Movement and the Concept of ‘Love’

  
Jeevanandam S
Sikkim University
 

Abstract

Self-respect movement kept rationalism as a fundamental yardstick in approaching any social issues. They questioned the notion of patriarchy and were critical towards the concept of ‘love’, ‘chastity’, ‘motherhood’, and ‘prostitution’. In this context, the present paper focusses how the self-respect movement understanding the concept of ‘love’.

Keywords

Self-respect movement, Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, Love, Marriage, Liberation, Friendship

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Article Details

 Volume 2 Issue 4 Dec 2022

 Page No: 48-54

 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7372346

 Received On: 19 Oct 2022

 Revised On: 26 Oct 2022

 Accepted On: 31 Oct 2022

 Published On: 04 Nov 2022

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