C. Natesa Mudaliar
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Dr. C. Natesa Mudaliar (1875–1937), also known as Natesan, was an Indian politician and activist of the
Mudaliar was born in
Mudaliar founded the Madras United League in 1912 and was one of the founders of the
Early life
Natesa Mudaliar was born in
Personal life
Natesa Mudaliar brought in two non-Brahmin priests from Coimbatore and celebrated his daughter's marriage without Brahmin priests as part of the Justice Party's ideology to do house rituals without the Brahmin priests.[2]
Contribution in early Dravidian politics
In 1912, the Madras United League was formed. Mudaliar was one of the founders of the league and served as its Secretary. The league was largely composed of government employees and concentrated on improving the literacy of non-Brahmins by conducting
In 1914, while still a medical student in Madras, Natesa Mudaliar established "The Dravidian Home," a hostel for non-Brahmin students. Mudaliar had discovered that caste restrictions prevented non-Brahmins from finding hostel lodging in Madras. In the 2 years that the Home was operational, Mudaliar founded the Dravidian Association with the aim of enhancing non-Brahmin political authority through "Dravidian Upliftment."[3][4]
Formation of the South Indian Liberal Federation
Through the mediatory efforts of Mudaliar, political opponents
In November 1916, at a non-Brahmin conference presided over by Panaganti Ramarayaningar, the four important non-Brahmin organizations in the Presidency came together to form the South Indian Liberal Federation, more popularly known as the Justice Party. Theagaroya Chetty became the first President of the federation.[citation needed]
Mudaliar, along with Chetty, was instrumental in negotiating an end to the
In the Legislative Council
Mudaliar did not participate in the
In 1933, Mudaliar expressed his support to C. P. Ramaswami Iyer when the latter spoke against casteism and proposed a temple entry law in order to remove restrictions on scheduled castes entering Hindu temples.[citation needed]
Death
Natesan was expected to contest in the 1937 elections to the legislative assembly of Madras but he died suddenly in February 1937 at the age of 62.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Madhukar, Savita Jhingan (2008). "News and Announcements" (PDF). Stamps of India Collectors Companion (359): 3.
- ^ Muthiah, S. (14 December 2016). "The forgotten founder". The Hindu.
- ISBN 978-1-000-60876-2. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "This is where Justice hides".
- ^ Muthiah, S. (22 December 2008). "A street name unchanged". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ Mangalamurugesan, Nataraja Kandasamy (1979). Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu, 1920–1940. Koodal publishers. p. 134.
External links
- Basu, Raj Sekhar (2011). "The Making of Adi Dravida Politics in Early Twentieth Century Tamil Nadu". Social Scientist. 39 (7/8): 9–41. JSTOR 41289418. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "This is where Justice hides..." The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Bate, Bernard (2013). ""To persuade them into speech and action": Oratory and the Tamil Political, Madras, 1905–1919". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 55: 142–166. S2CID 145135297. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Muthiah, S. (10 December 2016). "The forgotten founder". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 August 2021.