UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?

  1. 'Periyar' E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. Bhaskarrao Jadhav
  4. Dinkarrao Javalkar

Answer

Correct Answer

'Periyar' E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker

Explanation

The Self-Respect Movement was founded by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, popularly known as 'Periyar', in Tamil Nadu in the 1920s, aiming to promote social equality, rationalism, and to challenge caste-based discrimination and Brahmanical dominance.

Topics: history, self-respect movement, social reform