# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erode-venkatappa-ramasamy
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:24:43.562Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erode-venkatappa-ramasamy"
name: "Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy"
slug: "erode-venkatappa-ramasamy"
description: "Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, commonly known as Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered the architect of Dravidian politics, as well as a leading figure of left-wing politics in India."
tagline: "Indian social reformer (1879-1973)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PeriyarEVRStamp.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1879-09-17"
deathDate: "1973-12-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump