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Iyothee Thass

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Indian activist

DoctorsLived 1845 to 1914 · aged 69
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C. Iyothee Thassa Pandithar was an Indian anti-caste activist and a practitioner of Siddha medicine. He famously converted to Buddhism and called upon the Paraiyars to do the same, arguing that this was their original religion. He also founded the Panchamar Mahajana Sabha in 1891 along with Rettamalai Srinivasan.

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C. Iyothee Thassa Pandithar was an Indian anti-caste activist and a practitioner of Siddha medicine. He famously converted to Buddhism and called upon the Paraiyars to do the same, arguing that this was their original religion. He also founded the Panchamar Mahajana Sabha in 1891 along with Rettamalai Srinivasan. Panchamas are the ones who are outcastes.

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Doctors
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Doctor
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deceased
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Lived 1845 to 1914 · aged 69
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