The Neriamangalam Bridge, built across the Periyar river, is often referred as 'The Gateway to the Highranges' as it is on the way to the higher regions of Idukki district, especially Munnar.
108 temples coming under the Peruvanam Kshetra sanketham, which extended from Bharathapuzha in the north to Periyar in the south, used to assemble at Arattupuzha Shastha temple which was the venue of the gala pooram gathering.
A place which is blessed with its natural beauty, situated along Pooyamkutty river, a tributary of the Periyar.
Periyar | Periyar E. V. Ramasamy | Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam |
Reddy dissented with Periyar when he converted the political party into the Dravidar Kazhagam.
The Meghamalai reserve forest, also contiguous with Periyar, is proposed to be the 600 km² Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary to protect several threatened species including: Bengal Tiger, Indian Elephant, Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque, Slender loris, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Great Indian Hornbill, Hutton's pitviper and Vindhyan Bob butterfly.
In 1949, several of his followers led by C. N. Annadurai, decided to split from Dravidar Kazhagham, after an aged Periyar married a young woman Maniammai and anointed his young wife to act as his successor to lead the party, superseding senior party leaders.
Jerry Rosario once said "Only few get opportunities to break history, but all have the capacity to bend history and Periyar is a man who has not only bent, but broken the history of Tamil Nadu."
Manicham Errthandaar is also a follower of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy he joined periyar and Led nationwide campaigns against Brahmanism, untouchability (of Dalits), ignorance and poverty.
However, due to the differences between its two leaders Periyar and C.N. Annadurai, the party was split.
He was a member of the Periyar's rationalist movement and a close friend of K. Veeramani.
Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam is a political organisation and a splinter group of Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam.
Thiruma, in his response, claimed that the BSP is no threat to VCK vote bank and that the BSP has dumped the principles of Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and Periyar.
Famous people who have at one time or another lived in the bachelor pads of Triplicane include political figures Periyar, Annadurai and Karunanidhi.