Which one of the following statement is correct about Dravidar Kazhagam?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → It was opposed to the political, economic and cultural domination of the North.
Option (1) It accepted Brahmin dominance as caste system was sacrosanct. False. It strongly opposed the Brahmins’ dominance.
Option (2) It replaced regional pride with the idea of global citizenship. False. Global citizenship is the idea of seeing oneself as a member of the whole world community rather than of one region or nation. The DK did the opposite: it affirmed regional pride.
Option (3) It was opposed to the political, economic and cultural domination of the North. True. The Dravidar Kazhagam, led by E.V. Ramasami ‘Periyar’, affirmed regional pride against the political, economic and cultural domination of the North.
Option (4) It fought to make Hindi as the country’s official language. False. The Dravidian movement agitated against making Hindi the country’s official language.
Note: The concept in Option (2), ‘global citizenship’, is not in NCERT (2025-26); explained here for the benefit of the students.
NCERT (2025-26): “Dravidian movement … The Dravidian movement led to the formation of Dravidar Kazhagam [DK] under the leadership of Tamil social reformer E.V. Ramasami ‘Periyar’. The organisation strongly opposed the Brahmins’ dominance and affirmed regional pride against the political, economic and cultural domination of the North. Initially, the Dravidian movement spoke in terms of the whole of south India; however lack of support from other States limited the movement to Tamil Nadu.” |