John Rathinam

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John Rathinam was the founder of Dravida Pandian magazine together with Iyothee Thass in 1885, focusing on the sufferings of the untouchables in Madras.^[1]^[2] An "untouchable covert",^[3] throughout the 1880s he was involved in the promotion of education for "the depressed classes" within Madras.^[2] Before founding the magazine, he founded an association for the promotion of welfare among them called Dravida Kazhgam.^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Raj Sekhar Basu (14 February 2011). Nandanar's Children: The Paraiyans' Tryst with Destiny, Tamil Nadu 1850 - 1956. SAGE Publications. p. 174. ISBN 9788132105145.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Anand Teltumbde (19 August 2016). Dalits: Past, present and future. Taylor & Francis. p. 57. ISBN 9781315526447.
↑ Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9788185880433.

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[Basu2011-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Raj Sekhar Basu (14 February 2011). Nandanar's Children: The Paraiyans' Tryst with Destiny, Tamil Nadu 1850 - 1956. SAGE Publications. p. 174. ISBN 9788132105145.

[Teltumbde2016-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Anand Teltumbde (19 August 2016). Dalits: Past, present and future. Taylor & Francis. p. 57. ISBN 9781315526447.

[Kshīrasāgara1994-3] Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9788185880433.

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