On 3 September, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to inaugurate National Center for Siddha Research in Chennai. The research centre was originally to be named after Pandit C. Iyothee Thass ...

But, Iyodhee Thass Pandithar (1845-1914) was beyond any doubt a pioneer to these leaders. Born in 1845 to a family that had the backing of conventional education and practitioners of Siddha medicine ...

The unveiling of Pandit C. Iyothee Thass’s statue earlier this month in Chennai by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin provided an opportunity for the wider public to know about this anti-caste leader, His ...

Spirituality functions through images, it does not require tradition or history or life, the language of spirituality is images, we have not understood spirituality within a historical context, we ...

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin on Friday unveiled the statue of anti-caste activist Iyothee Thass Pandithar at Gandhi Mandapam in Chennai. The statue and a memorial were installed at a cost of ...

MADURAI: Prof T Dharmaraj, head of the Folklore and Cultural Studies Department at the School of Performing Arts, Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), doesn’t stop praising Iyothee Thass. He is more ...

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin on Monday paid his respect to anti-caste activist Iyothee Thass Pandithar on his 179th birth anniversary. “Iyothee Thass Pandithar gave identity to words Dravidan ...

The last few decades, especially since the time of B.R. Ambedkar's birth centenary, have seen active interest in recovering Dalit history. Scholars and activists have shown alacrity in seeking the ...