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 Nandanar's Children: The Paraiyans' Tryst with Destiny, Tamil Nadu 1850 - 1956{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SAGE Publications(14 February 2011). ISBN 9788132105145
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dalits: Past, present and future{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor & Francis(19 August 2016). ISBN 9781315526447
- ↑ Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.(1994). ISBN 9788185880433