About The periyar self respect propaganda institution in no:84/50(1),Periyar Thidal, E.V.K Sampath Road,, Chennai

Thanthai Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, a great revolutionary founded The Periyar Self-Respect Propaganda Institution (PSRPI) in 1952. The PSRPI serves to secure, socio-economic equality to the suppressed and the downtrodden through Social Justice, emancipation of women, eradication of all sorts of birth based discrimination, annihilation of superstitious rites and rituals perpetuated in the name of religion, god and caste. Its mission right from 1952 is to make people develop the scientific temper, spirit of inquiry, humanism and reform as adumbrated in Article51-A(h) of the Constitution of India.
The PSRPI has been publishing continuously the books of Thanthai Periyar E.V.Ramasamy, Annai E.V.R.Maniammaiyar, Asiriyar K. Veeramani, Arignar C.N.Annadurai and Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi and other books on rationalist ideals and progressive thinking.

Looking back…!

So far, through the 4 hospitals, PSRPI has rendered medical services to nearly 27 lakhs patients with the supply of free medicines worth about Rs 3.99 crores. The educational opportunities were provided through 13 institutions to nearly 34,000 students and employment opportunities to about 200 teaching staff and 100 non-teaching staff. Pension is granted to 36 aged and disabled persons, lacking support and the pension amount so far disbursed works out to about Rs 2.04 lakhs.

While addressing Dr.K.Veeramani, Secretary , PSRPI narrated the sequence of hardship events that took place to win over the litigation pending in the Court of Law to get recognition of Public Trust character to PSRPI. The Diamond Jubilee of PSRPI concludes not as an appreciating endeavour but as an event of expressing to the dignitaries who are very keen for the successful journey of 60 years of PSRPI. Besides PSRPI rededicates its vision and mission in the cause of welfare of the people and ensuring equality among them.

PSRPI remains as inimitable Charitable Public Trust , unparalleled of its kind due to its unique nature of being managed by a Social Revolutionary Mass Movement

Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, the great social revolution emulated and translated his philosophy into active by endowing all his wealth and the donations he received from public in his life time – “ Forget god and think of humabeys”

It is a positive action of the sel-respect movement

Periyar E.V.Ramasamy, the great social revolutionary emulated and translated his philosophy into action by endowing all his wealth and the donations, he received from the public in his lifetime.

'Forget God and Think of Human ' – it is the positive action of the Self-Respect Movement.