Oru Paisa Tamilan

Oru Paisa Tamilan was a Tamil language weekly magazine, which was published and edited by Iyothee Thass, a Dalit activist. It started its publication on 9 June 1907 in Royapettah.^[1] It was later renamed simply as Tamilan (Thamizhan).^[2] It ceased publication in 1934.

Publications

Thass revived Tamil Buddhism through his writing. He and others wrote several articles critical of Hinduism and Brahminism.^[3] The magazine had the dialogues of Tamil Nationalism^[4] and laid the foundation for the Dravidian politics.^[5]