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D. Ravikumar
Photo for Lok Sabha in 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byS. Rajendran
ConstituencyViluppuram
General Secretary Of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

Incumbent

Assumed office
2010
Preceded byThol. Thirumavalavan
Succeeded byThol. Thirumavalavan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byP. Vallalperuman
Succeeded byN. Murugumaran
ConstituencyKattumannarkoil, Cuddalore district
Personal details
Born10 June 1961
Manganam Pattu
NationalityIndian
Political partyVCK
OccupationVCK General Secretary

D. Ravikumar (born 1961) is an Indian Tamil intellectual, writer, lawyer, politician and an anti-caste activist. He was the editor of the magazine, Nirapirikai. Nirapirikai inspired several new writers in the 1990s in Tamil Nadu.[1] He is an Ambedkarite and Buddhist.[2] Ravikumar is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Viluppuram and member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[3][4]

Career

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Ravikumar is the founder of the anti-caste publishing house Navayana, along with S. Anand, and the former president of the People's Education Movement (Makkal Kalvi Eyakkam) and PUCL (Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry).[citation needed]

Ravikumar was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore district, and served from 2006 to 2011.[5] He was instrumental in bringing a new policy to handle EWaste in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government started a skill development program and Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, created six welfare boards, both at the request of Ravikumar.[citation needed]

In 2010, Ravikumar won the Aringar Anna Award, conferred by the Tamil Nadu Government. Vikatan Awards for Translation ( 2014) Thiranayvu chemmal award for literary criticism (2019) manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Bharathi Award (2019) Vitiyal Trust Chennai.[citation needed]

Writings

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Books

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Prose

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Kaanalaay marum kaveri (2018) Manarkeni Ayiram Pookkal Karukattum (2019) Manarkeni

Poetry

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Short stories

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Translations

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Editing

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Tamil

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English

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References

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  1. ^ Satyanarayana and Tharu (2011). No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South India. New Delhi: Penguin India. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-143-41426-1.
  • ^ "Want the complete annihilation of caste: First-time MP D Ravikumar". 23 July 2019.
  • ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  • ^ S, Mohamed Imranullah (8 September 2021). "Villupuram MP Ravikumar tells HC he is a member of the DMK". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  • ^ a b Kolappan, B. (20 March 2012). "Tamil Dalit writing set to go English". The Hindu.
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