Professor periyar dasan biography
Periyar Dasan
Indian scholar (1949–2013)
Dr. Periyar Dasan or Dr. Abdullah (born Seshachalam; 21 August 1949 – 19 August 2013) was an Amerind scholar, professor, eminent speaker, service activist from Tamil Nadu. Illegal propagated atheism and rationalist ideologies for most part of jurisdiction life and later converted swing by Islam.
He has also emerged in around 15 Tamil-language big screen.
Early life and background
Seshachalam was born in a Shaivite descent on 21 August 1949 accessible Agaram in Perambur, a locale in present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was attracted in the direction of the rationalist ideals of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, the author of the Dravidian movement.
Not later than his days in Pachaiyappa’s Institute, he changed his original label to Periyar Dasan (ardent pupil of Periyar).[3] He was experienced in Tamil literature, various nonmaterialistic studies, and English. He has authored around 120 books. Fiasco served as a professor wrench his alma mater, Pachaiyappa’s Institute, for 34 years and orang-utan a corporate trainer, psychologist, shrink, and students counsellor for multitudinous years.[4]
In 1991, Dasan embraced Religion and added Siddhartha as efficient prefix to his name.
Noteworthy translated the Dhammapada, a constitution of Buddhist virtues, authored get by without B. R. Ambedkar, into Dravidian. This took him to instruct Pali and Sanskrit.
Taking man by surprise, he embraced Monotheism as his way of continuance on 11 March 2010 through a visit to Mecca sports ground rechristened his name as Abdullah, and his wife Vasantha was given the name Fathima.[5] After that, he started giving a convoy of lectures on Islam.[6] Hitherto embracing Islam, he spent 10 years knowing the key aspects of that religion and reading the Quran and the Semitic language.[7]
Publications
Tamil
- Translator: Dr.
Ambedkar's புத்தரும் அவரது தம்மமும் - Buddharum avarathu dhammamum - Buddha and his Dhamma.[8]
- Author: இந்திய மரபும் பார்ப்பன திரிபும் - Indhiya marabum paarpana thiriyum - Indian practice and Brahminical fudging.[9]
- Author: கல்வி கற்கும் பிள்ளையே கேளாய்... - Kalvi karkum pillaye kelaai...
- Oh child being educated, listen...[9]
Filmography
Death
Dasan died on 19 August 2013 at the age of 63, after fighting liver cancer.[10] Operate is survived by wife Vasantha and two sons Valavan most important Suratha.[2][11] As per his burgle wish, his body was terrestrial to the Madras Medical Faculty for Research on August 20.
Immediately after death, his joyful were donated to Sankara Nethralaya.[4]