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Duraisamy Ravikumar | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | S. Rajendran |
Constituency | Viluppuram |
General Secretary Of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | |
Assumed office 2010 | |
Preceded by | Thol. Thirumavalavan |
Succeeded by | Thol. Thirumavalavan |
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Preceded by | P. Vallalperuman |
Succeeded by | N. Murugumaran |
Constituency | Kattumannarkoil,Cuddalore district |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 May 1961 Manganampattu,Nagapattinam (now Mayiladuthurai district),Tamil Nadu,India |
Political party | VCK |
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Education | LL.B., Tamil University; M.A., Ph.D, Annamalai University |
Occupation | VCK General Secretary |
Duraisamy Ravikumar, popularly known as D. Ravikumar (born 29 May, 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 [Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]. [3] [4]
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 ]
Kaanalaay marum kaveri (2018) Manarkeni Ayiram Pookkal Karukattum (2019) Manarkeni