Short notes on Great Buddhist and Ambedkarite scholar Anbu ponnoviyam

From Pioneer leader of South Indian Buddhist movement and social reformer Pandit C.Iyotheedoos to P. Parameswaran grandson of Dewan bahadur Rettaimalai Srinivasan many leaders and scholars today we remembed through the writings of Anbu ponnoviyam. He is a man of character. He is here great successor of Tamil Buddhist and siddha and valluva tradition.
VI.academic side Dr G.Thangavelu
non academic side Anbu ponnoviyam.

His most of writings revealed the pioneer history of civil rights social struggle of Southern India.And other hand is vibrant writings on socio-political and religious leaders of suboltern societies. Third one is important writings translations and comparative study of great leaders like pandit Iyotheedoss and Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Pioneer Buddhist movement and Dravidian movements as real voices of voiceless peoples in various aspects. These two types of movements are getting in the Tamil society some of the controversies as well as compromises even today. But the aim of these movements is formation of democratic Society in India. In this place we want more writing like Anbhu ponnoviyam.
- Round table conference and Pune pact
- 2.Angambakkam kuppusamy
3.Pe.Ma.Maduraipillay
4.our leaders - Educate! agitate! organise!
6.Rationalist woman from old society - panditar Ayodhidassar.
8.Paraiyar history in Inscriptions
9 Araiyar sevai(important custom in vaishnava temple)
10 Caste Hidden in Food
11.Adhidravidar-Gandhi-periyar. - Thoughts on Dr. Ambedkar
- Principals of Republican party
- History of adi Dravida(nprint)
16.The oppressed Hindus written by
Rao BahadurM.C. Rajah translation into Tamil with many other scholars.
And so many books. - History of mc Raja (in print)
Many books written by Anbu Ponnoviyam are being brought out by his beloved son Adi Mannan through Siddhartha Publishing House after his death.
II.Extensive essayist
Anbu ponnoviyam extensive articles are very enlighten based.
III.As a journalist
Ambedkar,aravurai( Virtuevoice),Ambedkarist and some of the journals in Tamil he edited and ran in his life.
IV.As a Buddhist activist and organiser.
Mr. Anbu Ponnoviyam along with Buddhist Periyar Mu Sundararasan, Dr. Chapan Periyar A. Sakhtidasan, who lived in his time, carried out excellent Buddhist development work in Tamil Nadu. He did many Buddhist works in collaboration with many others including Erimalai Rathinam, X-ray Manickam. He also created many Buddhist organizations. Ambedkarist forum is one of the most important.
V.Role of anbu ponnoviyam in propagating pandit.C. Iyothi Das thoughts into Tamil society.
(Anbu ponnoviyam & Gnana.Aloycius)
Scholar Anbu Ponnoviyam plays a very important role in bringing out Pandit Ayodhitasar in the latter part of the 20th century. Gnana. Aloysius’s preface to Ayodhitada’s Pandita Thoughts is a great historical document.

Anbu Ponnoviyam was prominent in the intellectual tradition in Tamil Nadu of writing detailed histories of Dalit liberation in India before Dr. Ambedkar’s century. In the same way, Professor Ko Thangavelu and Professor S Perumal, who were professors in colleges and universities, have written extensively. Some Dalit liberation histories have also been written by writers related to Dravidian movements and communal movements.
VII. Anbu ponnoviyam and other historians like
R.P. Thangavelanar, TP Kamalanathan, Antony Krishnasamy, Mail Munusamy etc.
VIII. Continuing historical legacy.
Anbu Ponnoviyam’s historical legacy did not stop with him. Many scholars continue to say that his legacy continues in Tamil national movements, communist movements and even Dravidian movements in various ways. Prof. Nedunchezhiyan, Bangalore Guna, Late Ezhuthu Ve.Alex, Late A.P. Vallinayakam, Late Echuchi Mu.Pa. Ezhilarasu, Advocate A.Gowthaman,Ezhil Ilangovan, prof Sakya Mohan, writer Gowthama Sanna. and many others continue to this day.
IX.Methodology and multifaceted personality.
Really Anbu ponnoviyam writings attracted by many scholars through the many generations. Because of his methodology and multifaceted personality. Without any evidence he does not speak any facts or historical incidences. He wrote each and every historical evidence by the chronologically and gradually in multifaceted approaches. Particularly religious and sociological articles written through the various evidences and sources. He is not atracked by any fame and awards and prizes and other things. He is real dedicated ambedkarite scholar like Bhagwan Das and D.C.Ahir.
X. Personal life.
Many Tamils migrated to various Asian and African countries in the 18th and 19th centuries for some reason. Anbu Ponnoviyam was born in Malaysia from an immigrant Tamil family. Tamil Nadu had many connections with many countries including Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaysia; are Adi Dravidas, Chettiars and other communities were present in it. Anbu Ponnoviyam’s parents name is Perumal Pillai Gangai Ammal. Is born in 1923 is family parents written to Tamil Nadu in 1931 then he joined Madras fine arts College he is also here good painter, inke through life living with paintings.He established his education and life in the 20th century in Tamil Nadu, India. Their family origin is a village near Tindivanam. They worked in the museum. His wife life partner name is papammal. Having established a good family life, he has two sons and two daughters named Neeti Mannan, Arivarasi, Anbarasi and Adimannan. Anbu Ponnoviyam’s wife Papammal passed away on November 9, 2019 at the age of 87.
Ayodthidasar Pandit started the historical journal Tamilan and preserved various historical periodicals and books and kept writing various books between his household and government duties. But he also maintained great friendship with several generations, starting with Mizoram Ex.Governor Dr. A. Padmanabhan to with late “Ezhutthu”publisher Ve. Alex. His personal life, like his public life, deserves to be written in great detail.
XI.Few tributes to Ayya Anbu Ponnoviyam.
Long live his name and fame and writings.
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