We must strive for a society where every individual has the freedom to choose their own life and beliefs.
This library was inaugurated after the lifetime of Thanthai Periyar on 17.09.1974, which was the 96th Birthday of Periyar. It was inaugurated as his Birthday remembrance by Dr.Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, who was then the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The inauguration was presided over by Dr.Navalar Nedunchezhian, in the presence of Annai E.V.R. Maniammaiar. This library has attained enormous growth during the past 49 years. Shortly the Golden Jubilee of this library and research centre is to be celebrated in a grand manner.
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Periyar Library is a special one which reflects the Wisdom Tank of Periyar Ramasamy Naicker. His literature is useful to remove the mental blocks of the people in general. His literature is also useful for betterment of human kind. His collection of works in Tamil are to be translation into English and supplied to all the States by Government of India.
Dr.G. Vijayan
Atheist Centre.
I am honoured to visit this museum and library of the outstanding freedom fighters and humanist Periyar E.V.Ramasamy. He has inspired me and generations of fighter for social causes especially the poor and disempowered, women among them.
Moses Verasammy Nagamootoo
Former Prime Minister of Guyana.
Very impressed with the collections in the library with 89000 book. We need to catalogue properly to bring digital services and transfer Periyar teachings, views and achievement to bring to the neglected people to live with respect. Best wishes.
Dr.A. Sivathanu Pillai
Scientist, ISRO.
Truly inspirational. I am very happy to see the vigour with which, dedicated attention towards promotion of rationalism and atheism is taking place. I wish a great success. The library is an excellent place which every critical thinker should visit, to broaden their horizons of thinking.
Vikas Gora
Atheist Centre, Benz Circle, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Periyar Library is a special one which reflects the Wisdom Tank of Periyar Ramasamy Naicker. His literature is useful to remove the mental blocks of the people in general. His literature is also useful for betterment of human kind. His collection of works in Tamil are to be translation into English and supplied to all the States by Government of India.
Dr. Mallu Ravi
Former M.P. and M.L.A., Andhra Pradesh
The number of students belonging to 19 Universities including the University of Madras, Madurai Kamaraj University, Bharathiyar University (Coimbatore) and Bharathidasan University (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu.
The number of students from other States of the country studying in Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) and Dravidian University (Kuppam).
The number of students from nine countries including the Universities of Berkeley, Texas and California of the United States of America, and Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
