Back Dravidar Kazhagam English Dravidar Kazhagam French דראווידר קזגאם HE ドラヴィダ人協会 Japanese திராவிடர் கழகம் Tamil ద్రావిడర్ కజగం Tegulu Дравідар Кажагам Ukrainian
Dravida Kazhagam (or Dravidar Kazhagam, "Dravidian Organization") was one of the first Dravidian parties in India. The party was founded by Periyar. Its original goals were to eradicate the ills of the existing caste system including untouchability and to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" (Dravidian nation) from the Madras Presidency i.e., a separate nation from India for Dravidian people alone.
Dravidar Kazhagam gave birth to many other political parties including Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Dravidar Kazhagam is now headed by K.Veeramani.