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| Article Name : | | | EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH MEASURES OF THE JUSTICE PARTY IN MADRAS PRESIDECY | | Author Name : | | | SUJATHA FREEDA NESAMANI BOSE AND L .SELVAMUTHU KUMARASAMI | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-2258 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | From 1850 and 1910, the Madras Presidency saw the domination of the Brahmins of Egmore and Mylaopre Groups and Vembakkam Family in all spheres of the public activities. These circumstances had their direct impact among the elite non- Brahmins who began to realsie the importance of a political organization which was expected to address their grievances. It resulted in the formation of the South Indian Liberal Federation which in turn was known as Justice Party, named after its English newspaper, Justice. The August Declaration of Montagu of 1917 ensured gradual reforms. As per the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, elections were held in Madras Presidency in 1920. Justice Party came to power in 1921.When Justice Party assumed power, it was interested in initiating educational and health measures which were beneficial to the non-Brahmin Society. This paper seeks to examine those educational and health measures which were undertaken by the Justice Party which had been power in Madras Presidency from 1921-1937. The end of the second decade of the Twentieth Century witnessed with the beginning of educational and health measure sin Madras Presidency. | | Keywords : | | |
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