Unearthing a Forgotten Dravidian Publication: Udumalai Beerangi (The Udumalai Cannon)

In recent explorations of primary sources related to Dravidian ideology, I came across a fascinating – and disturbing weekly publication from the late 1940s: Udumalai Beerangi (உடுமலை பீரங்கி), literally meaning “Udumalai Cannon.” This Tamil-language weekly was published from Udumalaipettai (about 72 km from Coimbatore) by Udumalai B. Ranganathan and ran for roughly two years before being banned…