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Rural development has always been an important issue in all discussion pertaining to economic development especially of developing countries, throughout the world. A large majority of rural people continue to suffer from persistent poverty. The socio-economic disparities between rural and urban areas are widening and creating tremendous pressure on the social and economic fabric of many developing countries economies. These factors, among many others tend to highlight the importance of rural problems and development. Periyar wanted to eradicate the concept of village as a discrimination word among places just as the concept outcast among social groups. One of the areas of focus was in the upliftment of villages. In a booklet called Village Uplift, Periyar plead for rural reform. It should be stressed in this context that rural India still forms the largest part of the Indian subcontinent in spite of the ongoing process of urbanization. Thus, the distinction between rural and urban has meant an economic and social degradation for the rural inhabitant. Periyar wanted to eradicate the concept of "village" as a discrimination word among places just as the concept outcast among social groups. Periyar advocated for a location where neither the name nor the situation or its conditions imply differences among people. This paper layout an argument on rural problems and development.