Anna : the life and times of C. N. Annadurai

By:

Kannan, R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Penguin Books India 2017 GurugramDescription: 423pISBN:

9780143429036

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DDC classification:

954.82 KAN

Summary: In 1967, C.N. Annadurai became the chief minister of Madras state, when his party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), swept to power for the first time. In this definitive biography, R. Kannan traces the growth of Annadurai from a young protégé of the radical thinker Periyar E.V. Ramasamy into a revered leader known as Anna or elder brother. Kannan draws on Anna's considerable body of writing, and the memoirs of other leaders and authors in Tamil, to candidly examine Anna's complex relationship with Periyar and his disillusionment with the corruption he witnessed when in power. Featuring luminaries like Rajagopalachari and Kamaraj, K. Karunanidhi and MGR, among many others, Anna offers a warm and rounded portrait of a man who showed the way for the democratic expression of regional aspirations within a united India.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Jammu General Stacks	Non-fiction	954.82 KAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMJ-8888

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1. The Formative Years 2. 'Sudra', 'Dravid' and 'Non-Brahmin' 3. Anna, Justice Party and E.V. Ramasamy 'Periyar' 4. The First Anti-Hindi Protest and Dravida Nadu 5. Burn the Ramayana and Periyapuram! 6. Dravida Nadu Weekly and Chandrodhayam Play 7. Salem, 1944: The Son Repays His Debt 8. Strains of Discord 9. The Elusive Anointment 10. Anna Feels Cheated 11. The DMK Is Born 12. Strategizing the Party's Growth 13. 'Aryan Illusion' and Congress Delusion 14. Parasakthi's Kalaignar, MGR and the DMK 15. Party Poll on Elections-1956: Coming Out of the Closet 16. 'Yes' to Elections, 'No' to Hindi 17. 1961: Sampath Leaves 'Mr Annadurai' 18. Dropping Dravida Nadu 19. The Anti-Hindi Struggle: Chinnasami the First 'Martyr' 20. (H)Indian or Indian 21. The Road to Power 22. Chief Minister Anna 23. From Madras State to Tamil Nadu 24. The Glorious End

In 1967, C.N. Annadurai became the chief minister of Madras state, when his party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), swept to power for the first time. In this definitive biography, R. Kannan traces the growth of Annadurai from a young protégé of the radical thinker Periyar E.V. Ramasamy into a revered leader known as Anna or elder brother. Kannan draws on Anna's considerable body of writing, and the memoirs of other leaders and authors in Tamil, to candidly examine Anna's complex relationship with Periyar and his disillusionment with the corruption he witnessed when in power. Featuring luminaries like Rajagopalachari and Kamaraj, K. Karunanidhi and MGR, among many others, Anna offers a warm and rounded portrait of a man who showed the way for the democratic expression of regional aspirations within a united India.

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