{"product_id":"cut-outs-caste-and-cine-stars-world-of-tamil-politics-idf758","title":"CUT - OUTS, CASTE AND CINE STARS: The World of Tamil Politics","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDF758\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book-author\/vaasanthi\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Vaasanthi\"\u003eVaasanthi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book-publisher\/penguin%20groups\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Penguin Groups\"\u003ePenguin Groups\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2006\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e0670999008\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e268\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.6\" X 5.7\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamil Nadu is a state very different from the rest of India, both culturally and historically. It has retained a fundamentally separate identity for itself in language and caste structure and this is most evident in its politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut-outs Caste and Cine stars: The World of Tamil Politics tells a unique and gripping political story where ironies and larger-than-life characters abound: Periyar a Kannada-speaker, who introduced the notions of Tamil self-respect and regional pride yet dismissed Tamil as a barbaric language; the matinee idol MGR a Malayalee born in Sri Lanka who became Tamil Nadu's most popular mass leader; the Dravidian movement which by its own ideology should have helped the Dalits but has instead supported only the upwardly mobile middle groups; and parties that rose to power by propagating anti-Hindi and anti- Brahmin sentiments but have now allied themselves with the BJP. It is fitting that this reel-like scenario is presently dominated by the electrol politics of Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa one a scriptwriter and the other a former actress. Through all this the author discusses the successes and pitfalls of politics in the state from the free-meal scheme for students and the elevation of leaders to a divine status to the anti-conversion law and the rising importance of the Dravidian parties in national politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell-known writer and journalist Vaasanthi ha observed the dramatis personae in this epic drama at close quarters for a decade, and Cut-outs, caste and Cine Stars offers an objective and insightful view of a political world that is both fascinating and perplexing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVaasanthi\u003c\/i\u003e was educated at Mysore University and also attended summer school in Oslo. Her writing reflects a concern for human rights, gender issues and communal harmony. Among her better-known works is Mounappuyal, translated into English as The Silent Storm, which was awarded the Punjab Sahitya Academy Award in 1991. She was the editor of India Today's Tamil edition for nine years and is presently a consultant with the magazine. She lives and works as a freelance journalist and writer in Bangalore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"15\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"90%\"\u003e Acknowledgements\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e vii\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Introduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e xi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Prophet of the New Age\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Anti-Hindi agitation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Medium is the Message\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 35\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The coming of Age and the Dramatic Ascent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 42\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Karunanidhi's Ascendance and the Big Split\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e MGR: The Myth and the Mystique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 60\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Death and Resurrection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Fury of Panchali\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Kannaki and Tamil Honour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 91\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Personality Cult\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 102\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Birthday Dash\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 107\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Tiger Man\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 116\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Eight World Tamil Conference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 127\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e G. K. Moopanar's Tamil Nadu congress Rebels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 137\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 15\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Intolerance of Dissent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 149\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Mother of all weddings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 158\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 17\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Iron Butterfly Behind Iron Bars\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 164\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Damning of Karunanidhi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 172\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 19\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Ideology Takes a Back Seat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 179\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Cast Politics in Periyar's Tamil Country\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 189\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 21\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Puthiya Thamizhagam Krishnaswamy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 197\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e All in the Name of Caste\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 213\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Election Melodrama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 220\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Predawn Knock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Karunandhi: Forever the Scriptwriter Kalaignar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 243\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 255\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Index\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 258\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Occultnthings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44619346739501,"sku":"IDF758","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/2117\/products\/cut__outs_caste_and_cine_stars_the_world_of_tamil_idf758.jpg?v=1677757837","url":"https:\/\/occultnthings.com\/fr\/products\/cut-outs-caste-and-cine-stars-world-of-tamil-politics-idf758","provider":"Occult-N-Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}