READ Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars 107 FREE DOWNLOAD ✓ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ì Vaasanthi READ & DOWNLOAD Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars Tamil 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 Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars The Word of Tamil Politics tells a political story that has all the elements of a blockbuster film where ironies and larger than life characters abound Periyar a Kannada speaker who introduced the notions of Tamil se Written by well known author and journo Vaasanti this book gives an insight into the making of Tamil Nadu as a state and the political ideology that shaped it The Dravidian movement that started out as Anti Brahminicalalmost atheist has now degenerated into adulation of its leaders KarunanidhiMGRJayalalithaPeriyar Annadurai Karunanidhi 3 names that every Tamilian revered at a time From its supposedly pro Dalit beginning to an idolatory upper middle class standing now How the egos of once bosom buddies MGR and Karunanidhi came in the way of creating an unbeatable partnershipThe rise of the phoenix bird Jayalalitha the charming erudite political novice into a calculating vengeful powerful Amma The ping pong rise and fall of both Karunanidhi and Jayalalitha considerations of family and friends playing havoc with their idealsThere is hardly any difference in the ideology that shaped the major parties the Self respect movement or the Dravidian movement But instead of doing away with casteism and its inherent bias caste plays such an important part in Tamil Nadu that even sub castes do not inter marry whether they be OBC or DalitHow Tamil language as a deity and source of pride was used to inspire a population to discard the use of other foreign languages notably Hindi and English The fall out of such an action in the non industry readiness of such graduates how English is gaining momentum now even in the hinterlands as a result of thatFor me the most interesting part was the rivalry between K and J The massive amassal of wealth by both sides the manipulative and much publicised arrests of both the court cases the goondaism associated with their cadres has left TN with a Hobson s choice Dr Ramadoss with his PMK Vaiko who was a one time protege of K and the rise of MDMK INC BJP are all side actors in the play between these 2 leading starsAs this book was brought out in 2006 J s death and the confusion it has brought about is not dealt with I hope Vasanti comes out with a seuel to this book as it will be very interesting to know the eddies shaping TN right nowThis is the perfect book for someone who has absolutely no idea about TN politics to get to know the movers and shakersMy rating is 5 PS i read this book about 2 months back so might have missed out on certain things Mannichidange

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READ Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars 107 FREE DOWNLOAD ✓ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ì Vaasanthi READ & DOWNLOAD Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars S reel like scenario is presently dominated by the electoral politics of Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa one a scriptwriter and the other a former actress Well known writer and journalist Vaasanthi has observed the dramatis personae in this epic drama at close uarters for a decade Now updated with an additional chapter on the war of succession Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars offers an objective and insightful view of a political world that is both fascinating and perplexing Gives a good back ground about the tamil nadu politics its a good book to start in case you are looking to learn about the state

READ Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars 107 FREE DOWNLOAD ✓ eBook, PDF or Kindle ePUB ì Vaasanthi READ & DOWNLOAD Cut outs Caste and Cine Stars Lf 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 thi This wasn t a fantastic book but it s one of the few books that covers the topic in a non academic way suitable for a generally informed reader The book covers events that happened but doesn t put much effort into analyzing them Good for a basic intro the only book I ve seen that can serve this role in English I assume And to be fair I haven t seen any good book length detailed studies of politics from 1920 s present in Tamil Nadu