Tamil Characters: Personalities, Politics, Culture
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AR Venkatachalapathy
The author explores the lives of well-known figures in Tamil Nadu’s politics and literature, including figures such as Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi, Periyar and Iyotheethos Pandithar. The book also offers a brief history of recent issues that have convulsed the state, including those surrounding languages, prohibition and welfare populism.
Pan Macmillan, 339 pages, Rs 399
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