Sociopolitical Movements of a Century in Tamil Nadu spans a century of sociopolitical struggles—protests, rebellions, agitations, revolutions, and movements—that took place in Tamil Nadu from 1921 to 2020. In an attempt to unearth the historical truths buried by the dominant ideologies, Dr Suba. Veerapandian has employed a sagacious combination of the subaltern and postmodern approaches to history in analysing the struggles to uplift the socially, linguistically, culturally and politically marginalized people of Tamil Nadu. Subavee's subtlety laced with sarcasm engrosses the readers, making the book a gripping narrative of the sociopolitical history of Tamil Nadu. The book celebrates the rich heritage of resistance put forth by leaders such as Periyar EVR, Arignar Anna and Kalaignar Karunanidhi to anarchy and oppression, and links the past to the present, censuring the sociopolitical ideologies that trample societies through cultural hegemony.

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- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Contributors
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Translator's Note
- Chapter 1 Revolutions – The Rule of Life
- Chapter 2 The B & C Mills Workers' Strike
- Chapter 3 The Cheranmadevi Gurukula Protest
- Chapter 4 The Vaikom Movement
- Chapter 5 The Temple Entry Movements
- Chapter 6 The 1938 Anti-Hindi Agitations
- Chapter 7 The Quit India Movement
- Chapter 8 The Struggle against the Policy of Hereditary Education
- Chapter 9 The Struggle against Regional Exploitation
- Chapter 10 Struggle and Demand: Renaming Tamil Nadu
- Chapter 11 The Rebellion of the Communist Party of India
- Chapter 12 The Constitution Burning Protest
- Chapter 13 The Anti-Hindi Imposition Agitation of 1965
- Chapter 14 Protest against the Emergency
- Chapter 15 Protest against the Ramayana
- Chapter 16 The Farmers' Protest
- Chapter 17 The Pro-Eelam Protests
- Chapter 18 The 1986 Anti-Hindi Agitations
- Chapter 19 The Struggle and Demand for Reservation
- Chapter 20 An Unjust Struggle
- Chapter 21 The TADA-Opposition Struggle
- Chapter 22 The Struggle for the Protection of Democratic Rights
- Chapter 23 The Struggle against POTA
- Chapter 24 The Pro-Sallikattu Protests
- Chapter 25 The CAA-Opposition Protests
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