Sociopolitical Movements of a Century in Tamil Nadu

by Suba Veerapandian, R. Qurshid Begum (Translator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040392515
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/10/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Suba. Veerapandian (born 22 April 1951), popularly known as Subavee, is a political activist, writer and orator from Tamil Nadu. He is the illustrious son of renowned Periyarists Rama. Subbaiah and Visalatchi Ammaiyar. He has served as Tutor and Assistant Professor of Tamil in S.I.V.E.T College, Chennai for 21 years. Subavee is the President of Dravida Iyakka Tamizhar Peravai, a political organization that promotes Dravidian, Marxist and Ambedkarite ideals. He is presently a Member of the Advisory Committee of the Tamil Nadu Text Book Society, and Chairperson of the Social Justice Monitoring Committee of Tamil Nadu.

Subavee is a prolific writer who has authored 54 books. Subavee’s speeches and writings are intellectual weapons that attempt to demolish the oppressive constructs built on the marginalized communities; they engage in a verbal warfare to facilitate the creation of a society on the strong pillars of Self-Respect, Social Justice, Rationalism, and Social Equity. Subavee is a distinguished recipient of the coveted Kalaimamani Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu. He has also been honoured with many prestigious awards by various sociopolitical and literary organizations.

R. Qurshid Begum is Associate Professor of English at St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. With a rich teaching experience of English Literature for 20 years, she also serves as one of the Deans of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the college. As an academic, Dr Qurshid specializes in Gender Studies and Cultural Studies. She has composed many poems which wait to see the light of the day.

Table of Contents

1. Revolutions – The Rule of Life

2. The B & C Mills Workers’ Strike

3. The Cheranmadevi Gurukula Protest

4. The Vaikom Movement

5. The Temple Entry Movements

6. The 1938 Anti-Hindi Agitations

7. The Quit India Movement

8. The Struggle against the Policy of Hereditary Education

9. The Struggle against Regional Exploitation

10. Struggle and Demand: Renaming Tamil Nadu

11. The Rebellion of the Communist Party of India

12. The Constitution Burning Protest

13. The Anti-Hindi Imposition Agitation of 1965

14. Protest against the Emergency

15. Protest against the Ramayana

16. The Farmers’ Protest

17. The Pro-Eelam Protests

18. The 1986 Anti-Hindi Agitations

19. The Struggle and Demand for Reservation

20. An Unjust Struggle

21. The TADA-Opposition Struggle

22. The Struggle for the Protection of Democratic Rights

23. The Struggle against POTA

24. The Pro-Sallikattu Protests

25. The CAA-Opposition Protests