{"product_id":"anna-r-kannan-9780143429036","title":"Anna: Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1967, C.N. Annadurai became the chief minister of Madras state, when his party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), swept to power for the first time. In this definitive biography, R. Kannan traces the growth of Annadurai from a young protégé of the radical thinker Periyar E.V. Ramasamy into a revered leader known as Anna or elder brother. \u003cbr\u003eKannan draws on Anna's considerable body of writing, and the memoirs of other leaders and authors in Tamil, to candidly examine Anna's complex relationship with Periyar and his disillusionment with the corruption he witnessed when in power. Featuring luminaries like Rajagopalachari and Kamaraj, K. Karunanidhi and MGR, among many others, \u003ci\u003eAnna\u003c\/i\u003e offers a warm and rounded portrait of a man who showed the way for the democratic expression of regional aspirations within a united India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Kannan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143429035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143429036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"R. Kannan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440898978047,"sku":"9780143429036","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c64e4a30-6f2e-4ecb-b783-c61e6454be31.jpg?v=1777187410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anna-r-kannan-9780143429036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}