{"product_id":"hindi-imperialism-aladi-aruna-9789354477126","title":"Hindi Imperialism: A Memoir of Dreams, Hopes and Betrayals","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A missile in the anti-Hindi war.'-M.K. Stalin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe massive and uncompromising opposition to the repeated attempts to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimpose one language-Hindi-on the country has a long tradition in Tamil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadu. Recent, aggressive attempts by the Hindutva regime to force Hindi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eupon all the people of the Indian Union have brought the Tamil resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto particular focus. But this resistance has a long history. This book by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe prominent Tamil politician and leader of the anti-Hindi agitation-first\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewritten in 1966, revised in 1993, and updated posthumously in 2023-24-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraces the history of the movement; its origins and its impact on Tamil politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand India's federal structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe high point of this movement was in the 1960s, when 'an army of students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erose in revolt' against the North-centric Central government. But, as this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshows, its beginnings go back to the 1930s, when Rajaji assumed office as the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echief minister of Madras Presidency and introduced Hindi as a compulsory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esubject in schools. The Dravida Kazhagam launched an agitation against this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 1938 under the leadership of E.V.R. Periyar. The opposition and struggle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtinues to this day and is central to Tamil politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis passionate book is a record of the long struggle against what the anti-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHindi activists see as an attempt to erode democracy and diversity. It is an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eessential read for everyone interested in the political history of the Indian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladi Aruna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354477127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354477126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"Aladi Aruna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334696784127,"sku":"9789354477126","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38b54f43-b0e7-4183-ad98-b787b249ae0c.jpg?v=1731467527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hindi-imperialism-aladi-aruna-9789354477126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}