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The Dravidian pathway : (Record no. 217946)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | in00024353354 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260427073207.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 251128s2025 ii 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2025356830 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789371979252 |
| 025 ## - OVERSEAS ACQUISITION NUMBER | |
| Overseas acquisition number | I-E-2025356830 |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Source of stock number/acquisition | Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | lcode |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.95482 RAJ |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rajahmani, Vignesh. |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Dravidian pathway : |
| Remainder of title | how the DMK redefined power and identity in South India / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Vignesh Rajahmani. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Chennai : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Context, an imprint of Westland Books, a division of Nasadiya Technologies Private Limited, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xix, 276 pages |
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| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs. 799.00 |
| 505 ## - Contents | |
| Contents | Abstract -<br/>Note on Terminology -<br/>Acknowledgments -<br/>List of Tables -<br/>List of Figure -<br/>Introduction -<br/>1. Periyar and the DMK: Forging a Horizontal Dravidian-Tamil Solidarity -<br/>2. Disseminating the Dravidian-Tamil Ethos through -Reading Rooms<br/>3. The DMK's Manoeuvres in Madras State: Political Opportunism Revisited through the Prism of the Dravidian-Tamil Repertoire -<br/>4. A Meticulous Underdog and a Seemingly Lax Stalwart: The Tale of the 1967 Madras State Assembly Election in Virudhunagar Constitutency -<br/>Conclusion -<br/>Epilogue: The Dravidian Tamil Ethos Today -<br/>Appendices -<br/>Notes -<br/>Bibliography -<br/>Index.<br/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The Dravidian Pathway is a timely contribution to public and scholarly understanding of South Indian politics, examining a pivotal period in the rise to power of the Tamil Nadu party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (the Dravidian Progressive Federation, or DMK).<br/>The scholarly canon on social movements and/or electoral politics has largely neglected the interplay between the two, focusing only on outcomes. Vignesh Rajahmani’s innovative, detailed study of the Dravidian movement explores the strategic leadership of DMK and non-DMK figures like Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, C.N. Annadurai, M. Karunanidhi and K. Kamaraj. It illustrates their synthesis of anti-caste ideology, socioeconomic and educational mobility, and inclusive Dravidian-Tamil identity, and considers why that vision resonated with marginalised communities.<br/>Tracing the early DMK years, from the party’s social justice campaigns to its landmark electoral victory in 1967, Rajahmani highlights the challenges of navigating ideological commitments within the constraints of political pragmatism, while also making politics accessible to the common person. He explains how iterations on the initial ideology and political offering can reinvigorate such movements, keeping their politics agile and incentivising inclusive policymaking. He also shows how the DMK shaped Tamil Nadu’s counter-hegemonic political identity, which has proven electorally resilient in spite of majoritarian onslaughts. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Indian Politics. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Dravidian Movement. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Tamilnadu Politics. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Materials specified (bound volume or other part) | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | HB | NLS | NLS | Circulation Counter | 27/04/2026 | Purchased - Amazon.in | 799.00 | 320.95482 RAJ | 40820 | 27/04/2026 | 27/04/2026 | BOOKs | Recommended by Dr. Manpreet Singh Dhillon |