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Nandanar's children : the Paraiyans' tryst with destiny, Tamil Nadu 1850-1956 / Raj Sekhar Basu.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sage series in modern Indian historyPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2011.Description: lxvi, 424 pISBN:
  • 9788132105145 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.5688095 RAJ-N
Contents:
Elusive freedom: the Paraiyans and agrarian servitude in nineteenth century Tamil Nadu -- The missionary involvement with the "Pariah" issue in South India -- Search for fresh pastures: overseas and internal migration patterns of the Tamil Paraiyans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The Paraiyans: from socio-economic upliftment to entry into politics -- The making of 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu -- Political groupism and fractured 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-414) and index.

Elusive freedom: the Paraiyans and agrarian servitude in nineteenth century Tamil Nadu -- The missionary involvement with the "Pariah" issue in South India -- Search for fresh pastures: overseas and internal migration patterns of the Tamil Paraiyans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The Paraiyans: from socio-economic upliftment to entry into politics -- The making of 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu -- Political groupism and fractured 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu.

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