Sriram Karra wrote, [on 6/3/2009 10:10 AM]: > Are there any generally accepted 'seminal'/'critically acclaimed' books > (preferably in English) on the anti-brahmin movement in Tamil Nadu?
A cousin of mine[1] wrote a well-received[2] book[3] on this topic. I asked him to comment on your request, and here's what he had to say: <quote> At the risk of being presumptuous, I might suggest that your friend start with my book, Ethnicity and Populist Mobilization (Oxford University Press, 1999). The discussion of the early history of non-Brahmanism in Eugene Irschick's 1969 book might also interest him. And if he is in the mood for a misleading and patchily researched pro-Dravidianist book, he can look at M.S.S. Pandian, Brahmin/ Non-Brahmin. </quote> Udhay [1] http://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/faculty/subramanian/ [2] http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011223/spectrum/book6.htm [3] http://www.amazon.com/dp/019564316X -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
