| ID | 195219 |
| Title Proper | Critical analysis of debates on Tamil populism |
| Other Title Information | perspectives from the field |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sunilraj, Balu ; N, Rahul |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study engages with debates on Tamil populism using insights from the field. The initial theorists of Tamil populism characterised it broadly into two — assertive populism propagated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and paternalist populism promulgated by the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). However, recent scholarship has strongly opposed this characterisation, arguing that Tamil populism approximates left populism. With these confounding views as the backdrop, we argue, through field insights, that one cannot discount the formulation of Tamil populism along assertive/paternalist lines. Secondly, we contest the recent formulation that the Dravidian Model approximates left populism. |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary South Asia Vol. 32, No.3; Sep 2024: p.418-437 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary South Asia Vol: 32 No 3 |
| Key Words | India ; Tamil Nadu ; Populism ; South India ; Dalit ; AIADMK ; DMK ; Left Populism ; Dravidian - Tamil Nadu |