{"product_id":"r-kannan-mgr-a-life-grade-c","title":"R. Kannan MGR: A Life (GRADE:C)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarudur Gopalan Ramachandran or MGR-founder of the AIADMK founder and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethree-time chief minister, Bharat Ratna recipient-dominated Tamil Nadu's\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estratosphere for four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this richly detailed biography of the man often called vathiyar or teacher, R.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKannan traces MGR's life from his early poverty-ridden years-a Class Three\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edropout-to his rise as a matinee idol, before becoming a politician of repute. He\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eexamines MGR's lifelong association with mentor Annadurai and other Dravidian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecultural icons and his tumultuous political friendship with Kalaignar Karunanidhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand Jayalalithaa, his cine heroine and political protégé.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book dissects MGR's years in power: His early administration, the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elegendary midday meal scheme launched in 1982 that fed 92 lakh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eschoolchildren, his well-intentioned farm subsidies and freebies that strained the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eexchequer, his largesse to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as well as his\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eunabashed sponsorship of liquor barons and private medical and engineering\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecolleges that aided the transformation of the state, but also fuelled corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHonest and insightful, MGR provides a portrait of a warm larger-than-life figure,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhose legacy has left an indelible stamp on Dravidian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW BOOK WORLD","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":49458550931696,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0402\/4048\/files\/71hLBDF9q8L._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80_FMwebp.webp?v=1774521059","url":"https:\/\/newbookworld.com\/products\/r-kannan-mgr-a-life-grade-c","provider":"NEW BOOK WORLD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}