Summary, Glossary

Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu

SUMMARY

• Contributions of Madras Native Association, Madras Mahajana Sabha and the nationalist press to the growth of nationalism in Tamil Nadu are discussed.

• Swadeshi phase of the Indian National Movement in Tamil Nadu, with focus on role played by V.O.C., Subramania Siva, Subramania Bharathi, is detailed.

• Non-cooperation Movement, E.V.R.’s differences with the Congress,the birth of Swaraj Party at the national level and the Self-Respect Movement in the Tamil region are examined.

• Tamil Nadu’s participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement organised to protest the disappointment over Simon Commission and the Round Table Conferences are dealt with.

• The elections under Government of India Act, 1935 and the formation of first Congress Ministry in Madras under Rajaji are outlined.

GLOSSARY

hegemony: leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others மேலாதிக்கம்

obnoxious: extremely unpleasant விரும்பத்தகாத, வெறுக்கப்படுகிற

consensus: a general agreement கருதது ஒருமைப்பாடு, முழு இசைவு

hypocrisy: insincerity/two-facedness, dishonesty, lip service பாசாங்கு

seditious: inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch ஆட்சிககு எதிரான

demonstration: a protest meeting or march against something ஆர்ப்பாட்ட நிககழ்ச்சி

picket: a blockade of a workplace or other venue மறியல்

boycott: refuse to cooperate with or participate in புறக்கணி

brutal: savagely violent கொடுமைமிக்க, இரக்கமற்ற

patriotic: having devotion to and vigorous support for one’s own country நாட்டுப்பறறு

repression: action of subduing someone or something with force அடக்குமுறை