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Mona & Teja: Dravidian Demand (From Self-Respect to Separate Nation)

Enter C.N. Annaduraiโ€”a lecturer professor whose pen cut deeper than most political manifestos. As the Justice Party crumbled under the weight of zamindar egos and electoral defeats, Annadurai joined forces with the ever-radical Periyar to give the movement a dramatic makeover. Gone were the days of drawing-room debates; in came Dravidar Kazhagamโ€”a fiery new front armed with anti-Hindi protests, temple-entry agitations, and dialogues sharp enough to belong in a movie script.

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Mona and Teja : OG Political Gangs of Madras(Mylapore vs Egmore)

South India had its own league of extraordinary political gentlemen. Welcome to the turf war between Mylapore and Egmoreโ€”the OG political gangs of the Madras Presidency. What started as ideological and bureaucratic rivalries soon shaped the foundation of the Justice Party and the Dravidian movement.

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Mona and Teja: Dravidian Vs Sanskrit

Second part of the Dravidian Landscape series, I take a step back into history to trace the roots of one of Indiaโ€™s most layered debates โ€” the Aryan-Dravidian discourse. From ancient civilizations and Vedic transitions to language politics and cultural identity, this post unpacks the ideological undercurrents that have shaped regional narratives and social structures