{"product_id":"mgr-a-life","title":"MGR: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kannan, R.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 16-06-2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran or MGR-founder of the AIADMK founder and\u003cbr\u003e\nthree-time chief minister, Bharat Ratna recipient-dominated Tamil Nadu's\u003cbr\u003e\nstratosphere for four decades.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this richly detailed biography of the man often called vathiyar or teacher, R.\u003cbr\u003e\nKannan traces MGR's life from his early poverty-ridden years-a Class Three\u003cbr\u003e\ndropout-to his rise as a matinee idol, before becoming a politician of repute. He\u003cbr\u003e\nexamines MGR's lifelong association with mentor Annadurai and other Dravidian\u003cbr\u003e\ncultural icons and his tumultuous political friendship with Kalaignar Karunanidhi\u003cbr\u003e\nand Jayalalithaa, his cine heroine and political protégé.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book dissects MGR's years in power: His early administration, the\u003cbr\u003e\nlegendary midday meal scheme launched in 1982 that fed 92 lakh\u003cbr\u003e\nschoolchildren, his well-intentioned farm subsidies and freebies that strained the\u003cbr\u003e\nexchequer, his largesse to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, as well as his\u003cbr\u003e\nunabashed sponsorship of liquor barons and private medical and engineering\u003cbr\u003e\ncolleges that aided the transformation of the state, but also fuelled corruption.\u003cbr\u003e\nHonest and insightful, MGR provides a portrait of a warm larger-than-life figure,\u003cbr\u003e\nwhose legacy has left an indelible stamp on Dravidian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143429340\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.4 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66563993010480,"sku":"Trans_9780143429340","price":422.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71hLBDF9q8L.jpg?v=1776569385","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/mgr-a-life","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}