How Anti-Hindi Protests of the 1960s Created India’s Most Successful Regional Political Movement
type
Essay
source publication
Frontline
Abstract
Excerpt:
'The 1960s were a time of student uprisings across the world.... While all these protests made for spectacular news, and are duly commemorated every year, only a few of them resulted in a concrete political change. The anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu of the 1960s are one such exception. Led predominantly by students, the anti-Hindi agitations contributed to unseating the ruling Congress and bringing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to power in 1967. Ever since, only Dravidian parties have formed the government in Tamil Nadu.'
Year
11-11-2024
Recommended Citation
Karthick Ram Manoharan, 'How Anti-Hindi Protests of the 1960s Created India’s Most Successful Regional Political Movement' (Frontline, 11 Nov 2024)
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