Jayalalitha family biography poems
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About the Book
Jayalalithaa was a superstar in every respect. Jayalalithaa—a journey is a book on her life and times. This book attempts to bring to the reader a whiff of the personality, an understanding of the individ she was and the adulation that she garnered. Jayalalithaa was a convent educated polyglot, a beautiful young woman at the height of a successful career as an actor, capable of taking her own political decision. And that decision stood bygd her and her people through all the ups and downs that life threw at her.
A New York Times story called Jayalalithaa, ‘... a natural leader, glamorous and intelligent’. There was, undeniably, more to the woman than meets the eye. Her people were with her. She was their mother figure, not just an astute politician who won two elections in 2015 and 2016 with huge margins. And that fryst vatten why this book.
About the Author
Papri Sen Sri Ramanis a reporter writer and translator. She is the winner of the third UNHCR CNE
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Amma: Jayalalithaa's Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen
For the first time ever, some of the younger generation started to look at politics, long-ignored as something not for the modern educated Tamil, and tried to understand what this meant. How, in a heavily patriarchal society and nation, was a woman able to fight a battle so drawn-out and so ugly, and still prevail? And even more importantly, why was she doing it?
It is in this atmosphere of interest in trying to understand Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that veteran writer Vaa
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Jayalalithaa is an enigmatic personality. She gracefully ruled the two most difficult professional worlds. She was in professions that are subject to most public scrutiny. To me, she was always a mystery. A few years back I had read the biography of Mayawati and that made me respect the women politicians a lot, especially the ones who are in politics on their own. So, I was keen to read about Jayalalithaa as well as Mamta Banerjee.
Amma by Vaasanthi was a book that was banned through a court injunction when it first came in 2011. I am not sure how, but the publishers of newly launched App Juggernaut have released the book. My basic search on the Internet tells me that they have released an abridged version of the book. The original book had 320 or so pages while one that I downloaded from the App has only about 182 pages. The chapters are too small. If you live in Tamil Nadu and if you have followed Jayalalithaa’s career, you probably know all that is there in the book. In fa