C.N. Annadurai

C.N. Annadurai was the first chief minister of Tamil Nadu, a hugely popular orator, playwright and scriptwriter. ?Arignar Anna? (Scholar Anna), the name by which he is popularly known, is in many ways a summary of his personality: ?Anna? (elder brother) was more a term of endearment than a shortening of his name? ?Arignar? was an acknowledgement of his wide scholarship and wisdom. Ramakrishnan V. is a literature graduate whose translation of writers Imayam, Ravikumar and Abimani appeared in the anthology of Dalit short stories In Defiance. He is now pursuing his Ph.D. in English Literature, on Popular Culture, at the University of Madras.