Bal thackeray: and the rise of the shiv sena/ Vaibhav Purandare.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi : Lotus collection., 2012.Description: xx,263pISBN:- 9788174369581
- 923.2
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Books | PWC Library Netas Gallery | 900 Geography and History | 923.2 PUR/B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 61057 |
How did a quiet, unassuming cartoonist at one of India’s leading newspapers transform into the fire-breathing chief of a militant political outfit? How did his essentially sons-of-the-soil movement take Mumbai by storm in the 1960s with its demands for the Marathi people’s employment rights and attacks on South Indians and the Communists? How did he make the shift from an aggressive Maharashtrianism to strident Hindutva to become one of the major players in Indian politics? What explains his control over India’s financial capital, his capture of power in India’s industrial powerhouse, Maharashtra, and his ability to win over the minds of millions and to strike fear in so many hearts? How did he and his Shiv Sena establish sway over the multi-crore
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