Dasavatharam - C N Annadurai - Bog

Dasavatharam is a novel By Arignar Anna. Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 - 3 February 1969), popularly called Anna ("Elder brother") or Arignar Anna ("Anna, the scholar"), was an Indian politician who served as 1st Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1969 to 1969 and 7th, Last Chief Minister of Madras from 1967 to 1969 a state in South India. He was the first member of a Dravidian party to hold that post.He was well known for his oratorical skills and was an acclaimed writer in the Tamil language. He scripted and acted in several plays. Some of his plays were later made into movies. He was the first politician from the Dravidian parties to use Tamil cinema extensively for political propaganda. Born in a middle-class family, he first worked as a school teacher, then moved into the political scene of the Madras Presidency as a journalist. He edited several political journals and enrolled as a member of the Dravidar Kazhagam. As an ardent follower of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, he rose in stature as a prominent member of the party.