TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bate, Bernard
TI  - Tamil oratory and the Dravidian aesthetic : democratic practice in south India
SN  - 9780198072355
U1  - 398.20494811 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University press
KW  - Politics and culture
KW  - Speeches, addresses, etc., Tamil
KW  - India--Madurai
KW  - Epic poetry, Tamil
KW  - Folk literature, Tamil
KW  - Language and culture
N2  - This book explores the aesthetics of Tamil oratory and its vital relationship to democracy. It also highlights the centrality of language as a medium of expression
ER  -