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'''Madrassi''' or '''Madrasi''' is a [[demonym]] |
'''Madrassi''' or '''Madrasi''' is a [[demonym]], frequently used as an [[List of ethnic slurs|ethnic slur]] for people and things from [[Chennai]] (then the [[Madras]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=[[David Theo Goldberg]], [[Ato Quayson]]|title=Relocating Postcolonialism|year=2002|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-0-631-20805-1|pages=341|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jam7QTlBqDcC&pg=PA341}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last= Dimitris Eleftheriotis, Gary Needham|title=Asian Cinemas: A Reader and Guide|year=2006|publisher=[[University of Hawaii Press]]|isbn=978-0-8248-3085-4|pages=296|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K89aw6DEYEYC&pg=PA296}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Saibaba s Charters and Sayings -As I Understand|year=2013|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|pages=176|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvKkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA176&dq=madrasi}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiEvBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA189|page=189|title=Ethnic Dress in the United States: A Cultural Encyclopedia|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2014|author1=Annette Lynch|author2=Mitchell D. Strauss|quote= Although “Madras” is the name of a place, in this context it is used as an adjective and not as a proper noun.}}</ref> Although the term borrows its name from Madras, it is used generically to refer to any person from South India.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Remaking a World: Violence, Social Suffering, and Recovery|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zF-U46OlIMEC&pg=PA214&lpg=PA214&dq=madrasi+generic+south+indian&source=bl&ots=qgLDf1odGA&sig=iJ5-9JtV8tqHS9wBfHubWPAQub4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj1j9PGvrrKAhXDSo4KHW2bD54Q6AEIJDAC#v=onepage&q=madrasi%2520generic%2520south%2520indian&f=false|publisher = University of California Press|date = 2001-06-04|isbn = 9780520924857|language = en|first = Veena|last = Das|first2 = Arthur|last2 = Kleinman|first3 = Margaret M.|last3 = Lock|first4 = Mamphela|last4 = Ramphele|first5 = Pamela|last5 = Reynolds|page = 214}}</ref> The term originated during the [[British Raj]] to designate people from the southern parts of India, which were then in the Madras Presidency. During the early 1990s, the terms ''lungi hatao pungi bajao''<ref name="All info in the para, except for the references in between">{{cite web |url=http://www.countercurrents.org/comm-ketkar011104.htm|title=Shiv Sena On The Threshold Of Disintegration|publisher=''[[The Indian Express]]'' via www.countercurrent.org|accessdate=2006-07-22}}</ref> and ''Yendu gundu'' were coined by [[Shiv Sena]] in the [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]] to ridicule languages from south India.<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/23espec3.htm Know your party: Shiv Sena]</ref> South Indians were derisively referred to as ''"yandugundu walas"'' and ''"lunghi walas"''.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1518/15180200.htm "'The General' in his labyrinth".]</ref><ref>[http://in.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/23espec3.htm Know your party: Shiv Sena]</ref><ref name="thehindu_20010729">{{cite news|title=Strokes of a genius|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/29/stories/09290221.htm|date=July 29, 2001}}</ref> [[Bal Thackeray]], the [[Marathi people|Marathi]] politician and founder of the [[Shiv Sena]], lampooned the Madrassi in his writings and cartoons.<ref>[[Ramachandra Guha]], ''[[India after Gandhi]]'', p. 430.</ref> |
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The term was formerly used for referring the entire [[South India]]n region, however such use of the term now outdated.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cSTEOx_Lw9MC&pg=PA211&dq=madrasi+term&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi68eLN28fXAhWLo48KHTybDE4Q6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=madrasi%20term&f=false|title=Calcutta Mosaic: Essays and Interviews on the Minority Communities of Calcutta|author1=Himadri Banerjee|author2=Nilanjana Gupta|author3=Sipra Mukherjee|publisher=Anthem Press|page=211}}</ref> |
The term was formerly used for referring the entire [[South India]]n region, however such use of the term now outdated.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cSTEOx_Lw9MC&pg=PA211&dq=madrasi+term&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi68eLN28fXAhWLo48KHTybDE4Q6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=madrasi%20term&f=false|title=Calcutta Mosaic: Essays and Interviews on the Minority Communities of Calcutta|author1=Himadri Banerjee|author2=Nilanjana Gupta|author3=Sipra Mukherjee|publisher=Anthem Press|page=211}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 09:20, 6 April 2018
Madrassi or Madrasi is a demonym, frequently used as an ethnic slur for people and things from Chennai (then the Madras).[1][2][3][4] Although the term borrows its name from Madras, it is used generically to refer to any person from South India.[5] The term originated during the British Raj to designate people from the southern parts of India, which were then in the Madras Presidency. During the early 1990s, the terms lungi hatao pungi bajao[6] and Yendu gundu were coined by Shiv Sena in the Maharashtra state of India to ridicule languages from south India.[7] South Indians were derisively referred to as "yandugundu walas" and "lunghi walas".[8][9][10] Bal Thackeray, the Marathi politician and founder of the Shiv Sena, lampooned the Madrassi in his writings and cartoons.[11]
The term was formerly used for referring the entire South Indian region, however such use of the term now outdated.[12]
References
- ^ David Theo Goldberg, Ato Quayson (2002). Relocating Postcolonialism. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-631-20805-1.
- ^ Dimitris Eleftheriotis, Gary Needham (2006). Asian Cinemas: A Reader and Guide. University of Hawaii Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-8248-3085-4.
- ^ Sri Saibaba s Charters and Sayings -As I Understand. Xlibris Corporation. 2013. p. 176.[self-published source]
- ^ Annette Lynch; Mitchell D. Strauss (2014). Ethnic Dress in the United States: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 189.
Although "Madras" is the name of a place, in this context it is used as an adjective and not as a proper noun.
- ^ Das, Veena; Kleinman, Arthur; Lock, Margaret M.; Ramphele, Mamphela; Reynolds, Pamela (2001-06-04). Remaking a World: Violence, Social Suffering, and Recovery. University of California Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780520924857.
- ^ "Shiv Sena On The Threshold Of Disintegration". The Indian Express via www.countercurrent.org. Retrieved 2006-07-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Know your party: Shiv Sena
- ^ "'The General' in his labyrinth".
- ^ Know your party: Shiv Sena
- ^ "Strokes of a genius". The Hindu. July 29, 2001.
- ^ Ramachandra Guha, India after Gandhi, p. 430.
- ^ Himadri Banerjee; Nilanjana Gupta; Sipra Mukherjee. Calcutta Mosaic: Essays and Interviews on the Minority Communities of Calcutta. Anthem Press. p. 211.