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‘Siddha is science of the east, gift of forefathers’
October 3, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
The author, it appears, seems to think that for a stream to be accepted as ‘scientific’, it has to be not more than 200 years old. While he freely quotes from Tamil literature and works,…
October 3, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Squeezing out Hindi: Tamil mandate mars students’ choices
October 3, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
During the 1960s, Tamil Nadu witnessed a stir against the “imposing” of compulsory learning of Hindi More than five decades later, the language is yet to be accepted wholeheartedly. While Hindi has been smoothly integrated…
October 3, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Online altruism: Chennaiites generous with helping hands
September 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
From delivering relief to finding a home for strays, social media provides quick fixes Last December, when Chennai was racked with floods, Trupti Desai reached out to her friend in Bengaluru for relief material. Unfortunately,…
September 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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In today’s well arranged marriages, women are upfront with their needs
September 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
It’s no longer tall, fair, educated, and from a decent family that makes the mark in the marriage market. The vital stats now include being a food connoisseur with a zest for adventure, being spiritual…
September 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Book recalls life of Malay Tamils caught between war and death
September 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
In the 1900s when child marriage was rampant in many parts of India including Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram, it was difficult for a girl’s parents to get her married as the first wife of a man…
September 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Real estate developers open office space to retail investors
September 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Ahead of REIT, companies offer shared ownership of commercial buildings Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is expected to boost investment and expand the rental market. But even before the roll out of REIT, the commercial…
September 29, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Online is where quality serials are
September 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Hit web series catering to Tamils are welcome contrast to television soaps For generation Y, which clocks 12 hours in a corporate cabin, web series have become an ideal watch. These serials, which come with…
September 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Dance drama retells Silappadikaram from Madhavi’s perspective
September 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Kannagi, the protagonist of Illango Adigal’s epic ‘Silappadikaram’, is often considered an epitome of chastity and love – a woman who reduces the city of Madurai to ashes to avenge the unjust execution of her…
September 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Where khaki knickers are a red rag
September 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
“In every Hindu there is a dormant swayam sevak”: A pracharak-turned comrade’s unwitting confession Adwajam (flag) is hoisted on a temporary pole at the edge of the ground where 25 swayam sevaks are assembled for…
September 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Crime and redemption
September 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Violent young men experience a different conversion On Friday evening, Thamaram, a small hamlet near Kalady in Thiruvananthapuram has a special visitor. The supreme head of RSS, sar sangh chalak Mohan Bhagwat, arrives and joins…
September 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Inner Sanghtum – Nerds of the ring
September 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
The shakha is the cornerstone of the Sangh Parivar, and Kerala has the most shakhas in India. Is the shakha a fascist nursery, a boy scout movement with adult fantasies or an incubator for aspirational…
September 24, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Free speech ruling opens doors to harassment of women online
September 23, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
As complaints mount, police demand new law to replace Section 66A of IT Act The Supreme Court’s decision in March 24, 2015 to scrap Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, in the wake of…
September 23, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Why we need coroners to probe custodial deaths
September 23, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
& Muthupandi Ganesan The mysterious death of Ramkumar, the accused in the Swathi murder case, has posed uneasy questions about the criminal justice system in the country and safety in police custody. Even if one…
September 23, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Business of sports: Champion Amazon co-passengers in my private Sealdah Rajdhani Express
September 22, 2016, 9:02 PM IST
If you are not connected to sports in any manner, you do not ever get an insight into that world. Just like any other complicated and extended activity with many players and spectators, it…
September 22, 2016, 9:02 PM IST
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Admission based on varsity rank list may defeat NEET’s purpose
September 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
The national eligibility cum entrance test (NEET) was expected to introduce transparency into MBBS admission in deemed universities. But CBSE, which conducts the exam, hasn’t released a rank list that would have helped to ensure…
September 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Why PM Modi’s federalism mantra upends Tamil Nadu parties
September 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Focuses on collective decision making in GST, higher revenue allocation to States With the possible exception of Akali Dal and to some extent the CPM, the Dravidian parties have been unique in fashioning a political…
September 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Why it is in Tamil Nadu’s interest to strengthen supervisory panel
September 20, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
It may do well for Tamil Nadu to get the Cauvery supervisory committee strengthened to secure its rightful share of water from the Cauvery. Tamil Nadu’s complaint that the supervisory committee is a powerless body…
September 20, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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As Tamil Nadu celebrated Periyar’s birthday on September 17, we recall the impact of his foreign trips
September 20, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
In the winter of 1931, in a dingy fourth class cabin of a ship cramped with people and goods, a fifty-two-year-old man sporting a flowing white beard found himself a comfortable small place on the…
September 20, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Can A R Rahman’s eclectic music spanning sufi to Bollywood match the soulful kritis of MS Subbulakshmi’s UN Consert?
September 19, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
On October 24, 1966, MS Subbulakshmi performed at the United Nations on the occasion of UN Day. This was the first ever occasion where an Indian musician was invited to perform in the UN. Fifty…
September 19, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Mellifluos Melodies – ‘Rahman’s concert was spiritual, not filmy’
September 19, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
MS Subbulakshmi was a very dedicated patron of Sankara Nethralaya. Funds raised through many of her concerts in India went towards providing free ophthalmic services to the poor in India, helping them regain eyesight and…
September 19, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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