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Roots & Wings VOICES
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It’s tough love, not hate speech
July 16, 2016, 4:24 PM IST
Can words uttered in good faith become a motivation for terror and bloodshed? Does plain talking implicitly incite violence? Islamic preacher Zakir Naik of Peace TV-fame has been accused of exactly that. Two practising Muslims…
July 16, 2016, 4:24 PM IST
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‘Islamic fundamentalism is a search for an ethical framework’
July 16, 2016, 3:51 PM IST
Not known to pull his punches, renowned sociologist and political analyst Ashis Nandy who was in Kochi on Friday – talks to TOI on how Islamic extremism is in many ways a byproduct of…
July 16, 2016, 3:51 PM IST
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No ‘money power’ thwarts women’s rise to high ranks
July 15, 2016, 3:44 PM IST
Many leaders don’t own property of their own and are dependent on male family members In February this year, the Tamil Nadu assembly passed a legislation reserving 50% of seats for women in all rural…
July 15, 2016, 3:44 PM IST
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Murthy’s jumbo journey: From rogue killer to refined kumki
July 14, 2016, 3:39 PM IST
In the 1990s Murthy was a terror. He killed at least 20 people in Kerala’s Wayanad and was a nightmare for residents of the nearby areas. But soon after the Kerala government declared him a…
July 14, 2016, 3:39 PM IST
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With ’16 Vayathinile’ slated for re-release, we look at Bharathiraja’s failed heroes
July 14, 2016, 3:01 PM IST
Some film re-releases have been successful in the recent past. ‘Karnan’ reminded many that Sivaji Ganesan was indeed the yardstick for acting in Tamil films. Bharathiraja’s ’16 Vayathinile’ is slated for a digital re-release. While…
July 14, 2016, 3:01 PM IST
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Trio raises Tamil hopes at Rio
July 13, 2016, 4:51 PM IST
Table Tennis: A sport TN adores as much as cricket Those who think cricket and chess are the most popular sports in Tamil Nadu, think again. When it comes to table tennis, Tamil Nadu has…
July 13, 2016, 4:51 PM IST
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A word of solace – Suicide is not cowardice, it’s a cry for help
July 12, 2016, 2:17 PM IST
I was dismayed by the way a Madras high court bench in a recent ruling over a woman’s suicide, described those dying due to suicide as “weak minded”, of “frail mentality” and that they “may…
July 12, 2016, 2:17 PM IST
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77 yrs after Madurai victory, temples still shut for Dalits
July 12, 2016, 11:09 AM IST
Major Dravidian Parties Ruling State For 50 Years Go Slow On Reform Impulses On July 8, 1939, freedom fighter A Vaidyanatha Iyer led four Dalits into Meenakshi Amman temple at Madurai, paving the way for…
July 12, 2016, 11:09 AM IST
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Who should be blamed for Swathi’s murder? Society’s lack of values
July 11, 2016, 4:19 PM IST
Movies today promote quick satisfaction of human desires Let us for a moment step out of our usual tendency to fault the police for all incidents of violence and take a somewhat different approach to…
July 11, 2016, 4:19 PM IST
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How delayed justice haunts victims of crimes, their kin
July 11, 2016, 3:45 PM IST
Shoddy investigation, lack of witnesses and sly lawyers often delay conviction Conclusion of criminal cases is expected to provide some form of closure for victims and their families. But, too often, delays in hearing cases,…
July 11, 2016, 3:45 PM IST
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150th birth anniversary – B Raja of Panagal took royal road to reforms
July 8, 2016, 3:54 PM IST
Free meals in schools, women’s suffrage and job reservations for marginalised communities; well before these reforms became a part of the popular political discourse in India, they were introduced in the Madras Presidency by the…
July 8, 2016, 3:54 PM IST
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Cuckoldry fear in males drives demand for DNA parental tests
July 8, 2016, 3:33 PM IST
Most fears unfounded; streetside labs in urban areas of Tamil Nadu include these tests in their menu On the narrow yet busy Kaliamman Koil Street of Virugamb akkam in Chennai, Smitha Diagnostics and Research Centre…
July 8, 2016, 3:33 PM IST
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Pilgrim path widening puts sacred spot in peril
July 7, 2016, 5:11 PM IST
Nature lovers and environmentalists in Tiruvannamalai fear a future dwindling in the biodiversity of the Sonagiri sacred grove with the district administration planning to clear trees from a portion of the grove that is located…
July 7, 2016, 5:11 PM IST
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Swadeshi victor battles foreign competition now
July 7, 2016, 4:59 PM IST
Tatas Started New India Assurance So That Indian Firms Got Fair Deal: Book In 1982, India’s communication satellite INSAT-1A was launched with much fanfare. But 18 months later, the satellite had to be abandoned and…
July 7, 2016, 4:59 PM IST
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Passion for puppetry runs in the family
July 5, 2016, 4:03 PM IST
Three generations of a family of shadow puppeteers from Andhra Pradesh have been engaged in reviving the art form which doesn’t have many takers in today’s world At Krishna Gana Sabha in Chennai, the venue…
July 5, 2016, 4:03 PM IST
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India needs strong laws to protect victims and witnesses of crimes
July 4, 2016, 3:49 PM IST
The brutal murder of a techie in front of passengers at the Nungambakkam railway station in Chennai must have had many of us wonder why most witnesses, who might have seen the crime happen from…
July 4, 2016, 3:49 PM IST
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Psycho Analysis- Stalking a serious criminal offence
July 4, 2016, 3:29 PM IST
Experts Weigh In On How Character Assassination Prevents Victims From Reporting Crime & What Keeps Witnesses From Testifying The tragic death of Swathi has brought into focus the act of “stalking.” According to newspaper reports,…
July 4, 2016, 3:29 PM IST
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Crow chronicles
July 2, 2016, 4:41 PM IST
A digital doodle combines humour, word-play and wry social commentary to cock a genre-bending snook at Kerala’s sanctimonious artistic hierarchy. The fold of two hills, the sun rising from behind—what any child would instinctively draw….
July 2, 2016, 4:41 PM IST
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A woman in no man’s land
July 2, 2016, 4:28 PM IST
Theatre in a conflict zone can be liberating but the artist has to be wary of potential booby traps every step of the way Nandita Dinesh is an ‘outsider’ twice over. The first is by…
July 2, 2016, 4:28 PM IST
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Transcendence
July 2, 2016, 3:54 PM IST
By Viju B Every night, Miga usually positions herself outside an upmarket ice cream parlour near South overbridge in Kochi, soliciting people for sex. Her silhouetted figure, in the backdrop of the long French windows,…
July 2, 2016, 3:54 PM IST
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