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When Muhammad Ali did come to Madras
June 2, 2016, 4:40 PM IST
As the media is abuzz with the failure of boxers MC Mary Kom and L Sarita Devi to qualify for the Summer Olympics at Rio and how Shiva Thapa is the only hope for India,…
June 2, 2016, 4:40 PM IST
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Remedy for honour killings cops playing cupid
June 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
TN’s policy of police support to inter-caste love marriages curbs dowry, violence In March, when V Shankar, a 22-year-old Dalit was hacked to death in Udumalpet in full public view, it sent shock waves across…
June 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Film seeks to hold a Tamil mirror to Sinhalese in Lanka
June 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
“Ma…dad won’t becoming with us when we leave, will he?” asks a little girl to her pregnant mother. It’s the sort of question that is asked a lot in the Tamil areas of Sri Lanka…
June 2, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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“At 10% poverty rate, Tamil Nadu’s Rs 62, 000 crore subsidy too high”
June 1, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
State should invest more in the sectors of power and agriculture After clinching a win in the elections, the real test before the government now lies in proving itself again. With the state mired in…
June 1, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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High death rate mars health score
May 31, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Alcoholism together with urban-rural divide in infant mortality rate has pulled down Tamil Nadu’s performance After the dust of the political campaigns and victory rallies settles, as the government begins to set the agenda for…
May 31, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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All the world’s a stage even after 100 years
May 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
If drama is the reflection of society , the dramatist is one who shows the audience the many unseen facets of life through his eyes.K S Nagarajan is one such dramatist who introduced plays that…
May 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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From sleepy Madras to sporting Chennai: How SAF Games helped put city on international athletics map
May 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Today’s generation of sports fans in Chennai who are used to international play-offs and starry Indian premier league matches may not be aware that not so long ago Madras remained a back bencher when it…
May 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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The bird that broke the cage open
May 28, 2016, 3:28 PM IST
The invaluable insight my father Premji imparted to my mother Arya Even as a child, amma intrigued me by her sheer feminine charm, contrasted by a moustache-like spot of brown hair above her upper…
May 28, 2016, 3:28 PM IST
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Looks don’t lie
May 28, 2016, 3:16 PM IST
Preferring an unadulterated modern identity, a young woman tries to ‘hide’ her obvious Brahmin attributes Arya Premji was the least grandmother like among my grandmothers. Ammamma’s strict demeanour, bordering on sourness, had left me wary…
May 28, 2016, 3:16 PM IST
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Object= discrete entity that can be manipulated
May 28, 2016, 3:05 PM IST
The female body gets objectified all the time, but Namboothiri women once were more than just things—they were chattel The first Namboothiri widow (technically, the second) who stepped into history through remarriage is no more….
May 28, 2016, 3:05 PM IST
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Bengal’s historical journey from Rabindranath Tagore to Franz Kafka
May 27, 2016, 5:06 PM IST
‘Savage Seers: The hidden story of modern Bengal” by Kushanava Choudhury is by far the best piece carried in the latest issue of Caravan magazine, featuring more prominently a political analysis of Rohith Vemula’s suicide…
May 27, 2016, 5:06 PM IST
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Mohan’s next, a crazy interpretation of dreams
May 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
His simple, clean humour has brought a smile to Tamils for many decades. A happy man in real life, Crazy Mohan exudes contentment. In an interview with Srimathi Sridharan, the master of wordplay talks about cinema,…
May 27, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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A film buff’s memories of theatres lost
May 26, 2016, 3:14 PM IST
The news that Shanti theatre is being demolished brings back vivid memories of bygone times, to a film buff like me who has spent numerous hours watching movies there since the 1960s. The most endearing…
May 26, 2016, 3:14 PM IST
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Where volleyball is visa to women’s liberation
May 26, 2016, 3:06 PM IST
In this Coimbatore village, volleyball opens door to independence, better career On a Thursday morning, braving the blazing heat, several teenage girls in brightly coloured jerseys and shorts at the government Girls High School in…
May 26, 2016, 3:06 PM IST
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Bipolar polity in Tamil Nadu may squeeze Dalit parties out
May 24, 2016, 3:56 PM IST
The recently concluded assembly election has dealt a severe blow to Dalit parties, and, by extension, Dalit political activism. While prominent leaders like Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief Thol Thirumavalavan, Puthiya Thamizhagam’s Dr Krishnasamy and…
May 24, 2016, 3:56 PM IST
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City hackers diss snooping on Dawood phone records
May 24, 2016, 3:44 PM IST
By Rachel Chitra and Ranjani Ayyar Telecom-driven banking is vulnerable, says financial-tech experts If you ever meet 23-year-old Prakhar Prasad, you’d assume he was just another college student, till you hear his exploits. The tech dynamite,…
May 24, 2016, 3:44 PM IST
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Award-winning film turns spotlight on women wage workers
May 23, 2016, 3:25 PM IST
Filmmaker trained in Chennai found parallels between her life and that of Laibi, a woman auto driver in Imphal, Manipur This year’s national award for the Best Film On Social Issues was bagged by Chennai…
May 23, 2016, 3:25 PM IST
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Why culling of wild boars is humane
May 23, 2016, 3:18 PM IST
Declaring species vermin may make population control effective Some may feel that the implementation of Operation Wild Boar, wherein foresters will be allowed restricted culling of the animal, is too harsh on wildlife, but in…
May 23, 2016, 3:18 PM IST
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Fidelity Vs charisma: It takes a true believer to do the dirty job
May 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Is the chief minister-designate an unreconstructed Stalinist or is he simply a victim of a sinister design to portray him as such? TOI juxtaposes an unusual profile of Pinarayi Vijayan, with the hopes and fears…
May 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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Fidelity versus charisma: We should get rid of imagined divisions’
May 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Is the chief minister-designate an unreconstructed Stalinist or is he simply a victim of a sinister design to portray him as such? TOI juxtaposes an unusual profile of Pinarayi Vijayan, with the hopes and fears…
May 21, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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