Anti-nuclear activist breaks ranks: ‘Opposition to Kudankulam storage tank is political’
Dr Pugazhenthi says the DMK government is seeking to turn the Kudankulam Spent Fuel Storage Facility into yet another center vs state issue
Inmathi Staff
How is Stalin’s government faring in dealing with corruption? Activist gives a scorecard
DMK government taking steps to stop corruption; Arappor Iyakkam seeking amendment to the Tender Transparency Act to further improve things
What Subramaniya Bharathi said in 1908 about journalism is valid even today
Poet and freedom fighter Subramaniya Bharathi, as we know, was also a journalist. His reports on the devastating 1916 floods in Puducherry were recalled on inmathi.com during the Chennai floods last November. Bharathi was a keen journalist who had a vision about the profession and its...
The future of Dravidian politics – II
Here’s part two of the discussion with Professor Narendra Subramanian about what the future holds for Dravidian politics (part 1 ) in Tamil Nadu. Subramanian has studied the politics of ethnicity, nationalism, religion, gender and race in India. His work has explored the role of identity...
Who can invest in startups?
Startups have become the talk of the town. Recently, Chennai-based Startup Pepul raised Rs 10 crore investment through seed funding. PayTm founder Vijay Shankar Sharma and Freshworks founder Girish Mathrabootham were prominent investors. PayTm and Freshworks are also startups which succeeded in...
More should be done for Tamil in TNPSC exams: Scholar
The Tamil Nadu government’s initiative to make a Tamil paper mandatory in the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) examinations is quite welcome, says Ilakkuvanar Thiruvalluvan, president, Tamil Protection Association. But more should be done, he says, suggesting the inclusion of the...
Here’s an insightful essay on Hindi by Tamil writer
Tamil Nadu has a long history of opposition to Hindi imposition. Every now and then, a controversy breaks out about the central government’s attempts to impose Hindi. It is worthwhile recalling an essay written by writer R Narayanaswamy, aka Karichan Kunju, in the publication, Annam Vidum...
It’s time Tamil Nadu took the lead in the startup race
How do we describe a startup in simple terms? It’s a business venture with an innovative business model which is instrumental in scaling it up. Swiggy or Zomato are basically logistics firms that are effectively using technology like geo-informatics, mobile technology and banking to their...
Politicos whose books were nationalized
The Tamil Nadu government has the history of nationalizing books of prominent authors, scholars and political leaders from the state. Recently, the works of late general secretary of the DMK, K. Anbazhagan were nationalized marking his birth centenary. The works of the late Dravidian movement...
The future of Dravidian politics – I
While MK Stalin's leadership has given new life to the DMK after the death of M Karunanidhi, the AIADMK is in far worse shape after the loss of Jayalalithaa. The Dravidian parties have fashioned a politics based on welfare and mobilization of the under-priveleged. How relevant is that politics...
