As a burn victim, Nivetha had to drop out of polytechnic where she was studying. But she returned after two and half years to finish her course. She then did BE through lateral entry after which she got an IT job through campus placement. Instead of taking it up, Nivetha joined the hospital...
The movie Jai Bhim talked about a third-year-old case of police atrocities on the Irular, a marginalized tribe. The movie portrayed a particularly egregious case of victimization and brutality. Even today, false cases being foisted on Irular continues, says Prabha Kalvimani, an activist who has...
Chennai was the first city to celebrate May Day in India. As early as 1923, Singaravelar conducted May Day meetings in front of high court and at the Tiruvellikeni beach. Subramaniya Siva and Krishnaswamy Sarma and other Congress leaders participated in the meeting. The theme of the meetings...
Key issues in the Kalimedu, Thanjavur, temple car accident include the navigation of such cars and safety precautions that need to be taken by festival organizers. A temple car, which is often a massive structure, requires experience and skill to move and navigate it through streets around the...
Chithirai festival is celebrated all over Tamil Nadu but the event at Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple and Azhagar Kovil stand out. After a break imposed by the lockdown, this year the festival was celebrated recently in a grand manner amidst surging crowds. The Azhagar Kovil Chithirai festival...
When Chenna Reddy was Tamil Nadu Governor (1993 – 1996), then chief minister Jayalalithaa boycotted a tea party he gave protesting against his interference in administration. History has repeated after 27 years. With the number of bills and government recommendations pending for Tamil Nadu...
S Divya studied Tamil medium at a government school near Kallakurichi but has now worked her way to a job as a chef at an international hotel in Maldives. Born in a poor family with limited means, Divya, now 22 years old, overcame the challenges that poverty threw on her way. Divya hails from...
The AICTE has made major changes to the requirements for engineering admissions. Until now it was compulsory that Maths, Physics and Chemistry were essential subjects in Class 12 to study engineering. The AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2022-23 has said that it is not necessary to have studied...
K Roja, who studied Tamil medium in a government school, is now doing research on Plant Biology and Biotechnology at Loyola College. Roja is the first woman from Irular community to do her PhD. T Sakthivel, an Irular man hailing from Salayampalayam, did his PhD on brick kiln labour in...
Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar was a pioneering feminist and Dravidianist whose life and work is worth recalling in the context of International Women’s Day. She was an associate of leading luminaries in Indian politics such as Mahatma Gandhi, Periyar, Thiru Vi Ka, Varadarajulu Naidu, Anna and...
