“Not fair to forget the people who helped to construct the empire on Indian soil”, Rettaimalai Srinivasan, the iconic Dalit leader who participated in the Round Table conferences with British in 1931 – 32 representing Depressed Classes, apparently told the colonial rulers on their face....
The state government has announced that cinema theatres can admit full house capacity starting November 1, setting the stage for the release of Sun Pictures’ Rajini-starrer, Annatthe. It will be a one-horse race since it appears no big-budget movie with big stars will likely be released on...
Like all good things have to come an end, India's winning streak against Pakistan in world cups (50 overs and T20 put together) had to be halted. The much-hyped Indo-Pakistan match in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday night was more of a whimper than a contest as Virat Kohli's men...
Professionally, I wear two hats. I make my living largely from marine engineering but pursue journalism for passion. On my recent ship, there were two Malayali apprentice engineers: Prakash Muralidharan and Mohammed Nazar. Prakash was a Sanghi. His uncle was in the BJP in his hometown, Cochin....
Media outlets devote much space to Fort St George. But, more than 2,500 years ago, in the Chennai metropolitan region, Kurumba kings built 24 forts in as many divisions and ruled the region, vanquishing other kings. The Mackenzie manuscripts give us details about the Kurumba kings, their...
Professor and folklore scholar A Sivasubramanian has recently posted a picture as his WhatsApp status. It is a lamppost at Subramanya Swamy temple at Valliyoor but what makes this lamppost intriguing is that it was erected to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on...
What is the true identity of Tamils? Are they not Hindus? To answer this question, we have to look at what leads to confusion regarding this question. The legacy of the British, our education system, lack of understanding of Indian heritage and cultural roots, misinterpretation of historical...
Among the Tamil writers whose works have received a relook in recent times is Karichan Kunju (1919 to 1992) whose birth centenary was celebrated three years ago. The pen name that R Narayanaswami took opens the door to another world, a world of Tamil writers of Kumbakonam and their milieu....
“Do you have any sense?” The reporter who approached Samantha Ruth Prabhu at Tirumala Tirupati temple on On Sept. 19 wouldn’t have expected this question from the actress. He apparently wanted a quick bite about the rumours of Samantha’s split from Naga Chaitanya. She snubbed him outright...
Men have owned the nagaswaram musical instrument as their own over many years. The sacred art of playing the nagaswaram has generally been seen as belonging to the masculine domain. But that is changing. Today, many women are taking up the instrument at a young age, learning how to play it, and...
