In praise of Chennai in 5th century AD
Several Alvars record references to ancient Chennai in paasurams from 5th century References in Hymns of Alvars to ancient Chennai (Chennai Maadham series) In tracing the antiquity of the Chennai region subsequent to the second century A.D., we have to rely on the...
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Dear farmers: In Nel Jayaraman’s passing, a seed has been planted
Dear friends: While I sit to write this column the only thought that comes to me is the passing away of Nel Jayaraman in a city hospital after a prolonged battle with cancer, I am at loss as to where to begin writing about the great contributions of a simple man. Most...
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How Kollywood owes its name to a flower
The Tamil film industry is known as Kollywood -- a reference to Kodambakkam, the area in Chennai where studios were once located and stars lived. The real name of Kodambakkam, however, is Kodalambakkam (Kodal + pakkam)). Kodal is...
Stalin drops demand for immediate bypolls, surprising move by DMK
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Election Commission reduced to a farcical body, continues its whimsical ways in TN
The Election Commission was once respected as a constitutional, neutral body, with at least some pretence to be fair and apolitical. However, its actions relating to Tamil Nadu continue to raise eyebrows. Right from the time the EC took its time to hold the RK Nagar...
Will PMK go the AIADMK way and re-create the 1998 alliance?
The PMK’s endorsement of the Governor’s address to the State Assembly on January 2 (which is actually a text prepared by the cabinet of the AIADMK government, in effect CM Edappadi Palaniswami’s speech) has sent signals of a renewal of ties between the two parties,...
Arising through RISE: Tamil entrepreneurs congregate for success
The popular saying that two Tamils would never come together and work for a common goal is becoming a myth. The just concluded RISE, a summit for Tamil Entrepreneurs across the world held at Madurai on 28th, 29th and 30th December, is yet another success story of...
Tiruvarur bypoll may not reveal the real strengths of the major parties in TN
While everyone in Tamil Nadu is looking forward to the verdict in the Tiruvarur by-election on January 31, the result may not reflect the real strengths of the major parties in Tamil Nadu, for various reasons. For long, bypolls have seen massive misuse of official...
If a farmer can own a mobile phone he can definitely maintain a native cow
My dear friends, following my last week column on kangayam cattle some of you had called me and asked if kangayam breed alone is the solution for organic farming? What about other breeds? Are local breeds in different regions not useful etc? For all of their queries I...
AIADMK succumbs to BJP pressure, okays alliance for LS polls
A beleaguered AIADMK, which originally wanted to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with only a few minor allies, and not align with the BJP, has succumbed to the pressure mounted by the saffron party and agreed to an alliance for the LS elections. The AIADMK wanted to...
Why the Kangeyam breed needs saving
My dear friends, my last week column on an Erode farmer making soap from his Kangayam cow and living profitably has kicked off interest in a section of farmers. Many have asked me if it is necessary that only the dung of Kangayam cows serves the purpose of making...
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"Dear Farmers" by Prabu MJ
- Let’s talk about, or rather, share our experiences
- Please ponder the link between chemical pesticides and suicides
- Don’t be stuck on paddy but do your research before moving on to other crops
- Here’s how a cotton farmer bucked the trend in Wardha and turned a profit
- We can transform our village just like this Pudukottai village did
- Bringing ponds back to life brought livelihoods back to farmers
- How to Make Farming Remunerative: A million dollar question?
- Dependence on chemicals increases debt and suffering
- For those city-bred professionals who have taken to farming, it’s time to turn your back on green revolution
- It takes little to set up a factory that makes manure
- Why not rope in marketing professionals – dhabawallas, for instance?
- An outdated and skewed farm policy works against the Indian farmer, not for him
- Goa bans fish from Karnataka
- Fishermen oppose building of new harbour
- Fishermen in 63 villages protest against Lankan Navy attacks
- Fishermen eligible to get soft loans
- Satellite phones for deep sea fishermen
- Fishermen affected by contamination of Mettur water
- South India fisheries ministers meeting
- 14 Tamil fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy
- Seafood a big attraction for tourists
- Jail term for fishermen who caught hatchlings?
- River fisherman attacked by tiger
- Separate law for fishermen welfare demanded
- Carnatic Christian controversy: Music concert director says use of ragas in church devotionals is not new
- Don’t crucify the artists: Chitravina Ravikiran debunks the myths surrounding the OS Arun fracas
- Adieu Geetha Bennett: A worthy daughter of a luminary
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- A genre-jumper for sure, but no less classical
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