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As MeToo gears up for public hearing, Justice (retired) Chandru explains the legal processes
Women who have taken the lead in MeToo have convened a public hearing and consultation on Sunday, October 21 between 3pm to 6pm at the Dr MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women. Meanwhile, M Subramani of inmathi.com did a phone interview with Justice (retired) Chandru who had been in...
A hidden treatise seeks a new edition: Book on Islamic songs based on Carnatic music surfaces
Records show that in early 20th century and before, Carnatic music was used for songs for various religions including Christianity and Islam. Mu Abraham Pandithar and Mastan Sahib have been recognized as key composers. While Abraham Pandithar's Karunamrutha Sagaram is well known, a book of...
Annakili plagued by bad omens; Panchu was blasted by his family for signing IlayarajaThe Eighth Column
In the early days, Ilayaraja’s brother R D Baskar would visit the offices of producers in Chennai, seeking an opportunity for the Ilayaraja-led Pavalar Brothers to compose music for their forthcoming films. However, there were no takers. At one stage, Raja even told Baskar not to visit these...
Thinking out of the box in earthworm rearing
Gone are the days when vegetables and fruits needed to be got from the field. Today the concept of terrace gardening has hit practically every district in the state and there are hundreds of terrace gardens today not only in individual homes but in gated communities as well. But for any garden...
Woman power 1,000 years ago: Inscription records Velachery woman building a temple
Fourteen out of 18 inscriptions in Velachery confirm that Velachery belonged to Puliyur Kottam, ancient Chennai, while many of the inscriptions provide details about the functioning of assemblies called aalungunam right from the tenth century. Interestingly, Nańgai Saani, the wife of one of the...
#MeToo: Chitravina Ravikiran delves into his growing up years and gives his take on sexual harassment
The #MeToo movement is noble in its intention to expose what the world agrees to be one of the worst social crimes - sexual harassment or abuse. It is essential to eradicate this evil from society in both regulated and unregulated fields, in public as well as private spaces. Decades before the...
‘MeToo is for women to get justice. Don’t bring in Iyer, Sudra into it’, says Dravidar Kazhagam activist
Across India, the MeToo movement still remains largely confined to English-speaking media and sections. Very few MeToo confessionals have come from Indian language journalists, for instance. In Tamil Nadu, adding to that is the question of whether Vairamuthu is being unfairly targeted because...
Dear farmers: Why not rope in marketing professionals – dhabawallas, for instance?
My dear friends: Following my interaction with you last week, some called me to say that marketing is the main problem in agriculture. Some said I should be aware of it since I am a farmer myself. What can be done to improve marketing under the present scenario? We read about delta farmers...
Son of Irula parents becomes scholar of brick-kiln labour
Choosing a research topic wasn't tough for this PhD candidate from the Iruka tribe. Born in a poor family working in a brick-kiln, Sakthivel got his PhD from Annamalai University for his study of brick-kiln workers of Villupuram district. He hails from Salaiyampalayam village of Koliyanur union...
The legend of Dandeeswarar temple in Velachery: Where Shiva restored Yama’s dhandam
The famous Dhandeeswarar temple was born as a result of the climax in the fascinating duel between Markandeya and Yama which began at Thirukadavur and ended at Velachery, a part of Puliyur Kottam, ancient Chennai, according to the legend. The legend of Markandeya The legend about the...
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