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Rudhran: Old wine in old bottle, both poor quality
It takes the right mixture of entertaining features such as interesting narrative, peppy song-and-dance numbers etc for a commercial film to be a blockbuster. But what we are, of late, being passed off with are those made with old and rusty ideas. The latest film joining the run-of-the-mill...
Chennai autos pricing themselves out of higher earnings?
Autos in Chennai may be renouncing optimal earnings by failing to adopt a dynamic pricing system that combines a fair rate of return and a willingness to operate. This is reflected in different developments. For one, there was an attack on bike taxi operators at Koyambedu recently which left...
‘Vaikom Poraattam’: On Periyar’s role, Gandhi’s strictures
The Kerala government has planned a year-long event to commemorate the centenary of Vaikom Satyagraha, which took place March 30, 1924 - November 23, 1925. The historic agitation was launched with the prominent demand to open the streets around the Lord Shiva Temple in Vaikom in the Kingdom of...
Justice Party defied pressure to Sanskritise medical edu
(This is the third and final article of a three-part series) Soon after the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919, the Justice Party, which formed the provincial government for Madras Presidency in November 1920, faced various challenges. But the impact of many initiatives it took, which continue...
Pure Tamil drive broke Sanskrit’s grip on medicine
(This is the second article of a three-part series) When Macaulay’s report led to stopping of the British government's financial support for Sanskrit — and to Arabic and Persian, which anyway received far smaller share from the funds — Sanskrit supporters started a different narrative, which...
Veteran scribe writes book on journos of freedom struggle
Former Chief Correspondent of Tamil daily Dinamani V N Swami at age 92 has written a 720-page book in Tamil titled ‘Viduthalai Poril Pathirikkaiyaalargal’ (Journalists in Independence Struggle). The book talks about 130 journalists’ contributions to the freedom struggle. Both journalists who...
How English beat Sanskrit in medical education
(This is the first article of a three-part series) Power itself is never so transparent that its analysis becomes superfluous. The ultimate mark of power may be its invisibility, the ultimate challenge, the exposition of its roots. Michel-Rolph Trouillot. In his “Silencing the Past” In his book...
A stronger focus on Chennai in Tamil Nadu budget
Chennai is seen by many across the country as a safe, modern, accessible and globally-connected metropolitan city, although the younger working population might view it as too straight-laced and falling behind Bengaluru in winning cosmopolitan credentials. Finance Minister PTR Palanivel...
Viduthalai a gripping watch even for non-political folks
Viduthalai part 1 directed by Vetrimaran speaks about the common people’s political understanding. The question of whether it is worth understanding by everyone spurs us on to the theatres where the film is being screened. The storyline of Viduthalai goes as follows: (Spoiler Alert) A railway...
Remade in Tamil, hit film Mufti turns cliché as Pathu Thala
There’s no guarantee that a film remade from another language will achieve the same success rate as the original. Mufti, the Kannada film might have gone down well with its target audience despite its inherent flaws, owing to its ensemble cast that’s appealing to the fans in the language or...
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