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Have greens everyday to keep diseases at bay
Food in itself and of itself is medicine. So goes an old Tamil adage. Familiar with the medicinal properties of greens, our forefathers made them a part of their daily diet. Modern doctors too insist on taking greens regularly as they play a major role in maintaining health. So, let’s look at...
OTT platforms shunning small films a big blow to cinema
When OTT (over the top) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar brought films to homes when theatres were shut during Covid lockdowns, it was hailed as a good alternative to theatres. People still patronise OTTs, spared as they are the pain of going all the way to...
How Pudukottai style of mridangam playing came about
Author Lalitha Ram, in his biography on Palani Subramaniya Pillai titled Dhruva Natchathiram, unveils the fascinating background to the style that the mridangist represents. In a quick yet comprehensive sweep, Dhruva Natchathiram looks at the historical, musical and personal aspects of what...
Why Thanjavur and Tiruchi need a Vande Bharat service
On Thaipoosam this year (February 5), Thanjavur district was packed with tourists, many of them from abroad — the fear of the coronavirus mostly overcome and the grand architectural achievements of the Chola era casting a magnetic spell anew. Against a clear blue sky after a few days of rain,...
Erode bypoll: Periyar kin not quite Periyarist
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy or EVR Periyar has never been a part of electoral politics but his name was never missed in any of the polls in Tamil Nadu. EVKS Elangovan (74), his grandson, has been fielded in the bypoll for Erode East assembly constituency scheduled for February 27 on behalf of the...
C Lalitha of Bombay Sisters: Fame adorned by humility
A saint gave C Saroja and C Lalitha them the name with which they became known to many: Bombay Sisters. Mouna Swamigal of Ambattur who kept eternal silence wrote the name after hearing them perform when they were not so famous. Lalitha passed away on Jan 31, leaving her inseparable sister...
‘Modi is hated in the world, he does not realise it’
At a recent interaction on Inmathi’s YouTube channel, French journalist Francois Gautier and former BBC Tamil Editor T Manivannan discussed with G Ananthakrishnan the fallout of the Narendra Modi government’s ban on the BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question. “I think it was a mistake to...
Ongoing neglect of youth skilling will cost India heavily
The Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 features many growth-oriented aspects that are essential, but it doesn’t create sufficient conditions to maintain high economic growth in the country. The budget hopes to strike a balance between the aspirations of the youth, which are a large...
Adieu, our iconic Sankarabharanam maker K Viswanath!
Kasinadhuni Viswanath, a legendary filmmaker and one of the doyens of Indian cinema, may be no more but his oeuvre speaks volumes about him. His 93th birthday was just a little over a fortnight away when he passed away at age 93 in Hyderabad on February 2 2023. The ‘kalathapasvi’ as he was...
Vani Jairam was every woman’s voice in 10,000 songs
Back in the 1970s, Hindi films and songs were de rigueur in Tamil Nadu with several films from the north being dubbed into Tamil. The fad pushed original Tamil songs to the background. Ironically, this happened in a state where anti-Hindi agitations were once strident. Yet as a ray of hope, a...
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