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Two Al Ummah activists recall 1998 Kovai blastsThe Eighth Column
The recent car bomb blast in Coimbatore has brought back the horrors of the 1998 Kovai blasts perpetrated by Al Ummah activists into public memory. Inmathi spoke to two persons who were closely associated with the serial blasts in 12 places that killed 58 people on February 14, 1998 and...
Teen footballer Priya death: Public health system in focus
The sudden downturn in the health of teen footballer R Priya and her death on Tuesday has sent shock waves throughout the state and turned the focus on facilities, standards and quality of medical care in Tamil Nadu’s government hospitals. Doctors performed an arthroscopic ligament repair...
Can BJP beat DMK by playing the Tamil chord?
Struggling to make notable gains in playing its usual Hindu chord in Tamil Nadu, the BJP has shifted its attention to Tamil identity politics. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while visiting the state recently, praised the Tamil language and requested Chief Minister M K Stalin to introduce Tamil...
Chola era golden age? Just perception: epigraphist
Epigraphist and archaeologist S Ramachandran has written widely on epigraphy – notably on the upper cloth revolt and the Tranquebar manuscripts, among other topics. His discovery of an anchor, midsea at Tranquebar, with the help of fishermen is considered a milestone in oceanic archaeology....
Rahul Gandhi may not forgive Rajiv’s killers, even if it antagonises Tamils
Many observers heap praise on Rahul Gandhi’s character, calling him very humane and eminently decent. I too would like to think he is, but am afraid there’s a blind spot – the Lankan Tamil issue, more particularly when it comes to those convicted of assassinating his father. He just would not...
Cancellation of shows: Small films in catch-22 situation
New Tamil films, particularly small ones sans star value, face a catch-22. If they have to attract large crowds of viewers so they become hits, they must continue to be on show in theatres. But if they have to be continuously on show, they must attract viewers in large numbers. When films fail...
From the attic: A Tamil book by Srinivasa Sastry
Silver Tongue Srinivasa Sastry is this week’s rediscovery from my attic. Tamil word ‘paran’ is one of several words knocked out of existence in the language. Part of the old-time Tamils’ common lingo, paran meant attic or loft, an indispensable feature of houses built in those days, mostly in...
SC once again overrules Governor in releasing Rajiv case convicts
The Supreme Court judgment to release all the six convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has brought into focus the role of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi at a time when the DMK and its alliance parties are up in arms against his ‘autocratic and undemocratic...
Will small budget films survive the anti-OTT attitude of theatres?
The recent Tamil blockbusters – Kamal-starrer Vikram and Maniratnam-directed Ponniyin Selvan-1 - have raked in over Rs.400 crore. But their release on the OTT has stopped their further box-office collections. In a way, it is a setback to the owners of cinemas. In that case, they may take some...
As workers cry, 5,000 acres TANTEA plantations will return to natureThe Eighth Column
தமிழ்நாடு தேயிலை தோட்டக் கழகம் The Greens worldwide have a reason to rejoice as the Tamil Nadu state government has decided to close down and return more than 5,000 acres of tea plantations spread over seven divisions of the TANTEA (Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited) back to nature...
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