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HC judgement upholds untouchability in temples: Archaka activist
The recent High Court judgement on HR & CE rules will roll the clock back on DMK's policy on archaka appointment in temples, says archaka activist V Ranganathan. In 2020, the HR & CE department came up with new rules for appointing archakas including odhuvars and priests in temples...
How to make free bus travel for women truly revolutionary
By making travel free for women on public buses, Tamil Nadu joined the league of several global cities that offer free public transport to a socially targeted group. After a prolonged phase of dropping bus ridership in a growing economy, when younger passengers shifted to two-wheelers, there is...
Meet Dr Hussain: Vegetarianism advocate inspired by Vallalar
Food habits have long been a subject of much discussion in Tamil Nadu. The environment and local produce have determined food habits. The food that some communities eat is used to denigrate them. Some advocate a cuisine that suits one’s body type. Some advocate vegetarianism. Organizations like...
Are Loan Waivers Not ‘Freebies’ to Corporates? DMK to SC
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling party of Tamil Nadu, said the petition on “freebies” is politically motivated and asked if the BJP-led Union government’s move to waive off loans of companies is not freebies for the corporates. In an application seeking to implead itself in the...
Tamil Rockerz scrapes the surface and meanders
If the Tamil film industry has a bug bear, it’s Tamil Rockers. It’s the website many Tamils are thankful for, especially those who can’t afford pricey tickets or those who can’t be bothered t trudge to theaters and want the comfort of their laptops and homes. Film industry folks rail at pirates...
Govt. rewards dugong rescue in Gulf of Mannar
Thulasiraman and his brother Hariharasudhan had only seen pictures of the dugong, or sea cow, until two of these sea mammals got entangled in their net as they were fishing off the coast of Ramanathapuram earlier this year. But thanks to an awareness camp conducted for fishermen on how to treat...
Mekedatu: Is there something called surplus in Cauvery?
This year we have seen the Cauvery in spate and its course in Tamil Nadu filled with water and much water flowing into the sea. This has led to talk in Karnataka, backed by figures, that an additional dam at Mekedatu would make better use of surplus water during times of good flow. The Cauvery...
How Train-18 fought crippling red-tape
India celebrated its 75th Independence Day only on Monday, but an event in a western suburb of Chennai three days earlier is potentially the harbinger of change in perceptions around Indian Railways, on what the country’s manufacturing industry can achieve and how the much reviled public sector...
How Karnataka says Mekedatu is win-win for TN also
Consider this scenario: The Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir built across the Cauvery river in Mandya district has only 97.91 feet of water against the usual level of 121 feet when the flow of Cauvery trickles down to a few hundred cusecs per day in December against a lakh and more cusecs...
‘Nna Thaan Case Kodu’ a whiff of fresh air
Every now and then a film that releases that comes as a whiff of fresh air, driving away the heady smells of masala for a few moments. And that film inevitably comes from our western neighbour. Nna Thaan Case Kodu’ (If so, sue me) by Kunchacko Boban takes up an everyday difficulty and expands...
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