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Fish at ration shops: Siddha expert’s solution to protein deficiency
There is a growing perception that healthy food, exercise and a stress-free mind are the key to full-fledged well-being, says Dr Sivaraman, a leading practitioner of the Siddha system of medicine. The doctor shared his insights gained from participating a path-breaking global seminar on...
Kerala struggles to combat stray dog menace.
With an estimated 2,80,000 stray dogs on its streets, Kerala is in danger of becoming Dogs own Country rather than the iconic Gods Own Country, known for its serene and green landscape. There are another 9,00,000 licensed pet dogs many of which join the strays thanks to neglect or being...
Building smarter with Madurai and Coimbatore Metro Rail Project
Whether smaller cities like Madurai and Coimbatore need costly Metro rail systems is a widely discussed theme, and the critiques start to bite when the pattern of underinvestment in existing ‘low capacity’ systems such as buses, mini-buses and smaller vehicles shows little effort to get it...
No oil no boil — raw food restaurant serves superfoods
In the midst of an explosion of exotic food fads and Internet gourmet gurus, Chennai’s own Kannamma Neelakandan flips all our assumptions about food on their head — by serving delicious, multi-course meals without cooking! On the outskirts of the city in Pallikaranai, her ‘No Oil and No Boil...
‘TN Governor Ravi wrong about SC verdict, Constitutional provisions’
A key argument invoked by TN Governor R N Ravi in his letter dismissing Senthil Balaji from the cabinet was that the Supreme Court had observed in 2022 that Senthil Balaji is an influential person and that’s why he was able to evade being charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The...
Maamannan: Mariselvaraj is at it again
Mariselvaraj’s earlier films ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ and ‘Karnan’ hit the spot; his recent criticism of Kamal’s blockbuster Devarmagan has evoked support as well as denunciation. These factors have made up the hype about his latest film Maamannan. Has it really measured up to expectations? The...
Titanic meets Thandatti: When love survives honour killings
With its tight storyline and taut screenplay, Thandatti comes as a breath of fresh air. Director Ram Sangaiah has proved that good and gripping content can evoke the feel of a big budget film. One hopes that he will sustain the tempo in his next films. It is generally said that no novel is...
DGP Sylendra Babu: Upcoming LS elections will influence replacement
With the Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu set to retire on June 30, 2023, the race has already begun for the top post in the police force in the state ahead of the 2024 general elections. Reportedly 12 IPS officers have qualified for the empanelment by the UPSC. As...
Budget films prove small is beautiful
While there have been big-ticket films that have turned mega grossers, at the other end of the spectrum there are films that have also set the cash registers ringing though produced on a shoe-string budget. Both phenomena are common to Tamil cinema. Films such as Dada, Good Night, Porthozhil...
Thandatti — forgotten history on earlobes!
The image of my grandmother is strikingly alive and fresh in my mind. Sporting an affable, paan-stained smile and her wavy hair tied in a careless knot, my grandmother was a vivacious village woman, born decades before Independence in the interior Dindigul district of southern Tamil Nadu. The...
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