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The Rajpaksa regime’s series of blunders turned their Sinhala supporters against them
While there have been continuous protests against former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for more than three months, the initial demand from the Sinhala crowd was for him to step down from the presidency. But what really happened is he is out of the country. He is currently in Singapore...
Kallakurichi: A tenuous relationship between school and locals
The crowd that had gathered in front of Sakthi International School in Kaniyamoor of Kallakurichi district on July 17 had probably not known or realized what was going to follow. Some 30 policemen had been posted. The police had thought that the parents of the girl who had committed suicide,...
Unparliamentary words: Here’s how TN Assembly sees it
Thou shall not … The Speaker of the Assembly has the right to decide whether the Members' words spoken inside the Assembly can be recorded in the Assembly proceedings. These unparliamentary words should not cause aspersions, be derogatory, not suitable to be uttered and generally slanderous....
Iravin Nizhal is a powerful beam of light that dispels darkness
The film industry is where one hears the following phrases frequently: Different, Rare, Achievement, Impossible and heights of imagination. But rarely do we come across a movie that gives meaning to these words. The film Iravin Nizhal, written, acted and directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban, is...
Pandemic and poverty rob poor students in Tamil Nadu of school certificates
While the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus maybe a fading bad dream for most people, the impact of the pandemic continues to haunt several poor students in Tamil Nadu. Despite having struggled through long school closures and lack of resources to complete their schooling, many...
Pratap Pothen: Whacky on screen, serious intellectual in real life
On July 15 morning as I was browsing my Facebook pages, I stopped dead at condolence posts on actor-cum-director Pratap Pothen. Though neither directly associated with him, nor his passionate fan, I felt my chest puffing with sorrow for a while the way we do at the death of a good man. The...
‘TN should beware of cram schools in rush to crack IIT JEE, NEET’
While this year’s IIT JEE results indicate that Tamil Nadu may be tuning in to the national trend of plugging into entrance examinations, this trend may not always have positive consequences, warns Balaji Sampath, founder and secretary of AID India and AhaGuru. Speaking to inmathi.com, Dr....
Steamed food: Tips to make the trendy ones healthy
Actor M R Radha famously derided Tamil love of traditions by saying Tamils use steam to make steamed food (puttu) whereas in Europe they use steam to drive engines. But today our steamed foods are discovered to be quite modern and healthy. Steaming comes under moist heat cooking (boiling,...
As Tesla skips India, TN could be base for Chinese automaker BYD
A Chinese company recently overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla to become the world’s largest selling electric car manufacturer. Since Tesla has not entered the Indian market, the little-known Chinese company ‘BYD’ could soon be running toe-to-toe with Indian EV manufacturers. A more intriguing...
Covid insights: Doctors mull Long Covid, kids vaccine
With Covid cases once again registering a comeback, we invited two doctors to take stock of what we have experienced over the last few years and provide us Covid insights. Dr J Amalorpavanathan, a doctor with a distinguished record in public health intervention including in setting up the organ...
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