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NFHS 5: From womb to tomb, women face violence in TN
The reports of the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5 hereafter) have all been released and are available on the web. NFHS 5 is the fifth in a series that began in 1992-93 (NFHS 1) and was subsequently conducted in 1998-99 (NFHS 2), 2005-06 (NFHS 3) and 2015-16(NFHS 4). All five NFHS...
Traditional rice varieties Tamil Nadu: In tune with the times
The traditional rice varieties of Tamil Nadu are seeing a renewal in interest (click here and here for more on this). This article summarizes the scientific aspects. Rice is India’s pre-eminent crop and is the staple food of the people of the eastern and southern parts of the country. Apart...
Story of Saint Devasahayam Pillai of Kanniyakumari
On May 15, Pope Francis canonized Blessed Devasahayam Pillai (1712 – 1752) from Tamil Nadu as saint at a grand event that started with the singing of the Mother Tamil song (Thamizh Thai Vaazhthu) in Vatican. Saint Devasahayam Pillai is the first lay Indian to be canonized as saint. Manoj...
Sri Lanka is a business opportunity for Indians: Diplomat
Sri Lanka has been in the news for perilous shortages, political turmoil, protests and violence. But as the country tries to get its act together and implements measures to overcome the economic crisis, the nation offers interesting business opportunities for India including southern Indians,...
What the new Chennai MTC bus app does and what it does notThe Eighth Column
The Chennai bus app does work fairly well on certain basic aspects but could be more user-friendly. Using the app, the next MTC bus on your route can now be spotted on a mobile phone, sparing the commuter the frustrating guessing game of whether there is any bus coming. Look for Chennai Bus by...
When a journalist reminisces, a world opens up
A journalist get so many experiences in the process of gathering news. But those experiences rarely get recorded. They go unnoticed though they can reveal a world of information that is not always apparent. Some editors unveil the inside story of what happens behind the news. They share their...
Sri Lankan PM the go-to man for economy rescue
The new Sri Lankan PM is the man many Lankans love to hate – the enigmatic Ranil Wickremesinghe. He was sworn in as the Prime Minister for a record sixth time yesterday by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wickremesinghe is the Leader of the United National Party (UNP) and the go-to man whenever Sri...
The real meaning of sedition in Tamil Nadu
Before Independence, tor the British, sedition meant Indians working against the colonial government while in Tamil Nadu now the real meaning of sedition is democratic criticism of the government. The Tamil Nadu government has not baulked at charging critics of the administration with sedition,...
Vikram 1.0 was new, novel. Will 2.0 be a tired cliché?
Vikram was the coolest Tamil movie of the 1980s. We knew India made rockets that went into space. But the rocket in Vikram could be used to attack other countries. It could even carry a nuclear weapon. Really? India in the mid-1980s made missiles? India had nuclear weapons? Cool! The Buddha...
As Gotabaya Rajapaksa climbs down, will army take power?
On May 11, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told his countrymen that he is ready to talk about removing the Presidential form of government. He promised to give more powers to Parliament and facilitate a national government this week. Once the new government is in place, steps will be taken and...
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