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Fantasy films wow Tamil viewers; awaiting avenging superhero
Times were when Superman, Spider-Man and He-Man caught the imagination of Tamil filmgoers. The superheroes used to entertain and excite the audiences with their exotic looks and heroism, taking on the baddies with extra-terrestrial might. Film audiences here longed to see such films in their...
Can Chennai open more parks only at high cost?
Chennai’s Semmozhi Poonga, which experiences fluctuating fortunes based on who is in power at Fort St. George is all set to host a short three-day flower show from June 3. To prepare the park for the event, funds have flowed in for beautification, including laying of granite walkways. Also in...
Why could Indian shipping ventures not hold their own against British monopoly?
Why did the Indian shipping industry, particularly steam navigation, not flourish during the British reign in the country? This question is worth deeper analysis. That is what J. B. Prasanth More, the Puducherry-born, Paris-based academic, has attempted in his latest book, Indian Steamship...
CSK’s Gujarati, GT’s Tamil talent bode well for IPL
“You do get emotional; the first game at CSK everyone was chanting my name. My eyes were full of tears,” said an emotional Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he led Chennai Super Kings to a record fifth IPL final on Monday. So without going into the details of how and where Gujarat Titans, led by future...
Fishing ban an opportunity for TN fishers in Karnataka
The Mangaluru district administration has announced a 61 days monsoon fishing ban between June 1 and July 31. All mechanized boats with onboard and outboard engines above 10 HP have already begun being hauled up in Mangaluru and along the coast. All mechanized and deep-sea fishing activities...
TN must speed up heat action plan amid heatwave alert
With just a week to go for the originally scheduled reopening of schools in Tamil Nadu on June 1, the State has decided to heed the warnings on oppressive summer temperatures and postponed the date to June 7. Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi had earlier said the schools would reopen as...
A sengol from TN to launch new political conquests?
The sengol (royal sceptre) is yet another masterstroke by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reassert the idea of an Indian nation in which Tamil Nadu is an integral but unique part of it. By having the non-brahmin adheenams participating in the ritual, it dents any Dravidianist critique that the...
State education panel can still redeem itself
Despite the ongoing fracas with Jawahar Nesan leaving the education panel set up by the state government to draw up an alternative education policy, the committee is set to submit its report by September. The policy has been tasked to be a contrarian to the national new education policy and...
Sarath Babu: A gentleman friend of heroes and film buffs as well
It’s a given that actors typecast as judges, doctors and policemen in Tamil films do not carry much weight and disappear with passage of time. Yet Sarath Babu, who has passed away at 71, was an actor who left his imprint on the role, significant or not. Such actors never change appearance on...
Chennai is a mega construction site but GCC can ease pain points
Strange as it may seem, the bustling traffic on Arcot Road, a State Highway feeding into Porur, has been redirected since May 6 via densely populated residential neighbourhoods in Kodambakkam and K.K. Nagar, among other places, to facilitate work on the 118 km Phase II of the Chennai Metro....
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