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Plantation Tamils of Sri Lanka face a mountain of troubles
The Sri Lanka plantation or ‘hill country’ Tamils, have been living in the island nation for more than one and a half centuries, particularly in the plantations as workers. These are among the most deprived sections in the country in terms of economic, social and...
Better Tamil Nadu
Honest man in TN police: Retired cop reminisces
Honesty is the best policy, as the cliché goes, but definitely a rare commodity in today’s world, more so, some would say, among the TN police. Appearance, educational qualifications and occupation or designation hardly help in assessing a person’s honesty. It is rather their attitude and...
Vayalur to Okinawa — with some help from scientists!
It has been a long journey from the government school in Vayalur, near Kalpakkam, to the Okinawa institute of Science and Technology in Japan for R. Govindarajan. Helping the determined and hard-working young boy, whose parents were daily wage labourers, dream and span the unthinkable distance...
First woman PG degree holder from Kurumbar tribe a crusader for tribals
Sobha Madhan (37) is the first woman post-graduate from the Betta Kurumbar tribe, hailing from the hilly hamlet of Thenampadi in Pandalur taluk in the Nilgiris district. Armed with the PG degree in social work, she has advocated the rights of the marginalized. Through the Nilgiris Particularly...
Tamil medium student is now post-doctoral researcher in UK
A student hailing from a below poverty line family in Vayaloor near Kalpakkam studied in a Tamil medium school and went on to complete his Phd in Physics and later joined the prestigious Bangor University in Wales, England as a Post Doctoral Research Officer. At 34 years of age, E Jayaprashath...
This village Tamil medium school run by bank employees is special
It is a Tamil medium school with a difference. Functioning in Kurichi village 7 km from Pattukottai, the school, run by the Indian Bank Employees Association Trust does not torture the students with homework, and neither does it terrorise them with rank cards. Even before it was prohibited by...
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Legacy of delays hampers biomining, reclamation of waste dumps
The contemporary focal debate around the issues of urban development and protection of the environment has been given close attention by most stakeholders. There are several challenges in the area of waste management, especially what is called legacy waste, or waste accumulated at dumpyards...
Siddha veteran weighs in on Ayush doctors practising allopathy
Dr. Sivaraman, a Siddha practitioner, is a regular participant in the public discussions on Siddha medicine, and known for his reasoned position on issues. He spoke to inmathi.com on the recent Madras High Court judgement permitting AYUSH doctors to prescribe allopathic medicines. This is an...
How proposed Area Sabha fails on empowerment, transparency
The Tamil Nadu Rules on Ward Committees and Area Sabha, to be set up to empower citizens under the Municipal Corporation Acts for Chennai and other cities, fall severely short on transparency and democratisation norms, reinforcing the criticism that State governments are unwilling to give real...
Cauvery in spate: Is just Mettur dam enough?
A bountiful monsoon resulting in with brimming rivers has underscored Tamil Nadu’s inadequate storage on the Cauvery. Following copious rains in Karnataka, the Stanley reservoir at Mettur dam is releasing 25,500 cusecs into the river course. It would have been a happy situation for Tamil Nadu...
Kallakurichi suicide: Is media reporting triggering copycats?
The Kallakurichi suicide of Srimathi has been followed by many other suicides elsewhere too. Psychologists warn that such sensational coverage of suicide by the media may well trigger copycat actions by other troubled people. “Sensationally portraying a suicide has been seen to lead to a 15%...
Politics
Opinion: Freebies flout financial logic
For a long time now, no steps were taken to find a long-term solution for the problem of freebies. It was not the top priority of policymakers, constitutional authorities, or statutory and autonomous bodies — neither the executive nor the...
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...
With BJP welcoming EPS rise, OPS’ only trump card is two leaves
In what looks like a game of one-upmanship, Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) has successfully leveraged the AIADMK General Council to strip rival party coordinator O. Panneerselvam (OPS) of the top party post and effectively cut him down to size In...
Why getting Ilayaraja on Rajya Sabha is no small feat for BJP
Madurai Rajan was a journalist’s delight. A Dalit rights activist, he knew what reporters wanted and had the knowledge, sources, access and guts to take them to the story when Tamil Nadu was rocked by caste conflict in the mid-1990s. Rajan’s...
Plantation Tamils of Sri Lanka face a mountain of troubles
The Sri Lanka plantation or ‘hill country’ Tamils, have been living in the island nation for more than one and a half centuries, particularly in the plantations as workers. These are among the most deprived sections in the country in terms of economic, social and...
Culture
An art-to-art connect between Chennai and Toronto
When Ashwathi Mohan moved from Chennai to Toronto in 2019, the visual arts graduate did not see herself as a virtual bridge across two cultures and artscapes. But three year later, the Stella Maris alumna has brought together her experience as...
Moto vlogger Girish Shet pulls off gruelling K2K ride on e-scooter
Among the biking community, the ‘K2K ride’ is considered one of the most challenging. While this route is usually taken by bikers riding high-powered motorcycles, one moto vlogger decided to step it up a notch. Girish Shet, who runs a Youtube...
Decoding the many layers of meaning in temples
There are a number of videos and blogs on temples. Unfortunately, most of the documentation gets stuck at the academic or spiritual level. To find a solution to this, Chennai-based conservation architect Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan has launched a...
Techie values Parai’s antiquity, popularizes it for peace
Parai, an ancient percussion instrument, was once popular in the social and cultural life of Tamil Nadu. But over the years the instrument lost its importance and faded into oblivion, played only by a few communities. However, Mutamil Bharathy,...
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...
Food
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....
Nayan wedding trail: Is jackfruit biryani healthier?
Among the newsmakers in the Nayan-Shivan wedding was Jackfruit Biryani that was served to guests. This mock-meat dish may have helped guests eat a biryani with the texture of meat but without actually eating meat. But how healthy is jackfruit...
Organic certification: Much of the produce is uncertified
Organic produce is often marketed as non-toxic in Chennai but without any certification. Sales depends on trust created by word of mouth. Below is the second part of (read first part here) of the interview with Arogyam Organic Foods managing...
Ghost kitchen in Tamil Nadu: To stay or will go soon?
The spread of the ghost kitchen in Tamil Nadu has transformed the dining experience from eating in restaurants to enjoying cuisines delivered through food aggregators by delivery modes (i.e. outside a restaurant). This has changed eating habits...
The pleasures of home-made pickling
March and April were pickle season at home when we were children and the smell of salted mangoes filled the house. It was to fun to open the piece of muslin cloth that covered the tall porcelain jars of chopped and marinating fruit and pick a piece to taste it...
Civic Issues
In TN groundwater are arsenic, chromium, uranium . . .
A recent unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha on pollution of groundwater by arsenic and heavy metals has brought renewed attention to an unseen public health enemy. The Jal Shakti Ministry’s answer to the House made headlines, as it showed toxic chemicals in...
Will a new law ensure coherent and viable planning of TN’s cities and towns?
The DMK government has set the ball rolling on enacting an upgraded Town and Country Planning law, one that fits the purpose of combatting climate change, environmental degradation, chaotic urbanisation, rent seeking and lack of redress mechanisms. Priorities for a...
Environment
Ramsar recognition may help revive devastated Pallikaranai marsh
Earlier this week, three new sites in Tamilnadu were declared wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention. The Pallikaranai marshland, Pichavaram mangrove forests and Karikili bird sanctuary near Vedanthangal have been newly listed as protected...
Animal carcass: Dignity in death applies to wildlife too
Animal carcass formed by wildlife that dies in the deep forests of Karnataka due to natural causes or in fights for territory will now rest there. Those that die closer to human habitations in the fringe areas of the forests will get dignified last rites in the...
Sports
With golds and team bronze, juniors shine in chess final
Uzbekistan beat Netherlands at 2 ½ - 1 ½ to come on top in chess final. With three boards entering a tie, Jakhongir Vakhidov winning Max warmerdam, helped the Uzbeks with a decisive gold in the Olympiad scoring 19 match points. Armenia beat Spain at 2 ½ - 1 ½ ....
Round 10: Praggnanandhaa win makes up for Gukesh loss
In Round 10, India A won while B salvaged a draw with Praggnanandhaa winning against Gukesh losing. Uzbekistan with 7 wins, 3 draws and no losses, lead the table with 17 match points and Armenia with 8 wins, a draw and a loss, trail behind. With 7 wins, 2 draws and...
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