They have names like Jesus Christ, Elephant Tamer and Newly-Wed Woman.
Why does Telecom Minister Andimuthu Raja seem so secure? The ‘code division’ and ‘multiple access’ intricacies of Tamil politics.
How an idealistic couple is changing the lives of a tribal population in a rural outback of Tamil Nadu.
With no Armenians left in Chennai, an Anglo-Indian takes care of this community’s historic 298-year-old church.
Entertainment in Tamil Nadu is almost entirely motivated by politics, and the DMK is nowhere near loosening its grip on audiences.
The Kerala government is doing a deft balancing act of selling booze and opening de-addiction centres at the same time.
If you want the services of Chennai’s M Samson, all you have to do is log on to tuktastic.com.
What does it take to start a revolution, then turn your back on it? What does it mean to believe, then to disbelieve? Former Naxalites on why they left the red path.
Fashion students come to this school dropout to learn the art of making saris and shirts from aloe vera and banana.
A small but immensely popular eatery in Kerala serves food made by some home experts—three housewives.
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MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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