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In the Name of the Mother

V Shoba

Kitsch and skulduggery in Chennai as the struggle for power and legacy pits the ambitious against the dutiful

J Jayalalithaa (1948-2016): The Ideal and the Icon

In Jaya’s Tamil Nadu, history and biography became one

J Jayalalithaa (1948-2016): The Last Mother

Always a winner. Even in her death

J Jayalalithaa (1948-2016): Farewell to an Icon

As Jayalalithaa was interred with state honours next to MGR and CN Annadurai and her life committed to the folds of history, her ups and downs in the mild cycle of electoral politics suddenly seemed inconsequential. She had left behind a legacy of welfare schemes, many of which will have to be upheld by governments to come.

An Unusual Kind of Sorrow

On the shades of grief in Tamil politics

Nitish Kumar: Savvy Survivor

Nitish Kumar is cozying up to Modi. Why?

O Panneerselvam: From Night Watchman to Captain

O Panneerselvam, famous for being loyal, emerges as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister

Pinarayi Vijayan: A Marxist in the Marketplace

Pinarayi Vijayan chants a new development mantra—and brooks no distraction. The Kerala Chief Minister in conversation with Open

Arvind Kejriwal: The Reckoning

Spying, splurge, nepotism and more from the secret core of the Kejriwal regime

The Lady Vanquishes

Liberating Jayalalithaa from the image trap

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