Tamil Nadu

J Jayalalithaa: The Phoenix

V Shoba

J Jayalalithaa, acquitted by the court, returns to reclaim the crown. Is she on her way to become Tamil Nadu’s most powerful political icon?

Dravidian-Hindutva axis in Tamil Nadu: The slow death of the Periyar atheist

TM Krishna

Just Feel It

Madhavankutty Pillai

The stories of disparate journeys, but with abiding memories

A Divine Treat

V Shoba

A culinary journey through Tamil Nadu’s Sangam-era temples to discover ancient food and recipes fit for the gods

TO CATCH A NEUTRINO

Madhavankutty Pillai

The biggest Indian pure science project ever conceived—digging a huge cavern in the middle of a mountain to detect an elusive subatomic particle—is underway in the face of unexpected opposition

The Horns of a Cultural Dilemma

V Shoba

With the uncertainty surrounding jallikattu, a bull-baiting sport associated with harvest rituals that was banned by the Supreme Court last year, sentiments run high in rural Tamil Nadu