Two Leaves and A Rebellion

How They Say Cheers

On the demand for prohibition and the form it takes in Tamil Nadu

J Jayalalithaa: The Phoenix

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

Just Feel It

The stories of disparate journeys, but with abiding memories

A Divine Treat

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

TO CATCH A NEUTRINO

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

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

The Invisible Empress of Surrealistan

How Jayalalithaa still rules Tamil Nadu

Co-opting the Dead

Take reports of suicides following Jayalalithaa’s conviction with a pinch of salt