Tamil Nadu

Jayalalithaa and the art of running the government from jail

Shahina KK

Jayalalithaa would be able to run the Government even from the central jail as she has proved her skills best in the art of backseat driving when a similar situation came up in 2000

The Tamil Brotherhood

Shahina KK

Dravidian pride returns to rule Tamil Nadu politics

Sickle over Madurai

Janani Ganesan

The ugliness of caste politics in Tamil Nadu

Reality Television Shock

Shahina KK

On a popular Tamil show, a 17-year-old girl reveals that her father has killed three people. And it turns out to be true

Godman on the Run… Again

Anil Budur Lulla

Nithyananda finds himself in an unholy mess

The Storm That Stirred a Caste Cauldron

Shahina KK

Cyclone Thane did not just devastate Puducherry and large parts of Tamil Nadu, it also ripped open hostilities between castes

In Terror of a Dam

Shahina KK

The fear of Mullaperiyar bursting open and the hysteria it has generated

Caste in Prison Stone

Shahina KK

In Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, prisoners are segregated by caste in jails

Jaya Makes Her Case

Anil Budur Lulla

The reopening of an old case could create problems for Jayalalithaa. However, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is not too worried. She has walked this road before