Tamil Nadu

Human Evolution: Written in Stone

Lhendup G Bhutia

A new finding in South India poses some tantalising questions on human evolution

Back to the Scorched Earth

V Shoba

A group of Tamil farmers made national headlines one year ago by kicking off a series of absurd protests in Delhi. V Shoba meets key characters from the landmark agitation who are back in their villages battling an unending farm crisis

The Saint and the Sinner

V Shoba

Recent protests in Tamil Nadu against a lyricist’s ‘belittlement’ of the mystic poet Andal do little justice to the spirit of her verses

Jallikattu: A Red Rag to a Bull

V Shoba

A year after unprecedented protests over banning jallikattu that pitted cultural traditionalists against animal rights activists, the rural sport has become a youthful rebellion

Ida Scudder Lived Here

V Shoba

It began 100 years ago out of one woman’s kindness. V Shoba chronicles the evolution of the Christian Medical College in Vellore into a unique institution that combines charity, teaching and medical service

Lost in the South

Nanditha Krishna

Charles Allen’s south Indian journey misses many historical moments

Between Man and God

V Shoba

Dalit priests have found acceptance in neighbouring Kerala, but in Tamil Nadu, will the wait ever end for non-Brahmins to enter the sanctum sanctorum?