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Tamil Nadu

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

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

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

Charles Allen’s south Indian journey misses many historical moments

Between Man and God

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?

Reclaiming Sivaganga

Memories of the first resistance

India’s Recurring Hindi Bug

Why not impose Tamil? It might be better and safer

When Cows Come Home to Die

Some of the worst casualties of the drought in south India are its cattle

On a Level-Playing Stage

When art repudiates caste and class

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