A bloodied childhood in war-torn Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Tamil poet and journalist Theepachelvan Pratheepan shares the experiences of his petrified childhood days spent in the war-torn island nation with Rediff.com’s Shobha Warrier. He......

Why Jayalalitha is happiest at the DMK pullout from UPA

The DMK will not regret parting company with the Congress as Karunanidhi knows that in this era of coalitions, it is impossible for the Congress-led government to seek a third term, given its track......

Why India's regional influence is fading

India’s regional policy has fallen between the two stools of pragmatism and principle. It’s time India revisited and rectified its approach. Relations with neighbours deserve nothing......

'They don't like women who are flamboyant about sexuality'

'Even the stories of Sita or Draupadi, I look at them in a different manner. I wanted to reclaim them as women,' firebrand poet Meena Kandaswamy in conversation with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier.......