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An interview with social scientist P Radhakrishnan

Dr P Radhakrishnan of the Madras Institute of Development Studies is a well known social scientist who has done extensive work on caste and society, particularly in the context of Tamil Nadu. He......

'What has Mayawati done to curb corruption?'

Saffron-clad social activist Swami Agnivesh on Sunday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati when he alleged that corruption was 'institutionalised' in the state.Agnivesh made the remarks......

Millions mourn as Sai Baba's mortal journey ends

The mortal remains of Sathya Sai Baba will be buried at Puttaparthi on Wednesday and a samadhi will be erected. The body of Sathya Sai Baba reached the Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashanthi......

Modi enthralls audience at kite festival in Ahmedabad

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My family is not safe in India, says Binayak Sen's wife

Jailed rights activist Binayak Sen's wife on Monday said it appeared that the only recourse left to her is to seek political asylum in some 'liberal' democratic country as she felt that her family......

What the future of our democracy depends on

John DSouza, a veteran NGO worker, was waiting for a bus at Churchgate station in Mumbai last week when an unusual motorcade came roaring down the road. At the front were about 25 motorbikes, with......

Want to be the next Indian Idol? Here's help

Bathroom singers rejoice! Here's some good news for you. You can now hone your singing skills online. Thanks to the innovative concept of karaoke gaming, now you can not only practice singing......

How they lit up the lives of 2 million people

Two million people around the world today enjoy the benefits of affordable solar-powered lighting products, thanks to D.light design. Eight months after D.light reached out to its one-millionth......

'Bengaluru is like Silicon Valley of 10 years ago'

Bala Parthasarthy, managing director, Asia Pacific and Latin America, Snapfish-Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading online photo services sites, moved to Bengaluru about three years ago......

What is Mamata Banerjee's thinking on economic matters?

Ironically, it took the ruling Left Front's industries minister, Nirupam Sen, a tough Marxist with a beguilingly pleasing manner, to remind us that West Bengal is poised uneasily on the cusp of......

Kamal Haasan presents screenwriting workshop

Kamal Haasan, in association with the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-M) will present a first-of-its-kind international workshop and seminar on screenwriting in the IIT campus in......

PIX: The Hottest Southern Actors

In part one and two you saw the hottest actresses down south.Now, we move on to the hot men in the Southern film industry in the third part of this series.RajnikanthDid you know that Rajnikanth did......

When Bollywood stars adopted

He may not have married but he may just make a great father. In keeping with his paternal instincts, Karan Johar will soon adopt a kid and become a sort of kunwara baap. Brownie points for such a......

Why Anne Hathaway would be a great Catwoman

After much speculation, it was revealed last week that the third and final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, will feature Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. (It was......

Goodbye, Mankada Ravi Varma

Shobha Warrier pays tribute toworld renowned cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma.The setting was almost like an Adoor or Aravindan film; a small balcony with branches from trees falling onto it and......

Images: Bangladesh rally to shock England

Bangladesh relied on their tail-enders to return from the dead and pull off a sensational two-wicket upset victory over England in a World Cup Group B match to keep their quarter-final hopes alive......

World Cup buzz? No sign yet in Mumbai or Delhi

Cricket's biggest showpiece, the World Cup final, will be staged in India's financial capital Mumbai in little over six weeks but the sport-crazy citizens and casual visitors were hard-pressed to......

Narang is 'King' of the Delhi Games

India finished second in the final pecking order, with more than 100 medals, as the curtain came down on the Commonwealth Games, on Thursday. A record medal haul of 38 gold, 27 silver and 36......

Images: Webber wins in Hungary to take F1 lead

Australian Mark Webber took back the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton on Sunday after snatching victory in a Hungarian Grand Prix that Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel had been......

One last major chance for wounded Tiger in 2010

Betrayed by his renowned clutch putting and winless in his first seven PGA Tour starts this year, Tiger Woods is desperate to move out of unfamiliar and decidedly uncomfortable territory. As......

People speak for madras film institute

QNA

Q. Identify the person: Sujatha alias Rangarajan
: A. Popular Tamil Writer 'Sujatha'alias Rangarajan passed away today at the Apollo Hospitals here after brief illness.He was 72. He is survived by his...... more

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Q. Tamil is now producing a lot of interesting films like Paruthiveeran, Subramaniapuram and Naan Kadavul. What is your take on this new wave in Tamil Cinema??
Hitler : A. The Tamil language film industry, known as Tamil cinema, is the second largest film industry in India, and is based in the Kodambakkam district of...... more

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Q. Which is the best film institute in India for learning acting?
Cyrus Irani: A. Madras more

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Q. wats the rajini first movie
Kyatam Vinamrath Kumar: A. Rajnikanths very first film as the main lead was a Kannada film called Katha Sangama, released in 1976, directed by Puttana Kanagal. In Tamil...... more

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Q. how is parallel cinema in india
Uday: A. Through his first film Pather Panchali (1955) Satyajit Ray became the pioneer of a genre of films latter known as the 'Indian Parallel Cinema'....... more

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Musical steps in the 1940s

The 1930s and '40s were turbulent and exciting times for women in the classical arts. The old Devadasi system was on the wane, with legislation in... ...

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From a fitting Guide, tales from a diplomatic life

Former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh is clearly someone who doesn't need the support of modern marketing to promote his new book,... ...

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Kava, Kollywood and antibiotics

When I was pursuing my doctorate in marine microbiology at the University of Madras, I got the opportunity to go to Germany and carry out part of... ...

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3rd National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream Plastic Processing Industry Presented

The Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation Shri Srikant Kumar Jena gave... ...

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Selma thought of divorcing KG George many times never took plunge

Bollywood News: Not surprisingly, Selma thought of divorcing KG George many times, but could never take the plunge because of the lack of financial... ...

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