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Vijayakanth: The action hero who took on heavyweights

Vijayakanth, who earned the sobriquet 'Karuppu MGR' ('Black MGR'), would perhaps go down in Tamil Nadu's history as a unique leader who scripted his own success story, dominating the political......

'Sam Loved Chhole Bature'

'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.'Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the......

Freebies: Nothing Called A Free Lunch

To help the country emerge as a true welfare State, political parties must put the country's interests first before strategising to win elections and short-term goals, argues Ramesh Menon.......

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas......

VOTE: Who was your hero of 2019?

The year is coming to an end and overall, it's been one hell of a year! We have had our share of ups and downs and we look forward to a better 2020. While we count down the days to the new year,......

Is a blanket ban on use of plastic really necessary?

The problem, say experts, is not so much the use of plastic as the lack of effort to recycle and reuse it. Nine thousand tonnes. That’s how much plastic waste India generates every year.......

2G scam: The DB Realty-DMK puzzle

T V R Shenoy on why the CBI suspects A Raja of favouring Swan Telecom, a wing of DB Realty. A chain of firms connected to DB Realty transferred over Rs 200 crore to a television network connected......

Phalke Award for Rajini is votes for Kamal?

The very timing of the Phalke Award on Rajini now, days ahead of Tamil Nadu voting in the assembly election, may have taken away the seriousness and credibility attaching to the Centre's decision,......

2018's TOP 15 Indian films

Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies. 2018 was really good for the Indian film industry with a number of important films in Hindi and other regional languages. My work as......

The Many Avatars of Rajinikanth

Amazing characters. One superstar. More than four decades ago, a star called Rajinikanth was born in the movies. His movies turned to gold instantly, and his fans have been increasingly steadily,......

National award-winning lyricist Na Muthukumar no more

National award-winning lyricist, poet and novelist Na Muthukumar passed away on August 14. He was 41. He was reportedly suffering from high fever and succumbed to jaundice. Na Muthukumar worked as......

Birthday Special: The Many Avatars of Rajinikanth

Celebrating the Thalaiva's birthday. On Rajinikanth's 64th birthday, you will get to see the Superstar in a theatre near you, thanks to his latest release, Lingaa. Lingaa has been directed by......

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