An interview with archeologist T Satyamurthy on the Sethusamudram project.
Dr M S Swaminathan, friends with Dr Norman Borlaug for 56 years, recalls how the Nobel Laureate transformed Indian agriculture.
The actor talks about being directed by Prabhu Deva and his plans to become a filmmaker.
Debutante director Vijayapadma talks about the hardships of making such a movie.
Geethu Anna Jose is the first Indian to attend try-outs for the American professional basketball league. Shobha Warrier traces the rise of the25-year-old captain of the Indian women's team.
Campaigns for Kerala polls may have lost a bit of their grandeur, but they are still marked by occasional bursts of red, finds Shobha Warrier
Shobha Warrier analyses why Srirangam, with its large chunk of Vaishnavite Brahmin population, makes perfect sense for All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief J Jayalalitha decision to contest an election from there.
"I feel governments still see bull markets as good, and bear markets as bad but excessive bull markets create bear markets, and only timely intervention can help overcome the crisis," says R Subramanian, managing director, Subhiksha, one of the largest retail chains in India.
Professor V Suryanarayan is described as one of India's leading specialists in South and Southeast Asian Studies, especially on Sri Lanka speaks about the current situation in the island nation.
The Vice Chancellor of Anna University, Coimbatore, Dr R Radhakrishnan made history by announcing that his university would provide free engineering education to brilliant economically poor students who cannot afford engineering education. An interview.
Actor R Madhavan talks about his big Pongal release, Vettai, and why he did not reprise his 3 Idiots role in Nanban.
Professor P Radhakrishnan is a social scientist talks about the dangers of including caste in the census.
Comedian Sathyan talks about his experience of playing the famous character Chatur in Tamil film Nanban.
Srikanth talks about his latest film with Shankar, the remake of Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots.
Sabarimala, one of the most important pilgrimage centres in the country, is facing a plastic threat. Shobha Warrier profiles a devotee who is combating the menace
'We cannot overlook the crucial importance of cultural capital in intellectual achievements; and virtually all the Nobel Prize winners possessed cultural capital,' says social scientist Dr P Radhakrishnan.
In a tiny corner in Bengaluru, Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan has been quietly serving poor leprosy patients for 30 years. Shobha Warrier meets the nun the locals call their own Mother Teresa.
In a tiny corner in Bengaluru, Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan has been quietly serving poor leprosy patients for 30 years. Shobha Warrier meets the nun the locals call their own Mother Teresa.
The actress talks abotu her first Tamil film, this year's Diwali release 7 Aum Arivu
The director talks about his new film Velayudham which releases this Diwali
The director talks about his new film Velayudham which releases this Diwali
'If you want to know the discontented youth of India, you have to only look at the Maoist, Naxalite movements. The attitude of the State is, crush the movement. I would say 'no' to this. They are our children. I wouldn't equate Naxalism or Maoism in India with terrorism'
Jamal Qureshi, Regional Marketing Manager, South East Asia, Perth Education City, Western Australia, talks about what is in store for Indian students in Western Australia.
National award-winning director Cheran opens up about his Tamil movie.
Ganesh Chella, co-founder of Totus Consulting Services, talks about what young professionals should do to tide over the tough economic times ahead.
'If you want to be a global giant, you cannot position yourself as only a software services provider; you have to be a solution provider.'
Everybody would like the Sri Lankan Tamils to live in peace first and with equal right to the Sinhalese. Even I, a vehement critic of the LTTE and also very much against the Centre intervening the military action against the LTTE, have been saying that the Indo-Sri Lankan accord must be implemented in full by Sri Lanka, says political analyst Cho Ramaswamy.
Sateesh Andra, co-convenor, Tie-ISB, talks to Shobha Warrier about growth, entrepreneurship and the need to look at new business directions.
Tamil Nationalist Movement leader, one of the most vocal supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, speaks on the civil war raging in Sri Lanka.
Ravi Varman talks about his Tamil directorial debut Moscowin Kaveri.
Sasikumar is not only proving his mettle as a director. His acting skills are bindaas too as Nadodigal opens to packed theatres.
'Anybody who has seen a photo of Anand playing will see an Indian flag beside him. And, when he wins, the national anthem is played. What more proof do you need about Anand's nationality?'
The actor talks about life after his momentous win.
'We need not worry about the market. If we do the right things, the market will come around,' says economist Raja Chelliah.
Generally, elections in Tamil Nadu are like temple festivals -- there are lights, fireworks, music, dance and colourful people. But Election 2009 seems to be muted in the state.
Recession here is not as drastic as what you might see in the developed world because the hole that is dug is not that deep in countries like India; thus, they can recover much quicker, says S Somasegar.
