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'I learnt Carnatic music as just another subject'

Son of a police inspector father and a music teacher mother, Pradeep Kumar talks about how tough it is to get a foothold in the Carnatic music scene without a name to back.

'Science is a team sport'

'Working in collaboration is beneficial and more rewarding in the long run.' 'Competition may bring personal glory, but is very short lasting.' 'Work with people who are interested in working with you instead of competing with you.'

Why India Needs A President Like A P J Abdul Kalam

'Dr Kalam never felt or behaved like a President during his entire tenure of five years as the President.' 'Not even a single day, he felt he was the first citizen of India, or someone different from the others, or the President of India.'

'He was not there to earn money, position or power'

'He always used to say, 'I have taken up this post to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and I will do it during the time I am here'.'

'I've become a spokesperson for the rural woman'

Actress Nandita Das talks about her choice of films and life in general, in this interview with Shobha Warrier.

The life of a gigolo

Director Rajeev Nath is sure his next film will create controversy.

'India can be the services capital of the world'

Indian IT professionals are second to none in terms of hard work, desire to learn, and intelligence

'All Of Us Adivasis Have Hope In Her'

'What she did so far and what she will do now is secondary; the most important thing is a person from the Adivasi community has reached the top-most position in the country.'

What Microsoft whizkids do in Hyderabad

S Somasegar, corporate VP, Microsoft, speaks about Vista and other products that the team at IDC, Hyderabad are working on.

'Let the market go to hell!'

'We need not worry about the market. If we do the right things, the market will come around,' says economist Raja Chelliah.

'They don't see sunlight for years'

'Is it not deplorable that even after 75 years of independence, there are people in our society who have been denied freedom?'

'Climate change has increased the number and intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea'

'The food security along the coastal region will be severely affected.'

Composing for Rajnikanth's Kuselan

A R Rahman's nephew, G V Prakash, talks about his experiences of composing for Rajnikanth's Tamil movie, Kuselan.

'PFI crackdown doesn't mean all Muslims are terrorists'

'Now that an extremist organisation like the PFI has been banned, it is time for the leaders to reach out to the minority community.' 'You need to have co-ordination between the State and the social fabric to send out the message that it is not directed at the community, and they should not feel vulnerable.'

Tamil film unit adopts villages

Susi Ganesan's Tamil film Kandaswamy starring Vikram and Shriya, is embarking on a noble mission.

Sun TV blacked me out: Vaiko

Part two of an exclusive interview with the MDMK leader.

Vaiko: DMK tried to crush me

Ram on his Thamizh MA

The Tamil filmmaker, who is also Balu Mahendra's assistant is confident that people will sit up and notice his film.

'The Sethu Samudram does not make nautical sense'

A mariner's perspective of the Sethu Samudram Shipping Canal Project.

'You cannot bring religion to school'

'You can walk wearing the hijab on the street, but not in a school.'

'The challenge attracted me to Atbhutham'

'RSS, Bajrang Dal are intoxicated with power'

'Ram Sene or Bajrang Dal were supposed to be fringe elements, but with the BJP in power, they have become mainstream elements.' 'The government is either keeping quiet or indirectly supporting them.'

N Ram: 'The Constitution goes for a six'

'What is to prevent the speaker of the assembly finding somebody guilty and sentencing to death and immediately ordering execution through a warrant by the speaker?' asks The Hindu Editor-in-Chief N Ram.

Santosh Sivan: Why I made Navarasa

The National-award winning director talks about what motivated him.

Interview with Nandita Das

An interview with Nandita Das where she talks about her experiences acting in Adoor's film Nitya Kanyaka.

Tharoor: 'Always wise to tread carefully on people's feelings'

'This is an issue that is larger than the interests of any one party.'

'Commercial cinema is like a 5-star hotel'

Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran can't get a DVD of his best art films!

'Good govt is not an accident'

'It needs skillful work,' says T N Seshan.

'Serious cinema is not dead'

'The real issue is not privatisation'

'As long as the government does not want to let go of the public sector companies they will not get value for their shares and the companies will grow in such a competitive environment. It will be a national loss,' says G V Ramakrishna.

'Success of this launch is proof that Indian talent can have world class achievements'

'What we have done is a symbol of new India; that is what a small start-up can do, a few hundreds of people coming together, developing a rocket and launching to space and succeeding at the very first attempt.'

'Nothing will break the country'

'We are a democracy of only sixty years. What you see is only the froth on the surface,' says T N Seshan.

'Reservation is a storm in a teacup'

'Political personalities use reservation as one more plank to catch votes. Their heart is not bleeding for the poor.'

Surya's brother debuts

Newcomer Karthi on his first film.

Sreekar Prasad on editing a bilingual

'I love becoming somebody else'

'Filmmaking is not a one man show'

Mani Ratnam talks about his latest film, Guru.

'For Chandralekha, the body was erotic, sensuous'

An interview with Sadanand Menon, a close friend and confidant of dancer Chandralekha.

'I call the HIV virus my friend'

K K Abraham dreams of a stigma-free, economically independent life for all HIV positive people

'Only Yogi can succeed Modi'

'I don't think there will be any problem for Hindus to accept Adityanath as the leader, since they have already chosen Modi.'