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Amitabh Bachchan’s brother says their father had another name for Big B; reveals why they adopted Bachchan surnameAmitabh Bachchan was almost named 'Inquilab,' revealed his brother Ajitabh, sharing their father's initial patriotic choice. The family lat...- All about Vairamuthu, the Tamil poet at the centre of a row over his ‘Lord Ram was out of his mind’ remarkVairamuthu's recent remarks, suggesting Lord Ram was mentally unstable after separating from Sita, have ignited controversy. The Tamil lyri...
- Veteran Congress leader Kumari Ananthan dies at 93Senior Congress leader Kumari Ananthan, father of Tamilisai Soundararajan, passed away at 93 due to age-related illness. A five-time Tamil ...
- Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Bindeshwar Pathak conferred Padma Vibhushan; Here's a complete list of winnersFormer Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtra...
- 'The Hunt For Veerappan' makers call Neflix docu-series 'once-in-a-lifetime story'Filmmaker Selvamani Selvaraj's latest venture into the life and times of Veerappan sheds new light on the notorious brigand who spent decad...
- TN joins Karnataka to depart from NEP in preference for own education policyTamil Nadu has come out in support of Karnataka's new Congress regime's stance to have the state's education policy, and not follow the new...
- JRR Tolkien wanted new minds to explore Middle Earth, says 'The Rings of Power' creatorThe writer believes Tolkien intentionally left several clues in the books that could be used to draft a whole new story.
- Will the particular characteristics of Tamil culture have a political impact?Understanding this culture is not something that comes naturally to people outside Tamil Nadu.
- Karnataka at 60 still searching for unified linguistic identity while battling economic disparityThe unification movement, which began in Dharwad in Bombay Presidency and in Kerala, was supported by litterateurs who saw language as a un...
- Why the writers and thinkers of India face a critical Nirbhaya momentFor the literary circle in the country that is returning its awards and resigning from representative bodies, it is the Nirbhaya moment.
- Poke Me: Has Indian politics failed BR Ambedkar?History descended upon us again this week as the Sangh Parivar & its friends tried to appropriate BR Ambedkar & Subhas Bose. Two blasts fro...
- 2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- Why Patrick Modiano winning the Nobel in Literature would exasperate someBy picking the French writer for the Literature Nobel, the Swedish Academy wants us to choose something on the menu most of us haven’t trie...
- From sonnet to spectrum KanimozhiKanimozhi, who was quizzed by the CBI about 2G scam, differentiates herself from other dynasty children in Parliament through cultural ende...
- No gems in literatureNobody seems to be disturbed by the fact that so far no Indian writer has been considered worthy of Bharat Ratna, country's highest civilia...
- Malayalam Cinema weigh down by internal crisisOnce upon time, Malayalam cinema was synonymous with timeless classics. It’s a reputation that the industry may find difficult to maintain ...
- In Kalaignar honour, DMK takes sycophancy to new heightsA magazine cartoon pokes fun at Karunanidhi's craze for felicitation functions.
- Pranab sings paeans of DMK ruleUnion finance minister Pranab Mukherjee visited Chennai, marking his participation in the year-long centenary celebrations of Congress alli...
- Tamil experts doubt Centre's Setu destruction theoryDid Lord Ram himself destroy the 'Ram Sethu', the causeway built for his passage to Lanka by his army, after the war was won against Ravana?
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