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AR Venkatachalapathy says Subramania Bharati has become a posthumous bestsellerSubscriber Only
May 13,2018 08:00:55 AM
AR Venkatachalapathy on the enduring magic of Subramania Bharati.
Sun, May 13, 2018
A Song Called Bharati: Why the Tamil icon is even more relevant nowSubscriber Only
May 13,2018 06:02:13 AM
Nearly 100 years after his death, as a new book explores the nationalisation of his work, a look at the centrality of Tamil poet-public intellectual Subramania Bharati in the making of modern Tamil political culture and why he is relevant now more than ever.
Sun, May 13, 2018
Why politicians eat with DalitsSubscriber Only
May 04,2018 00:14:15 AM
Dalits are probably the most vibrant, decisive political constituency in India today. Unless these gestures go with effective action on core concerns, Dalits would regard them with as much scorn as they deserve, says Valerian Rodrigues.
Fri, May 04, 2018
Why Buddhism invites DalitsSubscriber Only
May 01,2018 01:24:25 AM
The conversion of 300 Dalits to Buddhism in Una, Gujarat, was not the first such instance. The Indian Express looks at previous mass conversions by Dalits and the pressures that have forced them to take the step.
Tue, May 01, 2018
The Death of an AuthorSubscriber Only
April 15,2018 00:01:22 AM
Malayalam short story writer M Sukumaran voiced an idea, spoke for a movement. When it faded, he withdrew into silence.
Sun, Apr 15, 2018
The Goat Who Knew Too Much
March 17,2018 01:46:58 AM
Perumal Murugan’s Poonachi offers a sharp, ironic take on society and the powers that be
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
A Rebel with Her Cause
February 24,2018 01:19:52 AM
The life of Gauri Lankesh and her role as a journalist and activist is contextualised in this concise collection of writings
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
Beyond the news: In Tamil Nadu, why it is back to 1965Subscriber Only
February 05,2018 01:18:44 AM
A fluid political context of both threat and opportunity, and fears of a Hindi-Hindu-Hindutva invasion have led to resurrection of the subnationalist narrative of Tamil linguistic pride and Dravidian cultural identity
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
The Alphabet of a PeopleSubscriber Only
October 21,2017 03:06:01 AM
Mapping the uniqueness of Dalit cultural identity in all its diversity through a collection of Malayalam stories in translation
Sat, Oct 21, 2017
Rammanohar Lohia: In his times and in oursSubscriber Only
October 12,2017 00:29:07 AM
Buried in today’s loud anti-Congressism and the tirade against ‘Lutyens’ elite’ are echoes of Lohia, even though the essential secular, ethical underpinning of his ideas are nowhere in evidence.
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
With facts and figures, PM Modi eyes the future but looks the other way on Pak, ChinaSubscriber Only
August 15,2017 11:07:54 AM
PM Modi in his Independence Day speech listed out his government’s achievements over the past three years and, interestingly, promised to make a new India by 2022. In less than two years, Modi’s term ends and general election is due in 2019.
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
Dark Eden
August 12,2017 06:43:44 AM
Endosulphan spraying was banned in 2000 and reports from the region point to the regeneration of local flora and fauna that had disappeared when pesticide use was rampant in large government-plantations.
Sat, Aug 12, 2017
Kerala Killings: In communist bastion, not just war of ideology but race for Hindu voteSubscriber Only
August 10,2017 00:55:14 AM
The CPI(M)-RSS violence in Kannur can be traced to the 1960s when workers of beedi factories struck work. With beedi workers forming the vanguard of the communist movement in the region, the factory owners called in the Jana Sangh-RSS, which had a base in neighbouring Mangalore.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
The Making of a Brotherhood: An anti-caste communal feast in Kerala and its relevance in current culture wars
June 11,2017 00:08:07 AM
Kerala in 1917 was deeply divided by caste. Caste was scrupulously observed in public spaces; it decided even the right of way, and people of different castes could not dine together.
Sun, Jun 11, 2017
Will Rajini, or won’t heSubscriber Only
May 23,2017 00:00:33 AM
Space has opened up in Tamil Nadu politics for an alternative to the DMK and AIADMK. But screen popularity may not be sufficient for Rajinikanth
Tue, May 23, 2017
Why a 12th century Bhakti saint is key for BJP in KarnatakaSubscriber Only
May 15,2017 01:58:41 AM
Basavanna is a seminal figure in the Bhakti movement, which challenged the dominance of Brahminical Hinduism, and especially institutions like the caste system, from the 6th century onwards.
Mon, May 15, 2017
In ongoing churn in AIADMK, echoes from the past and lessons for the futureSubscriber Only
April 24,2017 03:07:33 AM
The dominant narratives of Tamil politics, with its legacy of anti-Brahmin ideology, regional and linguistic (read anti-Hindi) subnationalism, make it difficult for the BJP to grow on its own in the state.
Mon, Apr 24, 2017
The politics of alcohol: Heady cocktail, new flavourSubscriber Only
April 10,2017 01:26:55 AM
There is limited evidence to suggest that prohibition works. Barring Gujarat, where prohibition was imposed after independence, no state has been successful in the battle against the bottle.
Mon, Apr 10, 2017
On 60th anniversary of EMS’s govt, some lessonsSubscriber Only
April 05,2017 01:40:23 AM
ON THIS DAY in 1957, the world’s first democratically elected communist government came to power in kerala
Wed, Apr 05, 2017
A Delicate Truth
February 25,2017 02:16:28 AM
Who was the real ACN Nambiar? A riveting account of the life of an enigmatic man and his role in a lesser-known strand of the Indian national movement that was centred in Berlin
Sat, Feb 25, 2017
Listen closely to the voices at Marina for the story beyond Jallikattu, ‘Tamil pride’Subscriber Only
January 23,2017 00:00:03 AM
It is tempting to dismiss the protests as an emotional response triggered by cultural pride as the political establishment has done.
Mon, Jan 23, 2017
Little Big Magazine
December 10,2016 00:04:05 AM
A rich selection of writings from The Modern Review, the 1940s journal that shaped the idea of India.
Sat, Dec 10, 2016
Jayalalithaa’s death: Party built on image may need to start afreshSubscriber Only
December 07,2016 02:06:09 AM
Can the party, the largest in the state in vote base, stay together in the absence of the glue — Amma — that held it together all these years?
Wed, Dec 07, 2016
The Past as FutureSubscriber Only
November 13,2016 00:00:22 AM
The current government’s attempt to disassociate India’s destiny from Nehru’s legacy could actually see his resurgence as the patron of secularism and social democracy.
Sun, Nov 13, 2016
Dear Peromboke Man: Letters from Mahasweta Devi to ‘Anand’ P Sachidanandan
October 23,2016 01:00:56 AM
She was the iconic activist-writer of Bengal. He is the most important living novelist and essayist in Malayalam. Letters from Mahasweta Devi to Anand, written between 1996 and 1998, reveal a rare friendship, forged by a love of literature and a concern for justice.
Sun, Oct 23, 2016Journalism of Courage
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