In India, Champions Make Themselves

The athletes of emerging India surprise us every day. C.A. Bhavani Devi who won India’s first international gold medal in fencing is one such athlete It was only when...

The River That Tamil Nadu Often Forgets

For four days in July-August, which is the Tamil month of Adi, there is a festival at the temple on the hills just downstream of the Karaiyar dam across the River Tamirabar...

Casa Rana: Tamil Nadu's Foster Home For HIV-Positive Kids

India has always struggled with providing facilities for the terminally ill. Whether for the aged or mentally unwell, palliative care is an arena in which we are sorely lac...

Shruti Haasan Says She Is Proud To Have Produced A Film For Social Cause

Daughter of veteran actor Kamal Haasan and Bollywood actress Shruti Haasan feels proud to have backed an ad film for a social cause in her maiden production venture. Daught...

India's Deepening Gender Imbalance

The sex ratio at birth for most Indian states is below normal India’s problem of gender imbalance may be deepening, with virtually all corners of the country now affe...

The Female Dalit Voice, In Tamil Verse

Naked display of dissent straddles the boundary that separates fear from revolution. For India's Dalits, this proclamation of dissent has assumed many forms, both passive a...

Arjun Kapoor Will Be Chief Guest At KASHISH 2017 In Mumbai

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival to be held from May 24-28, 2017

Actor Arjun Kapoor will be chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of ...

Public Toilets Will Soon Be Equipped With Instant Feedback Devices In 11 Indian States

In an attempt to improve the nation’s sanitation experience and tackle the poor hygiene of public toilets, representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development in I...

Woman Who Debated With Buddha

Neelakesi proved that anybody can be a rishi, irrespective of birth A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a fascinating character, who serves as the focal point for a now lo...