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Karunanidhi: A Life, by A.S. Panneerselvan.

Karunanidhi and the Sri Lankan Tamil Issue

Excerpts from Karunanidhi: A Life, by A.S. Panneerselvan.
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Sa. Kandasamy.

Sa. Kandasamy: Profound yet simple

Sa. Kandasamy (1939-2020), an eminent writer and conscientious documentary filmmaker, believed in expressing profound ideas in simple words and was no
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SEPTEMBER 19, 1967: Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai inaugurating the Cooum Improvement Scheme at the Marina beach in Madras. Karunanidhi was the Public Works Minister.

An artist as a leader

On his long journey from Thirukkuvalai village in Tiruvarur district to the hearts of crores of Tamils, Muthuvel Karunanidhi made many conquests in t
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March 1, 1972: M. Karunanidhi on his way to present the State budget.

Relentless legislator

A look back at the contribution of DMK president M. Karunanidhi to the body politic of the country during the six decades of his legislative particip
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CHENNAI: 09/08/2017: Prof David Shulman, during an lecture on Visions of Dust, A Bottom-up View of the South Indian Universe, at Kalakshetra Foundation, in Chennai on Thursday. Photo: R. Ravindran.

'There is no language in the world which is pristine and pure'

Interview with Professor David Shulman, Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of “Tamil: A Biogr
A. S. Panneerselvan

Relentless legislator

A look back at the contribution of DMK president M. Karunanidhi to the body politic of the country during the six decades of his legislative participa
A.S. PANNEERSELVAN

Big data terror

A book that makes us realise how people are reduced to bits of data that can be used to expand the profits of corporations, to reduce the state’s spen
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FL 22 Tamil cover

Such a long journey

The anthology, remarkably inclusive and cohesive at once, is testimony to the abundant creativity found in regional languages such as Tamil.
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Ladi Emeruwa As Hamlet In The Vatican City, Palazzo Della Cancelleria (C) ALIONA ADRIANOVA (2).

Living Shakespeare

London is agog with celebrations marking 400 years of William Shakespeare. The Globe’s adaptation of “Hamlet” returns for its final performances afte
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Universal Shakespeare

London is agog with celebrations marking 400 years of William Shakespeare. The Globe’s adaptation of “Hamlet” returns for its final performances afte
A.S. PANNEERSELVAN

Vision for Kashmir

A solid indictment of India and Pakistan for following the policy of crisis management rather than opting for a difficult but morally right path of co
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Icon of Tamil modernity

K.M. Adimoolam is the proud inheritor of a tradition that kept its eye on the elusive but ever-present idea called the Tamil heritage.
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