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Movies and a Mirage

Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become politicised

Lights, Cinema, Politics

FOR eight months before the 1983 state elections in undivided Andhra Pradesh, a modified green Chevrolet van would travel non-stop, except for the occasional pit stops and food breaks, across the state.

Cut, Copy, Paste

Representation of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terrorists or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism

The Spectre of Eisenstein

Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate against its use as a servile, conformist propaganda vehicle

The Thalaiva Factor

At atime when Bollywood Is churning out propagandist narratives, south cinema, too, has Stories to tell

Just Not Understood

There have been concerted attempts to portray JNU In a certain way. The film JNU: Jahangir National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery

Trapped!

It is time for Arvind Kejriwal to do some soul-searching

Hop, Skip, Slip

ON 12 February 1994, streets of Patna were jam-packed with people from the countryside.

Empowering Future Leaders, Igniting Change and Creating Positive Impact

Nooraine Fazal pioneering education reform and empowering youth

Keeping Father Alive

Trying to make sense of the permanent void, attempting to find answers to the many unanswered questions, and striving hard to keep his memories breathing—how am dealing with my father’s death

Shades of Appeasement

The Samajwadi Party founded by socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav assumed many shapes in several alliances, all aimed at furthering the interests of the backward classes

Ideological Backtrack

Mehbooba Mufti is yet to respond to the logic behind the PDP’s 2015 alliance with the BJP

The Political Aroma of Wazwan

At a rare feast organised for local journalists at the NC headquarters, Omar Abdullah was optimistic about the resurgence of political discourse in Jammu and Kashmir

The Burden of Legacy

Jagan Mohan Reddy promised to take his father YSR’s legacy forward. Has he managed to keep his word?

The Aadhar of Nation-building

The Co-founder of India’s pioneering IT services giant, architect and champion of transformative social initiatives, author, philanthropist and avid golfer - Nandan Nilekani is all this and more.

Hyderabad Blues

He may have won Telangana twice for fighting for its creation, but K Chandrashekar Rao's changing persona has cost him dearly

Southern Samrat

Stalin is reinventing Dravidian politics for the DMK

Maverick Politician

Lalu Prasad Yadav has infused much-needed wit and charm into Indian politics. It is, however, his political acumen that has helped the RJD emerge as a big political player

Sena Versus Sena

Amid the battle between Sena factions headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Bal Thackeray, will the real Shiv Sena stand up please?

Taking Tamil to the World through the Language of Languages: Translation

The Tamil Nadu government is the first and only State government to undertake such translation initiatives with the goal of spreading literature beyond linguistic barriers.

Aim is to Make Tamil Nadu The Manufacturing and Knowledge Capital: T.R.B. Rajaa

Before his induction to the state cabinet as Minister for Industries in 2023, Dr. T.R.B. Rajaa was a member of the State Planning Commission. He has been representing Mannarkudi Assembly constituency continuously since his electoral debut in 2011. He won comfortably from the same seat in 2016 and 2021. Dr. Rajaa who has a doctorate in Counselling Psychology is committed to making Tamil Nadu the manufacturing hub of India.

Social Justice Approach to Health - Tamil Nadu Health Model

Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru M.K Stalin launched two unique state health programs in August 2021

The Dravidian Model Government has Significantly Transformed Tamil Nadu

M K. Stalin is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since May 2021. He is the President of India's oldest regional political party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) since 2018. In 1973, Stalin was elected to the general council of the DMK.

Tamil Nadu: A Model For Balancing Growth And Welfare

The unique model of Tamil Nadu is the result of an inclusive, three-tiered structure: effective interventions, promoting social cohesion and establishing institutional mechanism to confront the divisive forces.

Library Movement in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's transformation as a model knowledge society flows from its continuous investment in the library movement. The state boasts of 4661 libraries under the Directorate of Public Libraries alone along with numerous specialised libraries across the state.

Tamil Nadu Through A Data Prism

Do you know that Tamil Nadu's economy was second from the bottom in the 1950s? Today, Tamil Nadu is second from the top and some of its achievements are compared to that of Scandinavian countries. This is a phenomenal transformation story.

Empowerment Through Education

Tamil Nadu has an education policy that is in line with the historical legacy, the present situation and future aspirations of the State. Its efficacy flows from its commitment to improve access, equity, and quality of education. It has a method to address issues related to on-field implementation of policy, understanding learning outcomes and employmentready skills.

Fostering Global Tamil Unity

Historically, Tamils have ventured abroad for trade, expeditions and also to settle abroad. A large number of Tamils migrate to foreign countries for economic reasons, globalization and in search of employment. The State has created a Commissionerate to ensure the welfare of all Non-Resident Tamils.

Return to Ideology

IT was in 1960 that the end of ideology was announced in a book called The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties by Daniel Bell where the American writer argued that political ideas had lost their grip on people’s imagination and emotions.

A Civilisational And Cultural Incubator

Cultural inheritances in Tamil Nadu are nurtured and cultivated by creating institutions for learning and practice of different forms of arts and crafts.