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Kunal Basu’s new novel pits parents and children against each other in a brutally bifurcated country
‘In an Ideal World’ shows how today’s induced divisions can tear apart families.
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VP Menon’s biography: Was the man who charmed the princes really the architect of modern India?
The political and the personal are combined in this mammoth book on Menon’s life by his great-granddaughter Narayani Basu.
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The enigmatic life and times of VK Krishna Menon are resurrected in this biography by Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh’s biography of one of India’s most colourful politicians.
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Why Mammooty’s toddy song for his latest film is making my Madhavan Uncle’s family a bit peppery
EK Madhavan’s ‘The Old Koduvalli Bridge’ has become ‘Entha Johnsa Kallile’ in the movie ‘Uncle My Dad’s Friend.
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The Indian history of the racist, slave-trading Yale University founder
The university has renamed a college to distance itself from a white supremacist – but what about Elihu Yale’s misdeeds?
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The prophetic story of a village cursed to live without water for five years
Komal Swaminathan's classic play, which was staged in Chennai recently, feels oracular in an age when water scarcity is upon us.
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Murder in Nungambakkam: A computer engineer's killing forces Chennai to confront its big-city fears
S Swathi embodied the southern city's ability to accept change and yet remain rooted to its past.
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Everywhere yet nowhere, seen but seldom heard: How Amma holds sway in Tamil Nadu
Jayalalithaa has created an aura of being a universal mother to all those who need her.
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Umbrellas in May: When Chennai’s season of the sun brought back memories of the December deluge
By day three, we are reminded of that night when the deluge from three reservoirs swept through the city leaving a trail of disaster.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Why the marigold isn't the best floral tribute for India's fallen soldiers
There is a better option: the red Hibiscus.
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Have you met Chennai’s greatest bookseller with the smallest bookshop?
Nalini Chettur could well be called the first lady of Connemara for the bookstore she runs there.
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#Je Suis Circonflexe: A hat-shaped sign in French threatens to unseat a minister
The public is fuming over attempts to reform spellings, and at the heart of the matter is the anger is: ^.
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The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May