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Meet the extraordinary intellectual Tho Pa, who awakened Tamils to the richness of their culture
AR Venkatachalapathy introduces Tho Paramasivan, the author of ‘Ariyappadaatha Tamizhagam’, translated into English as ‘The Sweet Salt of Tamil’.
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Kalaignar Karunanidhi: A political artist who shaped Tamil politics for over 50 years
He was also a major cultural figure in Tamil cinema and letters, commanding the admiration of a multitude of supporters.
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Tamil poet ML Thangappa (1934-2018) leaves behind a prolific and unparalleled legacy of translations
The Puducherry-based writer and translator died at 84.
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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In English language publishing in India (at least), women have shattered the glass ceiling
What explains the near dominance of women in this field today?
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Tamil poet Subramania Bharati died in poverty, but his works sparked an unparalleled copyright war
The Tamil poet’s writing was wrested from copyright holders, nationalised and put into the public domain in what remains the only such case in literary history.
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