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The Art of Solitude: Revisiting the courage and plain-speaking of Albert Camus
The musician revisits ‘Reflections on the Guillotine’, which Camus co-authored with Arthur Koestler.
TM Krishna
· Apr 15, 2020 · 11:30 am
In this book TM Krishna investigates the history of the mrdangam and meets the men who make them
An excerpt from ‘Sebastian & Sons: A Brief History Of Mrdangam Makers’, by TM Krishna.
TM Krishna
· Jan 24, 2020 · 05:30 pm
The TM Krishna column: Not just politicians, hate speech worn as a badge of honour by many Indians
It is seriously undermining our ability as citizens to participate in our democracy.
TM Krishna
· Apr 23, 2019 · 08:00 am
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Republic TV to sue Mumbai Police chief for Rs 200 crore for ‘damage to reputation’ in TRP scam
Yesterday · 10:26 pm
An open letter to Umar Khalid: If you are doing time, you may as well do it well
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Memoir: How a ‘British bootlicker’ became involved with Gandhian thought and Indian politics
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No visitors to be allowed inside Durga Puja pandals this year, says Calcutta High Court
Yesterday · 03:32 pm
After Republican senator mocks Kamala Harris for her name, Indian Americans strike back on Twitter
Oct 18, 2020 · 06:15 pm
The TM Krishna column: Pulwama attack reaction shows we’ve turned patriotism into a state of hatred
As we prepare to vote in the impending election, we need to ponder whether we have become better or worse citizens, and human beings, over the last five years.
TM Krishna
· Mar 23, 2019 · 08:00 am
The TM Krishna column: Modi made me realise reservations based on economic status are not justified
If the BJP really wanted to help the poor, it should have strengthened, not crippled, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
TM Krishna
· Jan 27, 2019 · 08:00 am
The TM Krishna column: Why are India’s Dalit thought leaders always reduced to their caste identity?
Thol Thirumavalavan is one of Tamil Nadu’s preeminent intellectuals today, yet he’s bottled in as a ‘Dalit leader’. It is the same with Muslim thinkers.
TM Krishna
· Dec 16, 2018 · 08:00 am
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Yesterday · 04:53 pm
Watch: How crowds thronged Durga puja ‘pandal’ in Kolkata before High Court order banning visitors
Yesterday · 04:00 pm
The TM Krishna column: Rajapaksa’s return as Sri Lanka PM is a warning for Indians ahead of 2019
It teaches us that unless we revolutionise our society, the Modis and Amit Shahs will always find fissures to claw their way back.
TM Krishna
· Nov 09, 2018 · 08:00 am
The TM Krishna column: Activists’ arrests show TV channels are turning India into a khap panchayat
They are criminalising advocacy for marginalised citizens and our castiest feudal society is sharing in this ugliness overtly or through passive affirmation.
TM Krishna
· Sep 25, 2018 · 08:00 am
The TM Krishna column: Funerals of Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa symbolised their contrasting legacies
Kalaignar transcended party boundaries. Amma was always a distant goddess, feared and worshipped.
TM Krishna
· Aug 26, 2018 · 08:00 am
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Yesterday · 07:25 pm
‘Ludo’ trailer: Crime and comedy in Anurag Basu’s anthology film
Yesterday · 12:34 pm
SD Burman to AR Rahman: A playlist of Hindi film composers who can sing (and those who shouldn’t)
Yesterday · 10:30 am
Vishal Bhardwaj to direct a film franchise based on the works of Agatha Christie: ‘Variety’ report
Oct 18, 2020 · 11:39 pm
Sunita Mani interview: ‘We’re having a moment, there will be more equalised seating at the table’
Oct 18, 2020 · 02:30 pm
The TM Krishna column: Invoking ‘Hindu Pakistan’, Tharoor belittles Islamic Pakistan to make a point
Pakistan has not collapsed because it has an Islamic constitution.
TM Krishna
· Jul 30, 2018 · 08:00 am
The TM Krishna column: I regret to say that by visiting RSS in Nagpur Pranab Mukherjee failed us
The former president’s very presence gave legitimacy to Sangh Parivar’s idea of India that is the antithesis of our Constitution.
TM Krishna
· Jun 23, 2018 · 08:00 am
The TM Krishna column: Regional and cultural differences may well protect India from majoritarianism
Regionalism may thus need to be empowered.
TM Krishna
· Jun 06, 2018 · 08:00 am
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