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Title: Let Me Say It Now. Author: Rakesh Maria. Publisher: Westland. Price: Rs 899.

Mumbai cop’s memoir exonerates him

Let Me Say It Now is a monumental memoir from the former Mumbai top cop
22 Mar 2020 6:41 AM
Mannargudi S. Ranganathan

A small but necessary step to save Cauvery delta

That ongoing projects will not be affected by this Bill is a measure of the legal complexities involved.
22 Feb 2020 1:52 AM
The dhoti-clad, low-profile smiling farmer from Salem, was more a back-bencher in the Assembly when Ms. Jayalalithaa was the Chief Minister.

The smiling farmer from Salem district

Edappadi K Palaniswami being only the second 'Salem Man' to become Chief Minister.
17 Feb 2020 5:01 AM
Coimbatore bombings in 1998. (File Picture)

Coimbatore serial blasts case: Violence is always a comma, never a full stop

The prosecution said in “brutal retaliation”, 18 Muslims were killed in Coimbatore.
11 Nov 2019 2:18 AM
MANHUNT: Seashore Saga of the Punnapra-Vayalar Uprising, by KV Mohankumar, translated by Manjula Cherkil, Published by Vitasta Publishing Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2019 (price Rs 450/-).

Retelling an epic-like struggle in Kerala in a contemporary setting

The young woman researcher was also trying to trace her own roots with her late father hailing from Kerala and mother from Bengal.
23 Sep 2019 1:59 AM
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Remembering Jiddu Krishnamurti in his 125th birth anniversary year

If there was another 'JK' as profound in Tamil Nadu, it was perhaps the Tamil writer Jayakanthan.
09 Sep 2019 2:01 AM
Grey Sunshine - Stories from Teach For India, by Sandeep Rai, published by Aleph Book Company, New Delhi, 2019 (price Rs 399)

India’s School Education: Waves of tragic cries, concerns, and yet some hope

The glaring inequity in school education in the country is a paradox that clouds understanding.
26 Aug 2019 5:15 AM
The Unprodigal, by Manu Dhawan, published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2019 (price Rs 295/-)

Interesting basket of fiction by new crop of writers

The weaves of love conflicts and confluence is what makes the fabric of this romantic fiction in a fast-paced, urban setting.
12 Aug 2019 5:27 AM
The ‘spiritual’ as a category of thought has become so diffused, so much mixed up with ‘branding’, its ‘avataar’ also takes various manifestations.

Hope in the midst of severe drought

A bunch of new prints on Mythology, Religion and Spirituality.
28 Jun 2019 1:57 AM
Saving India from Indira: Untold Story of The Emergency, Memoirs of J.P. Goyal, Edited by Rama Goyal, Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2019, (price Rs 500/-)

How legal luminaries clashed in Indira Gandhi election case

A detailed set of appendix, documents from proclamation of Emergency, press censorship and so on enhance the historical value of this memoir.
24 Jun 2019 1:32 AM
From Vedanta to Whatsapp - Trending Life Stories by Dev Prasad, Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2019 (price Rs 295/-) , and ‘I Duryodhana’ by Pradeep Govind, Om Books International, Noida, U.P. India, 2019 (price Rs 295/-).

The riddle of two cats in a Buddhist monastery and all that talk

Every story is prefaced with a thought-provoking quote.
17 Jun 2019 1:33 AM
Challenges of Governance, An Insider's View by B K Chaturvedi, published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, (price Rs 595/-).

Book review: CAG’s overreach has harmed the polity, says former cabinet secretary

The author hints that at a raw economic level, it ensues as people want to escape the violent cycle of poverty and yearn for human dignity.
10 Jun 2019 6:17 AM
KASHMIR AS I SEE IT, FROM WITHIN AND AFAR by Ashok Dhar, Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2019, (price `.595/-)

Fascinating narrative on finding ‘middle ground’ for solving Kashmir issue

The Hindu-Muslim camaraderie has been an integral part of this ‘spirit of Kashmiriyaat'.
03 Jun 2019 3:01 AM
Contrary to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls when the ruling AIADMK under Ms Jayalalithaa's leadership went it alone, in the 2019 elections, the BJP had won a major partner in the AIADMK that led the NDA here this time. (Representional Image)

Vote shares reflect a different chemistry in Tamil Nadu NDA

The AIADMK-BJP led NDA could net only 30.28 per cent of votes polled.
26 May 2019 5:37 AM
Cadres wave the DMK flag and celebrate at the Anna Arivalayam on Thursday. — DC

DMK leads landslide win in Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu

The other parties in the alliance included CPI, CPI(M), Vaiko-headed MDMK, Dalit party VCK, IUML, Kongu outfit, KMDK and the IJK.
24 May 2019 5:42 AM
DMK president M. K. Stalin receives tumultuous welcome when he arrived at Anna Arivalayam Thursday evening, as the party established clear leads in various constituencies even as the counting of votes was still going on at many counting centres. —E.K.Sanjay

Stalin reclaims Kalaignar’s legacy

Thirumavalavan, Kongunaadu Desiya Makkal Katchi (KDMK), and the Parivendar-led Indiya Jananayga Katchi (IJK).
24 May 2019 5:22 AM
Oxygen Manifesto: A Battle for the Environment , By Atulya Misra, Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2019 (Price Rs 495).

IAS officer’s foray: Using fiction to engage with environmental issues

At the other end, Ravi's parents, influenced by the Dravidian Movement, has his family roots in Tiruchengode in western part of the state.
20 May 2019 1:41 AM
Gopalganj to Raisina, My Political Journey, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nalin Verma, Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2019, (Price Rs 500).

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s memoir - a glowing lantern to post-Mandal India

But Lalu’s story is not just this nutshell of the extraordinary rise of an ordinary man from a humble cattle-owning-rearing community.
13 May 2019 1:22 AM
Police stage a flag march in Ponnamaravathi on Saturday. (DC)

Post-poll scene in Tamil Nadu, a mirror to recurring caste-based violence

This is not to detract from the fact that reasons for the violence in both Ponparappi and Ponamaravathi this time are entirely different.
22 Apr 2019 1:21 AM
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, flanked by DMK chief M.K. Stalin and TNCC president K .S. Alagiri, waves at the crowd at an election rally in Salem. (DC)

Campaign gets dense in the last lap in Tamil Nadu

The language of ‘one India’ saw its first backlash as the DMK highlighted NEET to win over the young voters in particular.
15 Apr 2019 1:22 AM

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