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Tamil Nadu

‘Work important, not awards’

In the Tamil literary sphere, Sahitya Akademi Award winner Imayam's work Koveru Kazhuthaigal landed as a tsunami, bringing him fame and criticism in equal measure.

Periyar and Gandhi~I

Periyar was initially an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi from the very inception of the Non-Cooperation Movement as he was aware of the narrow social base of the Congress and the dominance of lawyers within it before Gandhi took charge. The advent of Gandhi was significantly transformative as his political and social activities were such that everyone could participate and his principles could ‘be understood by all‘. The atavistic orientation of Gandhian principles like khadi, prohibition and abolition of untouchability were refreshingly new and novel

RSS route marches: TN Police heighten security across state

Tamil Nadu Police have beefed up security across the state as the RSS will be conducting route marches at 45 places of the state. The route marches will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and there will be speeches at each concluding point.