Tamil Nadu
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Wild Tamil Nadu: An ode to the Tamil Nadus rich biodiversity
Calvin D’Souza reviews the documentary Wild Tamil Nadu, which follows the Sangam landscape classification from shola grasslands to coastal estuaries. He praises its new footage, including the Madras hedgehog and…
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FlyDie on South India
X.T.M reposts FlyDie’s comments on South India. FlyDie argues that Tamil Nadu’s elite traces to Telugu country through the Vijayanagara Nayaks, that pre-colonial empires ran on a shared elite culture,…
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“Tamil” CMs
X.T.M, drawing on a News18 blog, notes that many Madras chief ministers were of Telugu descent, from Subbarayalu Reddiar onwards, and sees Tamil Nadu’s “distinct” identity as compatible with a…
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Qawwali in Chennai
X.T.M notes the launch of the Unruly Bodies Art Exhibition in Chennai, with Tamil, Sanskrit and Hindi heard, and a friend’s correction that the music was Carnatic rather than Hindustani.
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Eliminator, Not Meritocracy
X.T.M argues NEET is an eliminator, not a meritocracy, a rationing device for 1.3 lakh MBBS seats that measures stamina and family resources, yet should be kept because fragmented state…
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Open thread -Tamilnadu
An open thread on Tamil Nadu politics: three readings of K. Annamalai leaving the BJP, and a light note on how Vijay has become an honorary family member to mothers…
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Open thread Indian scenes
Open thread on Indian politics: a commentator’s view of Vijay’s secularism and his temple visits, and a view that the Tata group’s difficulties stem from too much power given to…
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At Negombo, the Indian subcontinent meets where it still can
Writing about a Bahá’í gathering at Negombo on 11 May 2026 attended by friends from Pakistan, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, the post argues that Sri Lanka is now where…
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Biggest takeaway of Assembly elections
Citing pollster Pradeep Gupta, the author says the biggest takeaway of the 2026 state elections is that pre-poll cash transfers to women did not save most incumbents, and adds Shekhar…
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Open Thread
Open thread relaying four items from Formerly Brown: arrests near Myanmar, Tamil Nadu’s election, Kerala’s fronts, and 215 new women’s seats in the Lok Sabha.