Dravidian politics
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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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All Things Tamil Cinema
Maneesh Taneja talks to Sai and Arun about Tamil cinema: its history, its relationship with the politics of Tamil Nadu, its evolution and the cults of personality it has produced,…
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The price of Unity for India’s Dravidians
Prompted by Afghanistan’s outsized global influence, the author muses that the four Dravidian states’ sub-nationalism vanishes on the world stage within Indian nationalism, and wonders whether more distinctive Indian minorities…
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The revolution eats her (girl) child
The author comments on Jayalalithaa’s conviction in an 18-year-old Tamil Nadu disproportionate assets case, arguing that she corrupted Tamil politics after her mentor MGR and comparing her rise and fall…
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Indian election map (thanks google)
Commenting on an election map, the poster notes BJP gains in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the DMK’s wipe-out, and that Congress may fall below the seats needed for a…
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Mere paas Bhagwan hai!!
A mock-epic preview of the 24 April Tamil Nadu poll, pitting Karunanidhi’s DMK against Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK and a BJP alliance, with opinion-poll figures and a report that Modi would meet…
