The story so far: Releasing a report on the antiquity of iron, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin proclaimed that the iron age began on “Tamil soil”, placing the date 5,300-odd years ago (4th ...
Historian A.R. Venkatachalapathy has spent 40 years tracking all surviving material on VO Chidambaram Pillai (1872-1936)—who was the nucleus of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras Presidency. A professor ...
The declaration did not shock – it didn’t even surprise. There was in fact a sense of déjà vu when Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa promised prohibition in Tamil Nadu if her party, the All India Anna ...