Today is what India’s political narrative calls Gandhi Jayanti. But is that a day that should be celebrated or should the day be remembered as the day the “ONE EYED MONSTER” was born. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – the one eyed monster has long been celebrated as the saint of non-violence.Continue Reading
Nadigar Thilagam, ‘Sivaji’ Ganesan was one of a kind. He got the title of ‘Sivaji’ after he essayed the role of Chathrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha King during a stage performance. For a person, who left his home to become a theatre artist, the cinematic journey was really longContinue Reading
Let us today get to know the person, hearing whose voice Hindu households wake up to with the recital of Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam, the undisputable doyen of Carnatic music, MS Subbulakshmi. It is not an exaggeration to call her voice the very manifestation of Saraswati Devi. In her lifelong dedicationContinue Reading
This year January 23rd marked the birth anniversary of one of India’s most vocal and defiant patriots: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. What do we know about Netaji and why is his fight for India’s freedom relevant to contemporary political discourse? Bose was born in 1897 in the Bengal Province and wasContinue Reading
The charismatic, feisty, bold and indomitable Uma Anandan on Tuesday, registered a historic victory for the Saffron party in the Greater Chennai Corporation polls. She is well known for her resolute unapologetic pro-Hindu, anti-Left and anti-EVR (EV Ramasamy) ideology. Her victory is historic not only for BJP’s first ever winContinue Reading
,R Nagaswamy, a Padma Bhushan awardee, is the doyen of Indian archaeology and epigraphy. His name is synonymous to Tamil archaeology. He was a colossal authority in archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, numismatics, iconography, South Indian bronzes and Temple Agama Shastras.Continue Reading