Tamil Nadu is one of my favorite states in India. I lived in the state for over 18 years and have traveled extensively in the state. But it is also a state of contradictions and missed opportunities. Unlike many other states in India Tamil Nadu has had a strong industrial base from the very beginning.
The Karnataka government granted a 50% tax exception (entertainment tax) to the Bollywood movie Paa starring Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan. Prior to the Karnataka governments decision the Gujarat government granted a total waiver from entertainment tax after Amitabh Bachchan met Narendra Modi who is the Chief Minister of Gujarat. What are the [...]
Indian actress Kushboo has decided to take her case to the Supreme Court of India. There are approximately 23 defamation complaints pending against her in the State of Tamil Nadu for making some “controversial” remarks to a Tamil weekly in 2005. The Supreme Court bench consisting of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice J.M. Panchal and [...]
The story of the fallen Tamil Nadu police officer R. Vetrivel is one of the most shocking stories I have ever come across. Health Minister R.K. Panneerselvam and Sports Minister T.P.M Mohideen Khan sat in their cars for close to ten minutes and watched a police officer bleed to death.
The city of Los Angeles and AEG (the company that was promoting Jackson’s international tour) are still in dispute over who is going to pay for the cost of police and other city services for Michael Jackson’s memorial. The total cost is estimated to be around $3.2 million. The memorial was held in the Staples [...]
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has once again raised the issue of enacting laws to ban cow slaughter. According to the VHP the ban is needed because the farmers are forced to sell the cows to slaughter houses since they cannot afford to maintain these cows. The VHP also demanded that the government should create [...]
Although I am from Kerala, I have lived in Tamil Nadu more than I have lived in any other state in India. Tamil Nadu clearly is one of the best states to live in India. The law and order situation is far superior compared to other states and the people are very warm, friendly and [...]
According to the Oxford English Dictionary a terrorist is a “person who uses violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. So is someone like Subhash Chandra Bose a terrorist? He supported violent resistance against the British rule in India. During World War II he
Shanthi Ranganathan who is the secretary of T.T. Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation said that “reducing the availability of alcohol, implementing the minimum age for drinking and tightening the drive against drunken driving are the need of the hour”.
Floods are nothing new to most Indians. Most of us have faced it one time or the other and we also know how to deal with it. This time the news about the current flood situation in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka has gained traction in the Western media. Time magazine
Koovagam is a small town in Villupuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Taluk the town is located in is called Ulundurpet. The 200 year old Koothandavar temple is located in this village. This is probably one of the most popular temples in India that you never heard of unless of course you [...]
On August 22 of this year Press Trust of India reported that India remained the largest market and primary driver of air traffic growth for Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). It is a fact that millions of Indians live and work in the Middle East. Most of these Indians are from the South India particularly [...]
China International Institute for Strategic Studies (CIISS) has indicated in a report recently that Beijing can easily break up India into twenty to thirty independent states with the help of friendly countries like Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan. This article was published a few days before India’s 62nd anniversary of its independence from Great Britain. The [...]
