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Title: Let Me Say It Now. Author: Rakesh Maria. Publisher: Westland. Price: Rs 899.

Mumbai cop's memoir exonerates him

Let Me Say It Now is a monumental memoir from the former Mumbai top cop

22 March 2020 6:44 AM IST

Sebastian & Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers, By T.M. Krishna Westland, Rs 799.

Pride and prejudice in a percussion tradition

Caste dynamics also change over time, showing up this book as an outstanding work by a gifted musician.

16 Feb 2020 2:41 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami (Photo: Asian Age)

DMK walks the extra mile

The total electorate in Vikravandi is now 2,23,456, with men voters slightly outnumbering women.

13 Oct 2019 2:19 AM IST

It is this almost this incredible congruence of human life, thought, history and geography that one saw as singularly manifest in this 70-plus veteran Tamil writer, P. Manickavasagam, widely known as Poomani, Sahitya Academy winner (2014) for his epic-like master piece, Angnaadi.

Rediscovering a Tamil modernist writer

One already gets the scent of the day to unfold as one hops into a State transport bus to Kovilpatti, about 60 km from...

28 July 2019 3:09 AM IST

RIVERS REMEMBER - #CHENNAIRAINS and the Shocking Truth of a Manmade Flood, By Krupa Ge Context Rs 499.

The Chennai deluge: Reflections, reportage, love and tragedy

New love blooms, despite the fact that some vested interests used the social media to spread rumours and magnify their...

14 July 2019 7:53 AM IST

Karunanidhi stood like rock to protect the DMK and braved out after hobnobbing with Vajpayee-led BJP to re-negotiate an electoral alliance with Sonia Gandhi-led Congress for the 2004 Lok Sabha polls.

Karunanidhi: The man and the politician

Karunanidhi's early moorings as a dialogue and screen-play writer for Tamil films/theatre since the early 1940s', is by...

8 Aug 2018 2:22 AM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supporters gather outside the hospital where DMK chief M Karunanidhi is being treated in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, DMK's captain of 50 years returns to pavilion

The party has lost one of its most distinguished and astonishing leaders.

7 Aug 2018 6:53 PM IST

Farmer associations stage demonstration in Mettutheru village near Ariyalur. (Photo: Asian Age)

Supreme Court verdict: 60-40 gain for Tamil Nadu despite allocation...

The apex court has also categorically said that, "need-based monthly releases" have to be respected.

18 Feb 2018 7:49 AM IST

Politicians and friends surround the body of Jayalalithaa, who was dressed in green for her final journey. (Photo: PTI)

1948-2016: Jayalalithaa, an undaunted administrator with a humane...

Jayalalithaa was always unflinching with her bold decisions, unmindful of consequences even if they were bitter.

7 Dec 2016 3:04 AM IST