Dravidian

Cauvery, a river under stress: The plight of Mandya's farmers — and of TN's fluorosis belt residents

In part III of Anusha Sundar’s Cauvery — A River in Stress series, we examine the plight of the farmers of the Mandya plains, who rely on the river water for their paddy and sugarcane crops, as well as for their drinking needs. We also look at the Cauvery in the drought-prone Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts, known as the fluorosis belt of Tamil Nadu. Here, the excess presence of fluoride, an acute salt in the groundwater, leads to severe dental and skeletal problems for the residents.

Cauvery, a river under stress: In Coorg, unwanted 'development' comes at a high environmental cost

The economic, political and social changes in Coorg have led to an environmental imbalance that has impacted the Cauvery

Cauvery, a river under stress: How the dispute over its waters was politicised

Hydro politics over its rivers is not a new phenomenon in India, but the Cauvery water dispute is one-of-its-kind, in that it has continued for over two centuries now.

Kamal Haasan's jibe at Brahmin thread: MNM chief pandering to Dravidian-Periyar ideology, but is he alienating others?

Kamal Haasan was asked a question in Tamil on Twitter on which book had inspired him the most. Haasan's tweet came under a lot of criticism from the Brahmin community which saw it as pandering to the anti-Brahmin Dravidian-Periyar-esque ideology which has a wider following in Tamil Nadu.

Equating Periyar with Lenin is BJP's political immaturity: It's suicidal to reject Dravidian principles in Tamil Nadu

The BJP's near-impossible task of finding traction with the people of Tamil Nadu could only be done within the framework of Dravidian politics

Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu: Madurai makeover gives actor best shot to shed filmy skin, turn politician and silence critics

Like his idol, actor Kamal Haasan will discard his skin — this one full of glitz and glamour — to get into a politician's attire in Madurai.

Kamal Haasan confident of success in Tamil Nadu on eve of launch of political party, aims to proceed with pro-Dravidian ideology

Tamil film actor Kamal Haasan, who is all set to launch his political innings on 21 February, has expressed confidence that he would succeed with his Dravidian brand of politics

This Dussehra, India tries to balance two versions of Ravana, a great scholar and the demon king

As a kid, the Ramayana was often read to us as a bed-time story. The victory of good over evil was the valuable lesson that grandparents neatly packaged in an hour-long narration of the lives of fictitious characters Rama and Ravana — the protagonist and the antagonist.

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Political rhetoric hits an all-time low as election fever sets in

The Third Front led by Vijaykanth is pulling all stops to attack the Dravidian parties ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

AIADMK most corrupt in India: Ahead of Tamil Nadu polls, Amit Shah mounts scathing attack on Jayalalithaa

Goyal had recently said that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was "inaccessible" and criticised the state government for not joining the Centre's UDAY scheme.