Christian conversion mafia has never been so active in Tamil Nadu. Here’s the reason why
Satya Dosapati • 3 years agoNot only temples, but the Stalin government is also going after temple gold and funds to build so-called secular institutions
Happy Pongal 2022: All you need to know about timings, date and rituals of four-day festival
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoPongal, which means “spilling over”, comes from one of the rituals observed in the festival, which sees freshly harvested rice is boiled, along with jaggery and milk, in a new clay pot until the substance overflows.
Tamil Nadu allows Jallikattu despite COVID-19 surge: Only 300 tamers allowed, negative RT-PCR mandatory
Fp Staff • 3 years agoTamil Nadu, which has witnessed a steep rise in coronavirus cases over the past few days, on Sunday reported 12,895 new cases while its active infections touched 51,335.
Opinion | Diwali, the powers that be, and civil disobedience
Rajeev • 3 years agoThe assault on Diwali may well be part of a shadowy plan called ‘Project Thessalonica’: Remove festivals, remove the joy, destroy the livelihoods of the artisans like the fireworks makers, and then move in for the conversion kill.
Diwali to Jallikattu, activism of hypocrisy galvanising Hindus to defend festivals
Abhijit Majumder • 3 years agoSensing a steadily growing nationalism since Narendra Modi came to power, millions of dollars are being spent on putting legal roadblocks for Hindu festivals, running high-profile NGO campaigns, and hiring celebrities to decry the traditions of the land
Oscars 2021: Jallikattu out of race for Best International Feature; short film Bittu moves to next round
Fp Staff • 4 years agoBased on a true story, Bittu follows a close friendship between two girls, eclipsed by an accident at their school.
Tamil spirit 'cannot be suppressed', says Rahul Gandhi at jallikattu event in Madurai
• 4 years agoRahul said the Centre is is under the impression that they can 'destroy the cultures of this country', but he came to Madurai to send a message that nobody can suppress Tamil spirit
Chasing 'normalcy' during a pandemic: How south Indian film industries coped with lockdown challenges, shutdown of theatres
Hemanth Kumar • 4 years agoCovid-19 outbreak in March, 2020 and the subsequent lockdown brought the four South Indian film industries to a grinding halt. Months later, when they resumed work, the world had changed around them, but there’s a glimmer of hope that there’ll be some sense of normalcy in summer of 2021.
Guneet Monga joins team of Jallikattu, India's official entry to Oscars, as executive producer
Fp Staff • 4 years agoGuneet Monga is one of the first Indian producers to be the part of the producer branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences.
Shameless starring Sayani Gupta selected as India's entry for Oscars 2021 in short film category
Fp Staff • 4 years agoShameless, written and directed by Keith Gomes, beat Vidya Balan's Natkhat to the Oscars race.