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    Unfriend, block and report Sri Lanka, says Tamilnadu

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    / March 27, 2013 /
    In Facebook parlance, it will be called `unfriend’, `block and report’ an offensive person. That’s the treatment the Tamilnadu assembly wants to be meted out to Sri Lanka. Not only does it want India to stop calling Sri Lanka a friendly country but even impose economic embargo against the island nation till atrocities on Tamils are stopped. This by far,...

  2. Using Holi as the medium

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    / March 27, 2013 /
    It is that time of the year when many south Indians living in the north demand `special status’ and exemption from the forcible playing of Holi. No wonder, the latest Idea Cellular ad thinks it is “what an idea Sirji” for north Indians and south Indians to play the festival together with gusto. The ad is a good example of...

  3. DMK – then and now !

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    / March 21, 2013 /
    These are photographs sent to `The South Reports’ of a DMK delegation with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse. We are told the photographs are shot in June 2010, just 13 months after the war in Sri Lanka, that killed thousands of Tamils.

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    Rapacious world

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    “Be happy with what you have.” This has never been the case in this era. Everyone wants more these days...

  3. And quiet flows the gutter

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    / November 25, 2012 /
    The big question -  Does television reflect society or does society reflect television? My TV watching of late has become...

  4. I am all ears !

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    / August 14, 2012 /
    Last month on TV, former Civil Aviation Minister and BJP spokesperson, was being interviewed against a BJP backdrop at the party...

  2. Leh jayenge !

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    / September 2, 2012 /
    Leh jayenge! Leh Gate It looked like it was going to happen after all – the four of us taking...

  4. A paradise on wings

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    / July 1, 2012 /
    Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (0.67 sq. km) is about 18km form Mysore (Karnataka) situated on the banks of the river Cauvery....

  2. Oreo ya Chor-eo?

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    / October 30, 2012 /
    This morning, I was in the neighbourhood Ratnadeep store. I was planning to visit a neighbour in the evening. I know...

  4. NPAs : Who Pays?

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    / October 26, 2012 / 6 Comments
    The newspapers and television channels are full of stories about the problems of Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) and its high profile...