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Vijayakant turns 64: From Captain Prabhakaran to king of memes
KollywoodVijayakant used to be a much sought-after actor. TNM StaffFacebook/ VijayakantActor-turned politician Vijayakant is 64 today. Once a hero who set the box-office ringing with his action...
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Reproductive tourism: How India’s lax regulations have trapped surrogate...
BooksIndia's surrogacy industry was worth $2.5 billion in 2014, writes Gita Aravamudan in her bookPTIAfter years of unregulation, the Cabinet cleared a draft Bill that bans commercial surrogacy in...
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Virginity, STDs and orgasms: 12 myths about sex which need to be busted now
Sex and HealthNothing is more dangerous than misinformation in the world of sexAditi SurendraDr. Sandip DeshpandeFrom demonising a significant percentage of the population to indulging in risky sex,...
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France's burkini ban could not come at a worse time
ReligionSince the mayor of Cannes banned the full-body burkini from his town’s beaches, French resorts have followed suit.Image for representationFraser McQueen, University of StirlingImages of armed...
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World War II: An exploration of Hitler and Stalin’s pact that led to the war
Book ReviewStalin and Hitler backed each other for about a third of the war's duration - 22 monthsIANSBy Vikas DattaTitle: The Devils' Alliance - Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941; Author: Roger...
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Kerala boy brutalized by mother: Corporal punishment by parents is common in...
Corporal punishment The child is usually the person with the least power in the family.Sowmya RajendranThe horrific story of nine-year-old Noufal who was brutalized by his mother, Saleena, in Idukki...
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This artists's powerful illustrations on Krishna are winning hearts over the...
Krishna"Keshav’s Krishna is beyond religion and dogma, beyond nations and nationalities."TNM StaffKeshav/TwitterAs millions across the country celebrated Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord...
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Doesn't affect me anymore: Radhika Apte on leaked lovemaking scenes and more
"The more it happens to me, I realise that it is making me more and more comfortable in my skin," Apte told NDTV. TNM StaffRadhika Apte/FacebookSlamming the controversy surrounding the leak of...
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Talang Neer, and the ‘adventure’ that is Kodava cinema
Kodava CinemaMaking films in Kodava is particularly challenging, unlike for other smaller languages in KarnatakaAnisha ShethHow does one risk making films in a language that is spoken by a few lakh...
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54321: A revenge thriller that misses the chance to blast off, but doesn't...
ReviewWith the exception of Jayakumar, the other performances come across as one-note for the most part.Sowmya RajendranFacebook/ 54321 -the movieRaghavendra Prasad’s directorial debut “54321” is a...
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‘Lifu Super’: A heist film that loses its way long before the climax
Film ReviewDirector Vinod Kumar can't seem to decide what to focus the film on and packs in too many unnecessary elements.Rakesh MeharFacebook/Lifu SuperFor a film starring newcomers and directed by a...
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This Bengaluru-based artist's work on sexual diversity bends the straight line
LGBTQ+'Hopefully, one day, there will be no such thing as 'coming out',' says Anusha.Geetika Mantri24-year-old Anusha Raichur studied journalism but always knew that she was an artist at heart. When...
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Madras week: Luz House, a heritage bungalow that whispers stories of...
Madras DayThere are cracks on the floor but the house wears them like proud scars.Divya KarthikeyanOn a humid Madras afternoon, a light drizzle dots the path to two pristine white columns, blades of...
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Trailer: Meet the Guardians, Russia's answer to the superheroes of Hollywood
EntertainmentThe plot revolves around a team of four Soviet Union-era superheroes who were created during the Cold War. TNM StaffA screenshot from the trailerThe format of the action-packed Hollywood...
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This Indian artist's evocative illustrations on positive father-daughter...
Father-daughter relationshipDebasmita hopes to include men in the mainstream dialogue about the girl child's rights.Monalisa DasMy Father illustrations/FacebookBe it lack of education, economic...
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Dress code repression: Kerala's history of breast tax for Avarna women
RepressionAs burkini controversy unfolds, a look at Kerala's caste history, its focus on women’s bodiesSupriya Unni NairEven as media across the globe hotly debates on how much women should cover up -...
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Indians and the art of queue jumping
Books"People of every caste, creed, language, state, religion, province and street differ on virtually every other issue, but we all converge on this one ethos: the ethos of queue-jumping," says V...
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"The pressure was to disprove": Arvind Swamy gets candid on his comeback in...
InterviewOnce reluctant, now refined.Divya KarthikeyanFrom playing the baby-faced collector who sent a shiver down our spines with his charged rendition of 'Achcham achcham illai' in "Thalapathy" to...
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Bared: The history of the much maligned skirt
Fashion/historyReferred to by some as “coloured clothing”, the miniskirt was almost banned in Chandigarh this April for the fear of it being “seditious”.Geetika MantriDimple Kapadia, Egyptian fresco -...
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Thank you 'Joker', for giving us a heroine who is human and needs to use the...
Movies"Joker" has a heroine who wants to use the toilet: why are such representations so few and far between?Sowmya RajendranThank you, Raju Murugan, for giving us a heroine who is human and needs to...
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