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Why The Sangita Kalanidhi Is Incomplete Without K J Yesudas

01.03.2026 30

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Why Trisha Krishnan Is An Anomaly In Her Own Industry

01.03.2026 20

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Tragedy Of The Thespian: Why Kamal Haasan's Rajya Sabha Debut Should Embarrass Him

10.02.2026 10

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The Voice Of Saivite Temples: Othuvar Tiruttani Swaminathan's Sacred Journey

29.01.2026 9

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Bhajan Rockstars Of Kerala: How Nandagovindam Made Bhajans Cool Among GenZ

28.01.2026 10

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After HC Rebuke, Udhayanidhi Can't Stay Silent On Genocidal Speech Charge

26.01.2026 20

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Why AR Rahman's Victimhood Narrative Rings Hollow

20.01.2026 20

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Art Of Convenience: Why Parasakthi Escapes The Scrutiny Dhurandhar Faced

15.01.2026 20

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Parasakthi Vs Jana Nayagan: How DMK Is Turning Cinema Into A Political Ambush Against Vijay

30.12.2025 10

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Selective Secularism: Behind The Unequal Scrutiny Of Judges G.R. Swaminathan And Honey M Varghese

22.12.2025 30

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Why Dhurandhar Has Exposed The Fault Lines Of Film Criticism

13.12.2025 30

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From Lamp Dispute To Constitutional Crisis: Tamil Nadu Government's War On The Judiciary

13.12.2025 20

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Constitutional Crisis: Are Court Orders And Hindu Rights Now Optional In Tamil Nadu?

07.12.2025 10

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Kumari Kamala: The Dancer Who Made Bharatanatyam Respectable

01.12.2025 10

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Hooked To A Loop: Why Ilaiyaraaja's Copyright War Refuses To End

30.11.2025 40

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How 'Baramulla' Restores A Forgotten Kashmiri Story And Memory

26.11.2025 10

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150 Years Of Vande Mataram's Musical Odyssey: The Melody And Memory Of A Nation

11.11.2025 10

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How Udhayanidhi Stalin Falters Even As Nara Lokesh Finds His Stride

27.10.2025 10

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Sridhar Vembu's Defiant Simplicity In A Divided State

10.10.2025 10

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When Folklore Roars: 'Kantara: Chapter 1' Brings Tulu Tales To Life

08.10.2025 10

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A Tragedy In Karur: When Politics And Negligence Trample Human Lives 

02.10.2025 20

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Who Owns Tradition? The 'Veera Raja Veera' Case And India’s Music Copyright Crossroads

29.09.2025 20

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Dalit Politics In Tamil Nadu At Boiling Point: No Longer DMK's For The Taking?

13.09.2025 30

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Vijay's Politics Of Spectacle And Spotlight Sans Substance

25.08.2025 10

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Coolie: When Violence Stops Serving The Story, And Starts Being The Story

17.08.2025 10

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Celluloid Daggers: A Calculated Assault On Hinduism By Kollywood's Dravidian Voices

15.08.2025 10

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When Aadi Mornings Fell Silent: Mourning The Loss Of Tamil Nadu's Temple Songs

24.07.2025 20

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Sanjay Subrahmanyan: The Reluctant Revolutionary Of Carnatic Music

10.07.2025 10

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Leela Samson, Kalakshetra, And The Collapse Of Credibility

21.06.2025 20

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The Star, The Story, And The Struggle: Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' Doesn’t Quite Land

09.06.2025 10

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TED Talk Wrapped In A Soliloquy: How Kamal Haasan Became A Parody Of Kamal Haasan

29.05.2025 10

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Liquor, Lies, And Looming Elections: Tamil Nadu's 1000 Crore TASMAC Scandal

26.05.2025 20

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Why The Future Of Carnatic Music May Lie Outside Chennai

22.05.2025 20

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Past Over Present: Why Karthik Subbaraj’s Cinephile References Weaken His Own Voice

06.05.2025 10

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Tamil Nadu Government Has Nowhere To Hide As Judicial Scrutiny Intensifies In Different Cases 

27.04.2025 10

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Kesari Chapter 2: A Film, A Forgotten Hero, And The Politics Of Who Gets Remembered

21.04.2025 10

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Chettur Sankaran Nair: The Madras Connection And His Landmark Role In The Ashe Murder Case

15.04.2025 10

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Tamil Nadu: A YouTuber Is Attacked And The Needle Of Suspicion Points To State Congress Chief

30.03.2025 20

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Hypo'critics' — Woke Critics With Different Strokes For Different Films Are A Problem

21.03.2025 20

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Fifty Years Of Gulzar's 'Aandhi': A Film Banned 25 Weeks After Its Release During Emergency

15.02.2025 10

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The Most Anthemic Ayyappan Song Ever Is 50 Years Old

13.02.2025 20

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Why MGR's Name Retains Political Resonance In Tamil Nadu Even Decades After His Death

20.01.2025 10

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We Bet Many Of These K J Yesudas' Hindi Songs You Haven’t Heard Before

12.01.2025 10

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