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Tamil Nadu has been the backyard of G.C. Shekhar during more than 35 years of reporting its politics, society, cinema and culture. As outstation correspondent for leading upcountry dailies he had been unravelling the state for readers located elsewhere in the country, before he joined Outlook during the post-Jayalalithaa tremors inMarch 2017. Ilayaraaja's music has been his staple diet for decades.

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  • Why Finger Lickin’ Will Never Go Out Of Fashion For Indians
    Why Finger Lickin’ Will Never Go Out Of Fashion For Indians
    Most Indian dishes are ‘made for fingers'. Our star multi-cuisine restaurants could have coaxed us into eating our pulav and dal makhni with silver spoons but catch any self-respecting Indian not tearing apart his Tandoori Roti and dunking it into that dhal with his fingers.
    Aug 25, 2020
  • A Precursor To 'Resort Politics' That Began In 1984 As NTR Foiled Indira's Bid To Dethrone Him
    A Precursor To 'Resort Politics' That Began In 1984 As NTR Foiled Indira's Bid To Dethrone Him
    It was way back in 1984 when the NT Rama Rao government was destabilised that TDP MLAs were shepherded and protected from poaching
    Nov 29, 2019
  • BBC, Northern Ireland, And Kashmir – Where Shekhar Kapur Got It Wrong
    BBC, Northern Ireland, And Kashmir – Where Shekhar Kapur Got It Wrong
    Northern Ireland is not split into two as Kashmir is between India and Pakistan. And the division between Ireland and Northern Ireland is also not as watertight.
    Aug 12, 2019
  • A Crazy, Hot Election Season Refuses To Go Away In Tamil Nadu
    A Crazy, Hot Election Season Refuses To Go Away In Tamil Nadu
    It is the peak of summer in Tamil Nadu – Agni Nakshathiram – the equivalent of Kahthiri in the North. Hot winds start blowing from the morning and people hunt for shades and gulp down water and cool drinks by the gallons
    May 08, 2019
  • Modi The Man, Made For The Camera
    Modi The Man, Made For The Camera
    The Akshay Kumar interview showed how Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are scoring in the PR war.
    Apr 24, 2019
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    Chennai’s Famous Historian S. Muthiah Is No More
    He was instrumental in preserving the heritage of Chennai which he preferred to call as Madras.
    Apr 20, 2019
  • It Is Okay To Dig Up The Dead During Elections In Tamil Nadu
    It Is Okay To Dig Up The Dead During Elections In Tamil Nadu
    From late Jayalalithaa to OPS to EPS to Stalin, no leader’s memory is sacred during Tamil Nadu’s intense election battle
    Apr 09, 2019
  • Elections 2019: It’s All Symbolic In Tamil Nadu
    Elections 2019: It’s All Symbolic In Tamil Nadu
    Elections 2019: Candidates have run into symbol trouble due to splits and alliances
    Mar 29, 2019
  • Tamil Nadu Leaders Seek Cheap Publicity By Visiting IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Home
    Tamil Nadu Leaders Seek Cheap Publicity By Visiting IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Home
    Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by Pakistan Army on Wednesday after his fighter plane MiG Bison crashed in PoK.
    Feb 28, 2019
  • PMK's Old Habit Of U-Turns Has Made It An Object Of Ridicule In Tamil Nadu
    PMK's Old Habit Of U-Turns Has Made It An Object Of Ridicule In Tamil Nadu
    Thanks to its captive vote bank of about six per cent consisting of the Vanniyar community, the PMK has enjoyed the luxury of choosing its election partner while being wooed by both the DMK and AIADMK
    Feb 22, 2019
  • A Race To Grab Spotlight This Election Season
    A Race To Grab Spotlight This Election Season
    As election season looms large, there is a race among political leaders to grab the spotlight.
    Feb 07, 2019
  • The Big 'Little Brother' Of Tamil Nadu
    The Big 'Little Brother' Of Tamil Nadu
    Tamil Nadu villagers have a love-hate relationship with this tusker
    Feb 05, 2019
  • Two Mega Film Releases Trigger A Wave Of Crazy Fan Behaviour In Tamil Nadu
    Two Mega Film Releases Trigger A Wave Of Crazy Fan Behaviour In Tamil Nadu
    For Rajini admirers, Petta, directed by Karthik Subbaraj, a promising film maker of the last decade, hoped to break the record of previous poor releases like Linga, Kabali and Kaala.
    Jan 12, 2019
  • Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth Lack Political Acumen To Make A Mark, At Least For Now
    Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth Lack Political Acumen To Make A Mark, At Least For Now
    Conspicuously absent from Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, has been the political acumen needed to make this transition from the predictable world of cinema to the rough and tumble of politics.
    Dec 25, 2018
  • Will Stalin’s Invite Prove Lucky For Rahul Gandhi?
    Will Stalin’s Invite Prove Lucky For Rahul Gandhi?
    Stalin’s invite to Rahul to lead the next government is almost an echo of his father M Karunanidhi’s similar bidding to Rahul’s mother Sonia Gandhi and before that to his grandmother Indira Gandhi.
    Dec 17, 2018
  • Tamil Nadu: A State For Statues
    Tamil Nadu: A State For Statues
    Tamil Nadu has an obsession for statues long before the tallest came up in Gujarat.
    Nov 15, 2018
  • The Plague Of Plagiarism In Tamil Cinema
    The Plague Of Plagiarism In Tamil Cinema
    Director A.R. Murugadoss admits that the story of his movie 'Sarkar' is not original
    Oct 31, 2018
  • In Chennai, A Rs 450 Crore Building With An Identity Crisis
    In Chennai, A Rs 450 Crore Building With An Identity Crisis
    The controversy over a hastily constructed state secretariat refuses to die down.
    Oct 02, 2018
  • A Rare Agreement Between Sworn Rivals In Tamil Nadu Politics
    A Rare Agreement Between Sworn Rivals In Tamil Nadu Politics
    The release of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins sees the AIADMK and DMK on the same page
    Sep 10, 2018
  • Swearing By The Memorial
    Swearing By The Memorial
    A visit to the leader’s resting place is a ritual for Tamil Nadu politicians before a major decision.
    Aug 28, 2018
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