Let me start with my now familiar invocation: When Sanskrit itself is being challenged, whither Hindi? Really, compared to Tamil, Hindi is a bachcha. It does not have much of a history, let alone literary history. Still, a brief on that brief history would put the present in perspective.
Why TN is forbidden land! — 6: A Century in a capsule
It is time to move from the politics of history to the history of politics. With a small step in this series I am making a giant leap across 900 years to 20th century.
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Why TN is forbidden land! Here are the links to all the articles: Why TN is forbidden land! — 1 Why TN…
Why TN is forbidden land! — 5: The lost past
It is said historians are like the deaf who answer questions not asked. The ‘authoritative’ nationalist history texts in vogue in academia and public domain are largely south-blind and north-centric.
Why TN is forbidden land! — 4: History-cheaters!
Folklore becomes fact, in the modern mind, only with the emergence of hard evidence. As new findings enabled by cutting-edge science and curious seekers confirm ‘beliefs’, the façade of fiction falls off to be firmed up as history.
Why TN is forbidden land! — 3: Tell-tale twists in the tongue tales
I was pretty much certain many holy feathers would be ruffled. Why drag sacred Sanskrit into an unseemly fracas? What is the connection? It is my firm opinion that the contents of the last column, that harp on how Tamil scores…
Why TN is forbidden land! — 2: A conflict of civilisations
Let’s begin at the beginning … ‘Thamizh predates sand and stone’ This core dictum is embedded deep in the psyche of the Tamil-speaking population world over.
Why TN is forbidden land – 1
‘What’s wrong with you people in TN?’: I have been bombarded with this condescending query ever since this State bucked the national trend in the recently-concluded LS polls.
Modi’s DNA
Modi the politician and Modi the Prime Minister are but just minor manifestations of Modi, the mighty man. In these days of celluloid super heroes, India appears to have found an invincible one in flesh and blood. Not just elections…
Predicting pollsters
The ban on poll-astrology some years back was heart-breaking news for Media. Predictions, particularly the exit polls, whatever their credibility, released right on the evening of poll-day, constituted much of primetime and contributed hugely to TRP in a highly competitive environ.
