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“It’s an urgent film to make,” says Ananth Mahadevan amid an intense conversation on his upcoming biopic of the social reformer Jyotiba Phule. As an actor, Ananth often plays a mild-mannered man, but as a filmmaker, his choice of subjects is anything but soft. From Gour Hari Dastan to Mee Sindhutai Sapkal, he has raised many pressing issues through … Read more
Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Infectious diseases experts have flagged the overuse of a potent antibiotic leading to it losing its efficacy, and drug resistance. The Drugs Controller General of India has been urged to lay down strict pathways for these newer antibiotics, so that they are not misused by practitioners. … Read more
Along the bustling stretch of Casa Major Road, opposite the Government Museum at Egmore, Chennai, stand the Guild of Service (Central) and the Madras School of Social Work (MSSW) that are highly regarded for their social service. Though they are independent of each other, the name of Mary Clubwala Jadhav links them by a common … Read more
Symbol of health: Orthodontic interventions often lies outside the scope of conventional insurance and welfare coverage, placing it beyond the reach of many families, especially in rural areas. Hence, the Virudhunagar district administration adopted a collaborative approach towards handling the problem. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It began on what seemed like an ordinary day: just another … Read more
Posing a problem: New-comers to the city accidentally take the flyover connecting Vandalur and Mannivakkam villages. | Photo Credit: File photo Confusion prevails among commuters driving to Chennai from the south as they cross the Kilambakkam-Vandalur stretch of the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road, which connects the city with places such as Tiruchi and Kanniyakumari. … Read more
Rajesh Dadi sat on the edge of a chair, his thin frame curled into an almost defensive posture. One leg was pulled close to his chest, his knee tucked under his chin, and his other leg stretched out awkwardly towards the floor. The nine-year-old fourth-grade student’s attention was on the glow of the screen in … Read more
April 25 has been recognised globally by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World Malaria Day (previously African Malaria Day), since 2006 to highlight the need for continued investment and innovation. The “butterfly effect” from chaos theory might result in a Tornado, but the “mosquito effect” (through the parasite it carries) has fundamentally altered human … Read more
Banu Mushtaq begins by reading aloud a story from her International Booker-nominated short story collection, Heart Lamp, titled “The Arabic Teacher and Gobi Manchuri.” The story is about a lawyer who hires an Arabic teacher, who is very fond of Gobi Manchuri, for her two young daughters, and a series of unexpected events that ensue … Read more
Fifty-seven senior citizens have gathered in Satvik Valley Resort, Loni Kalbhor village, about 25 kilometres from Pune. Tourists mostly come here to visit the ancient Ramdara temple, built on a hill, where Hindus believe Rama and Lakshmana visited during their exile. But this is not a religious gathering. Nor is it a bunch of fitness … Read more
Moscow, April 24: The Soviet Union yesterday offered its backing for the “strictest guarantees of Israel’s existence and independence” — if it was prepared to withdraw from occupied Arab territories. The pledge, made by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrel Gromyko, at a Kremlin dinner in honour of the visiting Syrian Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdel-Khalim Khaddam, … Read more