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Understanding Karunanidhi’s role in Tamil Nadu’s economic transformation

If you ask a historian, who industrialised Tamil Nadu, they will likely point to R Venkataraman (RV). As Industries Minister (1957–1967), he...

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Suresh Sambandam

Gender empowerment: Examining Tamil Nadu’s women-centred development model

Modern Tamil Nadu’s development trajectory is anchored in the long-standing Dravidian commitment that strengthening women’s capabilities is the...

12.12.2025 6

Dr Yazhini Pm

Digital spoons and kitchen pots: Instagram reels as cultural archives

Cooking has always been an act of remembering: recalling recipes, improvising with personal touches, and preserving culinary heritage through...

11.12.2025 2

Anjitha Gopi

Poorly informed criticism undermines Kerala’s drive against ‘extreme poverty’

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. On 1 November 2025, the Government of Kerala announced that it has ended “extreme...

16.11.2025 2

R Ramakumar

In Andhra, dismantling village volunteers makes governance invisible in Adivasi areas

“The YSRCP government had deployed over 2.6 lakh volunteers without transparency and politicised the system. In contrast, the NDA dispensation is...

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Chakradhar Buddha

Cost of health: How Karnataka's PPP hospitals can shut out the poor from free treatment

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. It has been over 50 days since several groups in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district...

14.11.2025 2

Swathi S Balachandra

Children’s Day 2025: Why India must fund climate education like our future depends on it

Every Children’s Day, we celebrate the potential of young minds. But if we truly want to secure their future, we must ask what kind of world we are...

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