Kongunadu (the areas covering Erode, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, and parts of Dharmapuri district in TN) like Pandiyanadu is another place where many unsung heroes fought valiantly against the British rule in the second Polygar...

“If you don’t withdraw your troops from Kayanglam and stop your aggression, we will have but no option other than to attack Travancore and you know we are the “superior” power here” –...

Our motherland is called "Veer Bhoomi” as so many valiant heroes fought for her and laid down their lives in great honour, while fighting the foreign invaders. Pandiya naadu in south Tamilnadu stretching...

It's been years since I attended a tambram wedding, so when I got an opportunity to attend, it was too tempting to refuse given my curiosity to study the evolution of this phenomenon...

"Why do I feel I am often misunderstood?" asked the inquisitive student to the reticent Master. The Master as usual smiled first before replying and said, "there is nothing called misunderstanding. Either one...

As Kohli leads our team today to one series victory after the other, the one question that keeps coming up among cricket-premis is who is the best captain ever. While a captain's success...

“A little down there, Chinni”, I said as his nimble fingers were sliding down the nape of my neck in the slipperiness induced by the generous dabs of navaratna oil. Chinni's signature head...

“Do you really care about anything that is happening around, as you remain silent most of the times?” asked the inquisitive student to the reticent Master. The Master smiled first and then replied...

The 1992 Wimbledon men's singles finals was an eyeopener and a life lesson for me, in many ways. It wasn't just a tennis match. On the one hand was the big serving Croatian,...

As one more state is finally having its way, many of us must be wondering what next? How many more such divisions before we reach our “princely” status of what we were before...

"How can a nation be great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?" - Julia Child  There isn't anything that tells you more about a nation's cultural heritage and diversity than its food, if...

"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” – Goethe. It's abundantly clear and simple when we read and understand this, yet most often we struggle...