S Viswanathan

He drove Chennai into a higher plane

In 1979, after two decades of production, Ashok Leyland was still dawdling along with a modest capacity of just around 10,700 medium and heavy...

My Tryst With Covid-19

Tamil Nadu was the earliest among states to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief Minister E K Palaniswami assisted by TN Minister of Health and...

Uneasy track

Even in the 1950s through 1970s India had a reputation for constructing a large number of railway and power transmission projects in a number...

From high tide in textiles to higher tides in land…

The rise of Ethiraj and his associates to the class of super rich is a story of governments’ and financial institutions’ colossal failure on...

Reliance – bringing the world to India

“Dhirubhai is not in the pink of his health. The stroke he suffered a couple of years ago appears to have caused partial paralysis...

Power reforms – TN’s discomfiture

FOR DECADES Tamil Nadu government has been resisting beneficial reforms of the power sector. Reason:  Dravid- ian parties based  their  electoral strategies on competitive...

MP, UP, Rajasthan – welcome efforts at labour reforms

There is a welcome focus on Make in India, on Vocal for Local, on self-reliance. Global anti-China sentiment also results in the rhetoric on large...

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