V Pattabhi Ram

GLASS IS THE NEW CONCRETE

India’s connection to Napoleon Bonaparte’s land dates back to the second half of the 17th century when the French East India Company set foot...

THE DOGS OF WAR*

Talk is cheap. The social media has exploded with demands for war. When these noises were called out, the shallow souls backtracked saying it...

SO CLEAR, SO REAL…

As millennial children get deeper into the best phase of their career, India begins to change. The new aspirational India is beginning to practise...

DRIVING AROUND METTUR

At 52,813 its population is far less than that of T Nagar in Chennai. But its contribution to the state is substantial. Home to...

Focus on make in India, not trade in India

Tamil Nadu has been the home to chemical industry for several years, spread across Mettur, Tuticorin, Manali, Ranipet and Cuddalore. However, the industry did...

BJP loses 0-5 in the semifinals

With an incredible defeat the NDA needs to rethink on what its realities are. It was the muffler man who first showed that the much-hyped...

The statue of unity and other statues

When I think of statues, I think of Mayawati, the four-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. She spent the state coffers in setting up...

Coming up: big-ticket changes

There is an urgent need to alter the way students learn and teachers teach engineering. Mandatory internship in industry, and compulsory pre-course orientation for...

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