Periyar

2 posts

The rationalists' eclipse

Dec 27, 2019 4 min read

The annular solar eclipse over South India on December 26 provided sufficient cause for casual and/or inchoate rationalism to make a rare public appearance – rarer than the average person who had deci…

Does Kangana have to look like J.J. to portray J.J.?

Nov 24, 2019 5 min read

Op-eds Anupam Kher Foxcatcher J Jayalalithaa John Du Pont Kangana Ranaut Monica Geller Periyar PM Narendra Modi Sonia Gandhi Subramania Bharati Thalaivi The Elephant Man Vivek Oberoi

The poster for a new biographical feature about former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is out, featuring Kangana Ranaut: At first glance, it's not evident that the woman in the picture…