Tag Archives: Periyar
The rationalists’ eclipse
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 decided to stay indoors for the duration of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Science
Tagged Against Method, annular solar eclipse, BR Ambedkar, Caliban and the Witch, capitalism, myth, Paul Feyerabend, Periyar, pseudoscience, rationalism, science communication, scientism, solar eclipse, superstitions, superstitious beliefs, Sylvia Federici
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Does Kangana have to look like J.J. to portray J.J.?
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 is Ranaut, nor even Jayalalithaa, but in an … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds
Tagged 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
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