For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Radhika Sudhakar This is a transcript of the Round Table India’s interview with Dr K Veeramani, President, Dravida Kazhagam. Q: You have had a long association with Periyar, what do you admire in him the most? K Veeramani: Apart from his exemplary leadership qualities, as his lifelong disciple, I have had a lot of moments …
(Speech made by G Karunanidhi translated from Tamil by Radhika Sudhakar) I would like to go into how Social Justice was in operation in the past. We do not have to search for information elsewhere but can have it from the sections of the Constitution that was given by Dr Ambedkar. Under the Directive Principles of …
Radhika Sudhakar The story of Tamil Nadu election 2021, as the election itself drew close, was judged by non-brahmins in the state as one that was not going to be who the winner is – the ruling party or the opposition, but the faceoff between the outgoing Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy vs BJP-backed-dy-CM-O …
Radhika Sudhakar The Jeyaraj, Bennix case is not the first gruesome custodial murder case in Tamil Nadu, this state has a long history and a terrible record, just as every other state in India. The gruesome torture and murder of the father and son by the police attached to the Sattankulam police station and …
Radhika Sudhakar (Translated by Lincy K Thankappan.) തമിഴ് രാഷ്ട്രീയ മണ്ഡലത്തിലെ തെരെഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിൽ ആറ് ദശാബ്ദക്കാലവും അതിനും മുൻപ് ദ്രാവിഡ പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന രാഷ്ട്രീയ പ്രസ്ഥാനത്തിലും തുടങ്ങി പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ ,രാഷ്ട്രീയ ഭരണം ,സാഹിത്യം ,സിനിമ അങ്ങനെ ചവിട്ടിയ മേഖലകളിലെല്ലാം കാലുനീട്ടി വെച്ച ഒരു യഥാർത്ഥ അതികായൻ ആയിരുന്നു മുതുവേൽ കരുണാനിധി. പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയ പ്രഖ്യാപിത നയങ്ങളേക്കാൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ ഇച്ഛയായിരുന്നു മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയായിരുന്ന അഞ്ചുതവണയും രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലെ മുക്കാൽ ഭാഗത്തിലേറെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഭരണ രീതിയെ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരുന്നത്. 1957 മുതലങ്ങോട്ടുള്ള …
Radhika Sudhakar Muthuvel Karunanidhi was a true colossus who strode the Tamil political sphere for six decades in electoral politics and before that in a political movement strengthening the Dravidian movement whichever field he trod, be it in the movement, political governance, literature or cinema. More than his declared policies, which he fulfilled, it …
Radhika Sudhakar In the Swathi murder case, as mainstream media increasingly plays the role of judge and jury, while evidence gathering, judgement based on facts and adherence to the rule of law takes a back seat, it does immense disservice to the victim’s rights as well as the accused’s rights. In the process, it also …