In 'A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar', Ashok Gopal uncovers the unrelenting toil and struggle that went into the making of Ambedkar legend.
In 'Ashoka', Patrick Olivelle writes that the social groups encompassed by Ashoka's notion of dharma were mostly familial or broadly within the family orbit.
In 'Becoming Gandhi', Perry Garfinkel talks about Gandhi’s relationship with sex, and the controversy that has followed him since his days in South Africa.
The saloons subscribed to most Dravidian Movement publications. It was in these places that rationalism, ethnic solidarity and love for the language were inculcated.
In Tamilian style, sambhar, chutneys and podi, etc. are all dumped on an idli or dosai. In Karnataka, dosey and idli with chutney is the authentic combination.
In 'The Pursuit of Reputation', Amith Prabhu and Sujit Patil attempt to reveal about the workings of the public relations machinery working behind every brand at present and its potential in the future.
In 'Modi: The Challenge of 2024', author Minhaz Merchant writes how The Economist marked its 175th anniversary in 2018 with an eight-page essay spelling out a 'manifesto for renewing liberalism for the 21st century'.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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