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Topic: Tamil Brahmins

To Tam Brahm or not to Tam Brahm – The advice Gopalkrishna Gandhi got in Tamil Nadu

In 'The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India', Gopalkrishna Gandhi offers a deeply personal account of India's post-Independence triumphs, struggles, and evolving identity.

Brahmin boy ‘threatened, sacred thread torn’ in Tamil Nadu, BJP slams DMK govt. Police say no evidence

Bike-borne men allegedly accosted 12-yr-old in Tirunelveli district on 21 September. Police say 'it doesn't look like attack took place' based on CCTV incident & probe.

‘Brahmin citadel’, rebranded Bharatanatyam — what’s Madras Music Academy, in eye of TM Krishna storm

97-year-old academy has been credited for patronising performing arts. But it has also been frequently criticised for its lack of inclusivity.

Annamalai statement on Brahmins opened much-needed dialogue for Tamil Nadu—Lay the past to rest

Beneath the rhetoric, there's a genuine issue–caste-based conflict and hatred in Tamil society. Martin Luther King Jr, Mandela, and Renan show the way forward.

Tamil Brahmins were the earliest to frame merit as a caste claim, and it showed in IITs

Studies on the Indian diaspora in the US can lead one to conclude that caste largely vanishes beyond boundaries of India. The story of IIT students suggests otherwise.

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

SEBI green-lights NSE IPO. What exchange’s CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan revealed about next steps

Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.