Discover the dramatic history and significance behind Tamil Nadu's name change from Madras on January 14, 1969.

The footprint of Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state, in foreign policy corridors dates back to the Sri Lankan Civil War, during which the state’s chief ministers (CMs) almost became de facto ...

Temple worship has kept alive the ballad tradition through villuppattu. “Villupattu ballads were mostly about temple deities. They began to be written down sometime in the 18th century, and in one ...

Tamil Nadu is the graveyard of national political parties. It buried the Congress at its peak then in 1967. The BJP, also at its peak now, has been pregnant with possibilities but has failed to ...