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    Forgotten healers: When barbers in TN were also medicinal experts

    N Vinoth Kumar
    10 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST

    In the 17th-18th century, hairstyling was a traditional profession taken up mostly by a community, called Ambattans, who also acted as healers following the Siddha practice.

    Forgotten healers: When barbers in TN were also medicinal experts
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    Fund shortage, delayed payments put MGNREGA and workers in peril
    The Eighth Column

    Fund shortage, delayed payments put MGNREGA and workers in peril

    9 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Whats worse — to be a Muslim in India or a Dalit wanting azadi from caste?
    The Eighth Column

    What's worse — to be a Muslim in India or a Dalit wanting azadi from caste?

    8 Jan 2020 12:00 AM IST
    How Modi-Shahs CAA is painfully oblivious to the plight of Dalit Muslims
    The Eighth Column

    How Modi-Shah's CAA is painfully oblivious to the plight of Dalit Muslims

    7 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Zia Hind! The irony of calling Faiz’s poetry anti-Hindu

    Zia Hind! The irony of calling Faiz’s poetry anti-Hindu

    5 Jan 2020 2:45 PM IST
    Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh: Anti-CAA protests have echoes of a secular movement in Bdesh

    Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh: Anti-CAA protests have echoes of a secular movement in B'desh

    3 Jan 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Unplugged from the world, Kashmir still awaits normalcy

    Unplugged from the world, Kashmir still awaits normalcy

    2 Jan 2020 7:00 AM IST
    CAA: Why the Assamese feel disowned and alienated

    CAA: Why the Assamese feel disowned and alienated

    1 Jan 2020 7:00 AM IST
    Substance abuse: How patriarchy is stopping women from getting help

    Substance abuse: How patriarchy is stopping women from getting help

    31 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST
    Covering anti-CAA protests: Price of being a Muslim journalist

    Covering anti-CAA protests: Price of being a Muslim journalist

    30 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
    How tsunami resowed resilient paddy in the farms of Nagapattinam

    How tsunami resowed resilient paddy in the farms of Nagapattinam

    26 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
    A sincere ‘sorry’ can replace courts to ensure justice

    A sincere ‘sorry’ can replace courts to ensure justice

    25 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
    The tumultuous road that led to the Nehru-Liaquat Pact

    The tumultuous road that led to the Nehru-Liaquat Pact

    24 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
    A century later, why the world still needs Ramanujan

    A century later, why the world still needs Ramanujan

    23 Dec 2019 7:00 AM IST
    Inside Karnatakas refugee camps, making of a Hindu rashtra

    Inside Karnataka's refugee camps, making of a 'Hindu rashtra'

    20 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Why progressive south India is unable to shun the Devadasi system

    Why 'progressive' south India is unable to shun the Devadasi system

    19 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Arunachal-China dispute: Real issues lost in rhetoric

    Arunachal-China dispute: Real issues lost in rhetoric

    Samir K Purkayastha
    18 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST

    What constitutes Arunachal Pradesh’s border with China is an undemarcated line that locals or troops on either side have little understanding of....

    When government cradles fail abandoned babies

    When government cradles fail abandoned babies

    17 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Hurdles in the fast lane delay Fastag execution

    Hurdles in the fast lane delay Fastag execution

    16 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Parasite and class war cinema — exposing the ugly face of the world

    Parasite and class war cinema — exposing the ugly face of the world

    14 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    How BJP lit the CAB fire that threatens to burn itself in Assam

    How BJP lit the CAB fire that threatens to burn itself in Assam

    13 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    One film, a lifetime: How Rajinikanth did justice in Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai

    One film, a lifetime: How Rajinikanth did justice in Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai

    12 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Instrumental role: The last of the nadaswaram makers

    Instrumental role: The last of the nadaswaram makers

    11 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Hiding behind high walls, shocking reality of Indias caste system

    Hiding behind high walls, shocking reality of India's caste system

    10 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Ayodhya verdict: Can Tamil Jains reclaim heritage destroyed by Hindus?

    Ayodhya verdict: Can Tamil Jains reclaim heritage destroyed by Hindus?

    9 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Nithyananda & Birinchi Baba: Einsteins two nightmares

    Nithyananda & Birinchi Baba: Einstein's two nightmares

    6 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Tamil Nadu’s HIV success story is far from over

    Tamil Nadu’s HIV success story is far from over

    5 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Jharkhand polls: In the shadow of police repression and a tribal uprising

    Jharkhand polls: In the shadow of police repression and a tribal uprising

    4 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Are Indians ready to infect themselves to help scientists make new vaccines?

    Are Indians ready to infect themselves to help scientists make new vaccines?

    3 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
    Two years after Ockhi, Kanyakumari fishermen feel trapped in a whirlpool of misery

    Two years after Ockhi, Kanyakumari fishermen feel trapped in a whirlpool of misery

    2 Dec 2019 6:59 AM IST
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