Associate Editor-Consultant, The Hindu Frontline. Author of Tamil book "சாதியின் பெயரால்" (In the name of caste).
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அரசாங்க நூலகத்திற்கான போலி புத்தக ஆர்டர், ஊழல் என்ற இந்த சப்தம் முன் மணல் கொாள்ளை, குட்கா ஊழல், டெண்டர் செட்டிங், பாலம், சாலை ஊழல் போன்ற மெகா, மெகா, மக்களின் அன்றாட வாழ்க்கையை பாதிக்கும் கேடுகள், ஊழல்கள் சுத்தமாக அமுங்கி விட்டன.
கொடுமை என்ன என்றால் மணல் கொள்ளையில் முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் துரைமுருகன் மற்றும் 14 அலுவலர்கள் மேல் 4000 கோடி ஊழல் வழக்கு பதியப்பட்டது இந்த அதீத "நூலக அறிவு திருட்டு," சப்தத்தில் total ஆக அமுங்கி விட்டது.
இது ஒரு அறிவு அழிப்பு. கொள்ளை என்பது பெரிய அளவில் இருக்க வாய்ப்பு குறைவு என்றுதான் கருதுகிறேன். Ok, அரசாங்கம் குழு அமைத்து விட்டது. அவர்கள் கண்டு பிடிக்கட்டும் என்னவெல்லாம் நடந்தது என்று.
மந்திரியும் வருங்காலத்தில் நூலக புத்தக குழுக்களை அரசியல், ideology சார்பு அற்ற எழுத்தாளர்களை, அறிவு ஜீவிகளை கொண்டு அமைப்பதுடன், நூலக நூல்கள் procurement செய்வதில் அவர்களுக்கு முழு அதிகாரம் வழங்க வேண்டும் என்பதை உறுதி செய்தால் இந்த அரசாங்கம் யோக்கியம்தான்.
So, அதுவரை எழுத்தாளர்கள், அறிவு ஜீவிகள் எல்லோரும் அமைதி காக்கலாம். மேலும் இதை முதலில் சமூக ஊடகத்தில் வெளிக் கொணர்ந்த இளம் எழுத்தாளர்களுக்கு அன்பு. பலனை எதிர்பார்க்காமல் செய்ததற்கு தமிழ் சமூகம் கடமை பட்டுள்ளது.
வருங்காலத்தில் printed copies குறைத்து டிஜிடல் நூல்களை வைப்பது நலம். Gigantic building structures தேவை இருக்காது. ஒரு நல்ல குளிரூட்டப்பட்ட ஹால், கணினிகள், net வசதி போன்றவை இருந்தால் போதும். ஊழல் இருக்காது. "நான்தான், நான்தான்" என்று சொல்லிக்கொள்ளும் தனிமனித மார்கெட்டிங் இருக்காது. Specific narratives செட் பண்ண அவசியமும் இருக்காது. எல்லாம் நலமே. @imrajmohan
Periyar Library in Coimbatore has 1.25 lakh books in various subjects, as well as videos, digital books, etc., in both Tamil and English. Now, how many Tamil books are there in the library, and what is the percentage of fake Tamil books among them?
In a beautiful standout interview with veteran journalist N. Ram in "The Hindu," Sonia Gandhi opens up about her memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," explaining how her love for Rajiv Gandhi transitioned into an unshakeable love for India. The interview focuses on how she reframed her life in relation to her proximity to power, how she survived her great personal tragedy and why she declined the seat of power. It shows how she integrated into the social and cultural soul of a nation to which she belongs today.
Do not miss the interview.
‘Great damage done to the fabric of India by BJP’ share.google/ADmCasAr1kEQnP8…
இதெல்லாம் கொள்முதலுக்கு recommend பண்ணவே மாட்டாங்க. இவர்களும் வாங்க மாட்டாங்க. நல்ல பல நூல்கள் அரசாங்க நூலகங்களில் இருப்பது அரிது.
ஆனால் குறை ஒன்றும் இல்லை. இந்த library wholesale procurement racket எல்லாம் தாண்டி அறிவுசார் சமூகம் ஒன்று உயிர்ப்பாய் உள்ளது. So இந்த நூல் நல்ல reach ஆகி இன்றும் நன்றாகவே போய் கொண்டு இருக்கிறது. நன்றி.
We, living in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, are also anxiously waiting for the results of American midterm polls, especially Ohio state. After all, the world is very small.
Joking aside, the proposal to introduce chicken biryani into the government school midday meal scheme deserves serious scrutiny.
Though ensuring adequate protein intake is vital for growing children, the logistics of serving meat safely to thousands of schoolchildren raise critical concerns, irrespective of age and class.
First, can the government guarantee a strictly safe and hygienic supply chain during mass meat procurement and preparation? Second, there is a significant safety risk regarding chicken bones, which can easily become a choking hazard for children under 10. Third is whether the biryani would be served with boneless pieces or with bones?
While parents can carefully monitor their school-going wards at home, classrooms cannot ensure the one-on-one supervision needed to ensure safety during meals. Hence, before implementing this scheme, the government must consult with nutritionists, paediatricians, and public health experts. If the scheme is still in its infancy, then the above factors should be looked into. Even seemingly minor operational details must be thoroughly evaluated to ensure student safety. @CMOTamilnadu
PS: I am not a vegetarian🙂
Excellent observations by the honourable justice. We still have hope.
Justice N. Ramesh of #MadrasHighCourt has expressed strong disapproval of the manner in which MIDS Associate Professor A. Kalaiyarasan was picked up by the police from his residence in the early hours on the basis of a fake Instagram post.
Though a Minister had acknowledged the lapse and the Chief Minister had met the victim in person, the judge said: “The grace shown at the end does not answer the questions being raised: On what verification were plainclothes officers sent to a citizen’s doorstep at dawn over a social media comment? And what action has followed against those who so acted?”
He went on to state: “An apology, however high its source, is not accountability, and a remedy that depends on the Chief Minister’s personal intervention is not a remedy at all. Secondly, that gentleman’s eminence secured his release within hours and an audience at the Secretariat; a common citizen with no access to power, taken at dawn on the same mistaken complaint, would have tasted the lock-up, the remand and the long road of a trial before anyone asked whether the account was even his.”
The judge also wrote: “The measure of a police force is not how it treats the eminent when the press is watching, but how it treats the unknown when nobody is watching. It is against that measure that the handling of political speech—this case included—falls to be judged.” @THChennai @the_hindu
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It's a highly laudable move by @CMOTamilnadu It will ensure a quick delivery of justice for women and child victims of crimes.
புதுக்கோட்டை முதல் அமைச்சர் விழாக்களில் யாராவது நம்ம முன்னாள் அதிமுக மந்திரி C. விஜய பாஸ்கர பார்த்தீர்கள்?!! TV செய்தி தொகுப்புகளில் என்னால் காண இயலவில்லை. Please clarify.
Here is the untold tale of a bronze idol, its theft and restitution in Tamil Nadu.
It sheds light on how the Tamil Nadu mainstream media relies on a select few sources on such idol thefts, depriving readers of the full truth about how these antiquities had been traced and found ACTUALLY by whom.
Behind every stolen antiquity tracing, it has always been a coordinated effort of many - transcending nationalities and religions, both in India and abroad.
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Today's The Hindu carried a detailed and balanced report quoting all sources.
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Ignore Sandhiya. What about the erasure of my own works? My groundbreaking exposes on the Kodiyankulam violence (1995), beach sand mining (1996), and the Pappapatti panchayat polls (2000), to mention a very few, have been pilferaged.
People have minted money making Tamil movies and many also did follow-up stories. Yet none gave credit. Even my book in Tamil on "In the name of Caste" has suffered. A shameless copy-paste theft!!
But it is the bane of the Google info era. Our works are in public domain, free for others, and to even own. Frustrating and helpless. I have attained a Zen status now. 😔😔
Hello @NetflixIndia the next time you want to name a reporter character Sandhya, show her uncovering illegal sand mining, create a Tamil villain, and pick bits & pieces from MY real life story which was pitched to you TWICE in 2022 and 2023, AND not give me any credit at the least.... Think hard and well.
Thankfully it was a supremely crappy movie with ham performances and @ParineetiChopra was nothing like me. In fact she was nothing like any reporter & the newsroom portrayal was idiotic & amateurish. You've been clever enough to try & escape a lawsuit by altering the story enough.
You owe me a public apology at the very least but I'm certain you have no moral fibre in you to do so.
Shame on you all, especially the director-writer Dhruv Tripathi. Stealing other people's hard work and making money sneakily out of it.
It's good the Madras High Court has appointed a two-memer (retired judges) committed to administer the controversial Chidambaram Sri Natarajar temple in Tamil Nadu.
This temple has always been in spotlight for disturbing incidents.
Hope henceforth the devotees offer prayers in peace in future.
A recap on an issue, though indirectly linked to the temple, in Frontline:
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A welcome decision by @CMOTamilnadu to increase the upper age limit for Tamil Nadu government competitive examinations. This progressive move will open doors for many more young and deserving aspirants.
The recent transfer is a knee-jerk, unwarranted reaction. If it was triggered by the Theni jailbreak, the decision is both shortsighted and unprofessional.
Across Tamil Nadu, a total of 125 correctional facilities, an euphemism for prisons, including nine Central prisons,
house approximately 24,000 convicted and remand prisoners. The sanctioned strength of 5,500 prison staff already falls 10 to 15% short of standard requirements, leaving a dismal staff-to-prisoner ratio of 1:22, i.e, one staff for 22 prisoners.
Seven out of the none Central Prisons are 111% to 210% overcrowded. Madurai Central Prison today houses over 2,600 inmates against its capacity of just 1,252. Just imagine the plight!!
Theni is just a sub jail category though functions as district prison. It is woefully understaffed with four staff on duty at a time for 300 inmates, while 34 staff are needed.
What would the meagre staff do if they are overpowered? Has any order in writing issued from the state to use firearms in case of emergencies? Can the state government own any responsibility for any violations thereafter? The government had placed a few under suspension too.
Instead of viewing institutional issues, such as breach of security through a political prism, the state must adopt a practical, technical and a holistic approach. Finding scapegoats is easy and no officer is a Superman. Hence overhauling a system rotting under archaic, colonial-era practices requires actual political and administrative knowledge, and of course, will. @TNPrisons_Dept
Stupid. Instead of Google translator, they must appoint qualified Tamil speaking English journos for correct and proper translation and also for journalism. Quality erosion is total.
“If we had killed him (CM Vijay) in Karur that day, we would not be in this situation today.” DMK councillor Saravanan arrested over his controversial remark on the Karur stampede. The remark came as former minister Anbil Mahesh was being taken away.
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