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In a village of silence, her violin continues to sing for 80 years

S. Meenakshi Subramanian performing on a violin during an interview with The Hindu at her house Mathirimangalam in Nagapattinam district. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The eerie silence of the narrow Madathu Theru (street) in Mathirimangalam, in the Mayiladuthurai district, is suddenly broken by the delicate strains of a violin. Ninety-one-year-old Meenakshi Subramanian is…

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Abhishek Bachchan interview | ‘I want to jump off buildings, ride bikes, dance in Switzerland and sing beautiful songs’

Abhishek Bachchan and Daivik Baghela in a still from ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s a strange thing to wonder: how do Indians dispose of their own? The 2019 Tamil film KD took a comic look at thalaikoothal, the ritual practice of senicide (simply, killing off the elderly) in certain districts of Tamil Nadu….

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