All stories by A Ganesh Nadar
Some politicians turn up at Seshan's final journey
Rediff.com12 Nov 2019The DMK's Stalin, TN Minister D Jayakumar, the BJP's Pon Radhakrishnan... A clutch from the political class pay tribute to T N Seshan on his last journey. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
The 92-year-old civic warrior
Rediff.com8 Nov 2019Kamakshi Paatti, a sprightly nonagenarian, has the Chennai civic corporation on its toes.
'There will be no reservations'
Rediff.com5 Nov 2019'Why don't they suggest artificial intelligence training for SC/STs?' 'Why can't they be trained in computer programming?'
The Bigil Review
Rediff.com25 Oct 2019Bigil packs in enough entertainment in its three-hour running time, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
He helps Odisha's poor become doctors
Rediff.com25 Oct 2019Ajay Bahadur Singh could not become a doctor because of family and financial constraints. He now helps financially challenged students from Bhubaneshwar become doctors.
Why this doctor wrote to Modi about ailing parents
Rediff.com23 Oct 2019'All I want the government to do is to make sure that the children whose parents are seriously ill don't lose their jobs for looking after their parents.'
17 months on, Sterlite victims' kin have cash, job; not closure
Rediff.com14 Oct 2019A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets the families of those killed in the police firing on Sterlite protestors in Thoothukudi, and finds a similar tale running through their lives.
A nip here, tuck here: How Mahabs is readying for Modi-Xi show
Rediff.com26 Sep 2019Surfing schools shut, roadside shops moved out, road being relaid, 10,000 police personnel expected... A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com finds a historical town getting ready to grab the headlines for 3 days.
She is teaching school kids to code, use AI
Rediff.com23 Sep 2019Suriya Prabha trains students from government schools in rural Tamil Nadu to code and use Artificial Intelligence to solve problems.
'We are fighting against making Hindi compulsory'
Rediff.com18 Sep 2019'Don't try to impose anything on us.'
Arjuna Awardee began life as a carpenter
Rediff.com17 Sep 2019S Bhaskaran is the first bodybuilder to be presented the Arjuna Award in 20 years.
'We have to remind Tamils that they are Hindus'
Rediff.com16 Sep 2019'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.'
'Every criminal lawyer wants to be a Ram Jethmalani'
Rediff.com11 Sep 2019'Nobody will think like him. It was a treat for us to listen to him. He was meticulous in his argument. We got trained by listening to him,' says senior criminal lawyer R Shanmugasundaram, who had known Ram Jethmalani for almost 40 years.
Going around in circles with Nirmala Sitharaman
Rediff.com11 Sep 2019A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com attends Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's presser in Chennai to tom-tom the government's achievements in its first 100 days in office.
How senior citizens fought robbers
Rediff.com6 Sep 2019Senthamarai, 65, and P Shanmugavel, 70, became an Internet sensation after beating back armed robbers.
50 maids await return in Indian embassy in Kuwait
Rediff.com27 Aug 2019Indian women are being fooled by job offers in Kuwait, but there's little they can do except turn to the Indian embassy for help. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
How Tamil Nadu plans to track child molesters
Rediff.com21 Aug 2019With more than 300 sexual assault cases filed in Chennai under POCSO Act in the last three years, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to maintain a register of child sexual offenders. A Ganesh Nadar reports.
Jatayu takes flight in Hyderabad temple to prevent rapes
Rediff.com16 Aug 2019'Every person is a Jatayu, each one of you can be Jatayu, both men and women,' says temple priest behind the group set up to prevent atrocities on women and young girls.
'I am an auto driver, now I am also a tennis player'
Rediff.com15 Aug 2019Participants at the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour held in Chennai did not let adversity affect their outlook on life. A Ganesh Nadar presents some of their stories.
AIADMK's skull cap, DMK's charm offensive in Vellore
Rediff.com2 Aug 2019The ruling AIADMK is leaving no stone unturned to win the Vellore Lok Sabha poll and push its tally to two in the state, with its candidate even donning the skull cap to woo minority votes. But the DMK's stars are clearly on the ascendant in the lone constituency that goes to the polls on August 5. A Ganesh Nadar reports.