The forgotten history behind Mothers' Day
Did you know the woman who created Mother’s Day eventually grew to hate what the celebration had become?
Why did Kamal Haasan, a respected actor with a devoted fan following, start a new party when he could have strengthened an existing outfit, one with an army of cadres?
That was a question Padmaja Joshi asked 'Ulaga Nagayan*' today at the India Today Conclave in Mumbai, during a wide-ranging discussion on life, cinema and politics.
The actor's response?
"If I'm hungry...and what's available is rotten fruit...," he began in characteristically poetic fashion, underlining a point he made earlier in the interview - that in Tamil Nadu, mediocrity has become a standard, and "rubbish" has become acceptable.
"Ï am anti everyhting that goes against the people," Haasan stated.
Did you know the woman who created Mother’s Day eventually grew to hate what the celebration had become?
From sliding into DMs to married life with Gaurav Kapoor, Kritika Kamra gets candid over berry pulao, raspberry soda & keema pav.
Newly sworn in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay shared a headline-grabbing selfie moment with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shortly after taking oath in Chennai, adding a viral political-pop culture touch to the historic ceremony.
TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.