K Balakumar

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Tamil NaduK BalakumarJun 24, 2025, 01:50 PM | Updated 01:51 PM ISTSave & read from anywhere!Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. The Murugan Devotees’ Conference in Madurai has challenged Dravidian bigotry, invoked cultural pride, and forced even reluctant allies like the AIADMK to pick a side. The saffron tide that swept through Madurai on June 22 wasn’t just a spiritual swell. It was a political statement.

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CultureK BalakumarJun 17, 2025, 02:41 PM | Updated 02:41 PM ISTSave & read from anywhere!Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. Leela Samson named a student without proof, then apologised in silence. The cost? A movement's integrity. The #MeToo movement, which gained momentum in India in 2018, was meant to be a reckoning, one where survivors could speak out against entrenched power structures that had shielded perpetrators for decades.

3 weeks ago | swarajyamag.com | K Balakumar

The just concluded IPL may have had a lesson or two for Thug Life. The T20 league showed that assembling a great team and invoking grand ambition may alone be not enough for ultimate success. The players need a larger mooring point to keep going, and for the audience to stay invested. At the centre of Thug Life is a great team — a legendary actor, a legendary director, a powerhouse cast, and a genre that has historically resonated with Tamil audiences.

3 weeks ago | swarajyamag.com | K Balakumar

For 18 years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were the side with promise, glamour, and heartbreak. They were the protagonists of a long-running sports drama that flirted with glory but always slipped on the final step. No team had carried the burden of unfulfilled potential like RCB. No fanbase had endured the cruelty of hope quite like Bengaluru's. And on a sweltering June night in Ahmedabad, all those bruised dreams finally found healing. RCB are champions.

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CultureK BalakumarMay 27, 2025, 07:30 AM | Updated May 26, 2025, 02:49 PM ISTSave & read from anywhere!Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. Once cinema’s great disruptor, Kamal Haasan now risks being the echo of his own mythology — verbose, circular, and caught in a recursive loop that dulls the fire he swears still burns. There was a time, not so long ago, when Kamal Haasan's interviews were events in themselves.