Old Masters
T. Janakiraman was born on June 18, 1921, in Thevangudi near Thanjavur.(The T of T. Janakiraman does not stand for Thanjavur, where most of his stories are set. Nor does it stand for Thevangudi near…
A writer meets his idol
At the age of 14, Dilip Kumar had become a wage earner for the family. They were members of a mercantile community from Gujarat. These immigrants to Tamil Nadu lived in Coimbatore and Chennai, the…
Point Five, a Game-changing Non Alcoholic Beer
Many health-conscious beer lovers, who have been looking for suds without the buzz, just haven't found the right brew. The problem is that alternatives, with less alcohol, don't taste like the real thing —…
Journalists are Resourceful people
The very woman who’d discovered radium had seen her research grind to a halt for lack of it. After this outpouring the interview proceeded, and Meloney’s story appeared in the Delineator a few months later.…
From Controversy to Cure
Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom In the summer of 1977, a contentious debate about genetic engineering erupted in the city of Cambridge, pitting scientist against scientist and citizen against citizen. An unlikely mix of science…
The Invisible Sharp-Shinned Hawk
From the newsletter Inbound (go ahead and subscribe now!). Pigeons abound in North Station; South Station doesn’t have an indoor bird in sight. WGBH investigates and finds that the reason is the BIRD-X Repeller, a…