Raymond Selvaraj

Kanchi Sankara Mutt junior pontiff Vijayendra Saraswathi has triggered a row by remaining seated when the Tamil anthem was played at an event, with political parties terming it as an act of 'disrespect' to the language. The invocation song to mother Tamil, known as 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu', was played…

Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76. R.Sathyanathan, an expert in Technology, explains the contributions of Stephen Hawking to the world.

Mr Bala alias Balamurgan is an independent cartoonist based in Chennai. He worked as a full time cartoonist in Kumudam, a leading Tamil weekly magazine, for 12 years. Bala was arrested in November last year for publishing a cartoon criticizing the government. The cartoon shows a naked Nellai police…

Tamil Nadu started witnessing more incidents of honour killings in recent years. The killing of Dalit youth Shankar in Udumalpet came to highlight once again after the murders have been severely punished by the court. Kausalya, wife of Shankar, recalls the incident in our new series on “Love and…

Pop singer and actor A.E. Manoharan, popularly known as ‘Ceylon Manohar’ died in Chennai. He was best known for the song Surangani. Nithi Kangarathnam who is a pioneer in Tamil pop music recalls the contributions of A.E.Manohar to Tamil pop music.

V.S. Kumar Anandan was a Guinness World Records holder. His one of many records includes swimming the Palk Strait, from Sri Lanka to India and back in 51 hours, in 1971. While attempting to swim the English Channel on August 6, 1984 he collapsed and died due to heavy currents. Kumar Anandan held…

Aranganathan, fondly known as Thavathiru Kuntrakudi Adigalar became the 45th head of the Kundrakudi Thiruvannamalai Adheenam in 1952. He was called as Adigalar because of his service and also called by the name Kundrakudi Adigalar. He immensely contributed to the development of Tamil and advocated…

J. M. Kennedy, an IRS officer, is a Commissioner - GST in Tiruchy, Tamil Nadu. He worked as Director in the Tax Research Unit (TRU) of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC), Ministry of Finance, at North Block, New Delhi for six years. As Director in TRU, he involved in the making of GST, by…

If God willing, I will enter politics said actor Rajinikanth last week. R.S.Anthanan, Editor & Publisher of www.newtamilcinema.com supports Rajinikanths entry to Tamil Nadu politics. He explains his reasons to RaySel.

Mr Sundar Ayyar has won the National Award for the Best Playback Singer (Male) for his rendition of 'Jasemin-u' song in 'Joker' composed by Sean Roldon. RaySel spoke to Sundar Ayyar.