@kbalakumar

Freelance Writer. Media Consultant. Author of Cementing Legacies, biography of SNN Sankaralinga Iyer, founder of India Cements.

 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Joined February 2009
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My first book is released!
K Balakumar@CranksCornerAug 2
Most journalists, who take their job seriously, would want to become an author one day. I too harboured that idea. And mine came true last evening with my first book being formally launched yesterday in Chennai. (Snapshots from the book) 1/n
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A large pothole near my area has been unattended to for a month. Happy to report that today the authorities, prioritising our safety,have swung into action and placed this barricade.
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You can't strip the religious Bhakti out of Tyagaraja and still demand the brilliance of his Kritis. Wrote on why secular posturing can't erase the sacred foundation of Indian classical music swarajyamag.com/culture/why-…

Why Indian Classical Music Cannot Be Stripped Of Its Hindu Soul

A kerfuffle of sorts recently erupted across the classical music landscape when Hindustani vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty initiated legal proceedings a

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Rahul@exceedingxpunsOct 24
26/26. Crazy streak.
Rahul@exceedingxpuns28 Sep 2025
Tilak Varma has stayed not out in 20 T20 chases, and won all of them.
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Raj@chennaikaranOct 21
The headline and the story.
The Hindu - Sports@TheHinduSportsOct 21
El Nino shines thehindu.com/sport/races/el-…

El Nino shines

El Nino shines

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Leo Messi has just scored these 2 goals in the span of 4 minutes at the age of 39. I swear I'm genuinely out of words. I don't know what to say.
All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷
@AlbicelesteTalkOct 18
WHAT MESSI HAS JUST DONE 😭😭😭😭😭😭
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It's interesting that two popular eateries in Chennai have Carnatic musical connections to their names. Sangeetha was named as a hat-tip to the owner's fandom to the music of MS & KJ Yesudas. Vasantha Bhavan got its name b'cos its founder was a fan of NC Vasanthakokilam.
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Every year on Oct 15, I think, with some sadness, about an Indian cricketer and tennis player (and Cambridge Blue) who just vanished after stepping out of his home in Adyar in Madras. Wrote about him last year. swarajyamag.com/amp/story/sp…

This Day, 1985: The Vanishing Act Of India's Second Oldest Test Debutant Who Was Also A Tennis Ace

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