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Why? Makes us wonder WHY have Farmers been designated a sub class in the social hierarchy or a grouping in a society which means 'Poor sod, toiling hopelessly in soil & Sun & Rain'.  These same farmers had been the fathers-Grandfathers- Great grandfathers- Grandest of Grandfathers and so on.....................all these Fathers toiled in sun and rain to give next generation a future to behold.  But why this disdain and apathy towards a community which still reserves the 'Right to Feed' the nation.  50 years ago people never sold their arable land to meet their needs; Today the unthinkable is happening- a farmer's wealth his land and livestock. This is pledged to meet his generation's needs. What has happened to the elected Government? Are they working or sleeping?...................why would they sell land and why should they feel cheated? Feeling cheated is more because of misguided policies of the Government be it water sharing issues, use...

2nd May 2013, terrible summer night in Chennai; but a potpourri of movies had been decorated in Chennai's biggest screens- Devi Cineplex. a Landmark on Mount road next only to Santhi theaters in age- of those still doing business. The movie line up was titillating from Nagarjuna's Greek Veerdudu to New sensation Hero Vijay Sethupathi's flick to Siddharth's Kollywood foray NH4- (a new attempt in south.) So we friends decided to take a plunge on a less risky option of a comedy flick in form of a Ethir Neechal- a Siva Karthikeyan's another so called comic caper. As all other movies were watched by my friends. So after i decide on a movie my brain works backwards to see what the plot would be ON?, without attempting to read a TOI/ The Hindu's/ or any channel's movie reviews or ratings,  and hence image of Veteran Actor Nagesh's role in KB's block buster Ethir Neechal stuck. As i was imaging possible shades of Shiva in Nagesh's epic role, a F...