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Ananth Krishnan

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Ananth Krishnan

@ananthkrishnan

Director at The Hindu Group. Author, India’s China Challenge. Connect with me on Substack, where I write The India China Newsletter.

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Born April 4

Joined April 2009

Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Aug 25, 2024
If you are in Chennai on Tuesday, come and show some support to Lei Mu Zi, age 13, who is, as far as I know, the first Bharatanatyam dancer completely trained in China (by Jin Shanshan, a student of Leela Samson's) to do her Arangetram in India. @kalakshetrafdn @aratnam
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Jun 5, 2024
Outstanding breakdown of #LokSabhaPolls2024 by The Hindu Data team (here’s what you’re missing out on if you haven’t subscribed to the e-paper epaper.thehindu.com)
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Mar 21, 2024
A special visitor at The Hindu office today. Look out for a wide-ranging interview dropping shortly. Always interesting listening to @ikamalhaasan
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
May 11, 2025
This was the front page of "Dawn" the day after Pakistan's hammering in 1971 - so Sharif claiming "victory" yesterday is entirely in character
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Sky News
@SkyNews
May 10, 2025
BREAKING: "We have won... this is victory" Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif is addressing the nation following the ceasefire announcement with India Live updates ➡️ trib.al/3kKvF9h 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Jan 6, 2025
Plea from an Indian doctor from Tamil Nadu in China, asking people to not get panicked by fake news on Indian media. He says: - Winter in China usually sees a rise in flu, pneumonia, asthma cases. This, he says, is normal. - There is no “new virus” (people need to look up HMPV)
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Apr 19, 2024
My grandmother, 92, delighted to have cast her vote - and offer her two cents on television #IndiaElections2024 #Chennai
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Jan 24, 2024
Signing off as China correspondent with this recent interview with @VGokhale59 on his book & India-China ties. Thank you for reading! It's been a great 12 yrs with The Hindu & India Today. Looking forward to taking up a new role with The Hindu in Chennai
‘China may have concluded India is now tilting to the U.S.’
From thehindu.com
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Aug 29, 2024
Replying to @svaradarajan
A lovely tribute. This is such sad news - was somehow lulled into this false sense that A.G.Noorani’s pen would never stop writing. His was such a valuable, even if sometimes overlooked, contribution to our understanding of the boundary question.
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Aug 15, 2024
Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳 Postcard from Dharasuram, Tamil Nadu. Been to many temples but found this Chola era Shiva temple absolutely breathtaking.
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Jan 28, 2025
Check out this clip from a truly remarkable Bharatnatyam Dance Drama performance of Ramayana recently held in Beijing, put together by renowned Chinese Bharatnatyam teacher Jin Shanshan and the Embassy of India. 80+ Chinese dancers, many her students, age ranges from 5-80. This
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Mar 7, 2024
Best place in the world to watch the best sport in the world #INDvsENGTest #Dharamsala
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Apr 19, 2024
TV news captures the brief delay for early voters - including me 😂 - in Chennai Central (Stella Maris) as the EVM had no power 😳 fortunately resolved in around 10 minutes and now happy to say it is working smoothly. #Chennai #GoVote
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Ananth Krishnan
@ananthkrishnan
Jun 23, 2024
Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Muralidhar Reddy. Thoughts and prayers with his loved ones.
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