Nahla Nainar
Tirunelveli halwa might sound more familiar, but the version made in Madurai district’s Othakadai town has its own, pilgrim-like following
Sunalini Mathew
For the first time in the history of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai, golden jubilee celebrations that were supposed to run for two days, are curtailed to an online meeting
Padmaja Jayaraman
Is shopping at the mall like going to the ball as Cinderella: in and out with a deadline in mind? Find out as we mall hop, while following COVID-19 guidelines
Meghna Majumdar
It was Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of Funk icon James Brown in Get On Up that made Chennai-based Kevin Paul turn to the genre. Here is Mr Kev’s “Chad-inspired” Playlist of Funk tracks
Pradeep Kumar
Ambika Vas discusses leaving a career in finance to pursue stand-up comedy and ending up on Indian television with Cyrus Broacha’s ‘The Week That Wasn’t’
K. Keerthivasan
The Madras District Aquatic Association (MDAA) distributed ₹1000 each and grocery items to coaches and other pool support staff, numbering 75, here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, MDAA president Dr. Sadayavel Kailasam said most of them wanted only groceries and not cash. “Most of the support staff were finding it very difficult to run their livelihood. We identified the deserving lot after proper screening,” he said.
D. Madhavan
S. Mahesh ends his evening walks with a ritual that takes in the six streets of P.P. Garden, a neighbourhood opposite Ampa Skywalk in Aminjikarai. At each of these six streets, a wooden pole has been installed, with a cloth bag crowning it. Residents deposit the plastic waste in these bags, and Mahesh collects it at the end of the day. He would then proceed to his terrace and segregate the contents of the six bags into reusable and non-reusable plastic waste. Mahesh’s initiative, which kicked
