Society
Circuses likely to go extinct in India
Pradeep Kumar The country’s oldest circus company, Great Bombay Circus, has been enthralling audiences for a century. Today, though, its survival is a question mark
Society
Student poets of Quills at RBVRR Women’s College: Bound by poetry
Neeraja Murthy
A chapbook by student poets of RBVRR Women’s College is inspired by the harsh realities of life
Are you a vintage Bollywood music trivia master? Join the RMIM group
Sweta AkundiRMIM, an underground music lovers’ group that collects and debates Hindi music from the 1940s and ’50s, is meeting in Chennai after a decade
Controversial scenes to be removed from Rajinikanth’s ‘Darbar’
Pradeep KumarThe scenes were deemed to reference VK Sasikala, the jailed former AIADMK general secretary
Art at Heart features paintings by children from different economic backgrounds
Richard SamuelAt Sarala’s Art Centre, children from different economic backgrounds came together to promote equality and create awareness through art
Movies
‘Darbar’ movie review: A charismatic Rajinikanth shoulders an okayish masala movie
Srivatsan S
Despite A.R. Murugadoss offering very little substance for him to work with, the superstar just about manages to carry this film on his aging shoulders
Society
Circuses likely to go extinct in India
Pradeep Kumar The country’s oldest circus company, Great Bombay Circus, has been enthralling audiences for a century. Today, though, its survival is a question mark
Music
Yodels set to Carnatic music at The Amithias Project’s Indo-German performance
Sweta Akundi East will meet West at a performance by The Amithias Project, with the German flugelhorn keeping pace with the Carnatic flute and some Bharatanatyam footwork
Other Sports
Are Indian women surfers ready to conquer the ocean?
Sweta Akundi The world readies itself to witness surfing as part of 2020 Olympics. Are Indian women surfers up to the challenge or are they still caught in the undertow of societal pressures?
Tamil Nadu
Watch | Kamali shows skateboarding is for everyone
The Hindu Net Desk A video featuring 10-year-old Kamali from Mahabalipuram who even has a short film by Sasha Rainbow based on her life
Life & Style
This Chennai place lets you play neon cricket
Aditi Subramanian Neon makes everything better. Well at least cricket, as we discover during a three-over match at the first neon cricket venue in town
History & Culture
The century-old houses of Chennai’s Mylapore were built to survive
Sweta Akundi Pot tiles, coloured window panes and well-lit courtyards — the century-old houses of Mylapore boast aesthetic planning
Other Sports
Are Indian women surfers ready to conquer the ocean?
Sweta Akundi The world readies itself to witness surfing as part of 2020 Olympics. Are Indian women surfers up to the challenge or are they still caught in the undertow of societal pressures?
Society
Art at Heart features paintings by children from different economic backgrounds
Richard Samuel At Sarala’s Art Centre, children from different economic backgrounds came together to promote equality and create awareness through art