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Kashmiri journalists at a vigil in memory of Shujaat Bukhari.

What did the killers of Shujaat Bukhari achieve?

Tehmeena Bukhari

On June 14 last year, the Kashmiri journalist was shot dead by terrorists. And with that, a voice of peace has forever been silenced, writes his wife

The unearthed pieces are cleaned of the mud covering them

Field notes | History & Culture

How the Kerala floods unearthed a site filled with ancient terracotta figures

Nikhil Narayanan

S R Srinivasan with his drawings that use words instead of lines and dots. Photo: M. Moorthy

A man of many words

Nahla Nainar Self-taught artist S R Srinivasan has an unusual technique to showcase sacred texts

Indu Antony’s installation of a series of kites.

Spotlight | The photographer as a gatherer

Lola Mac Dougall Four women photographers at Serendipity recast the past in unpredictable ways

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Introducing the Reinvented Toilet, which is based on technologies developed by universities in the US and UK and prototypes fabricated by global manufacturers.

A no-flush revolution on the cards

Faith

Seeking salvation

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Privilege to serve

In the Ayodhya Kanda, Lakshmana is filled with frustration and anger when Rama’s coronation is cancelled and Rama is bound by the exile order to spend fourteen years in the forest. Rama consoles him saying that destiny is powerful and under its sway people tend to speak and act in ways that are not righteous. Lakshmana is determined to undo the order and suggests various ideas by which this can be done. Finally he says, “Let me know what is to be done. If you order me I will fight your enemy and

Jnana through silence

Vallalar says jnana is like a fortress that saves us by keeping enemies out. And who are these enemies? They are qualities such as kama and lobha. Lord Siva, in the form of Dakshinamurthy, imparted jnana to the sages Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanatkumara. He did not talk, but gave them jnana through His silence. How is this possible, we may wonder. The Lord indicated what they needed to do, to reach Him, and He did this just by using the fingers of His right hand, M.A. Manickavelu said in

History & Culture

Lit up in the night: The restored Chowmahalla Palace has a glossy sheen.

History & Culture

Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace, fit for the Nizams once again

Serish Nanisetti

The unearthed pieces are cleaned of the mud covering them

History & Culture

Field notes | How the Kerala floods unearthed a site filled with ancient terracotta figures

Nikhil Narayanan Once put together, the pieces will hopefully become characters in a historical epic of Aranmula

The artist at his studio in Mysuru. Photo: June Gaur

Inside India | Once upon a canvas: Ramayana as told by Raghupathi Bhat

June Gaur Experience the Ramayana as told by Raghupathi Bhat in his exquisite miniature cards and gigantic chalk drawings

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Faith

Seeking salvation

Driving the electric path

The Sunday Quiz: This week, it's all about electrodynamics

Faith

Privilege to serve

History & Culture

New look to the Moonlight Street

Faith

Jnana through silence

Once upon a canvas: Ramayana as told by Raghupathi Bhat

Experience the Ramayana as told by Raghupathi Bhat in his exquisite miniature cards and gigantic chalk drawings

Robbery in Oz

Neither vulnerable, East deals

The photographer as a gatherer

Four women photographers at Serendipity recast the past in unpredictable ways

What did the killers of Shujaat Bukhari achieve?

On June 14 last year, the Kashmiri journalist was shot dead by terrorists. And with that, a voice of peace has forever been silenced, writes his wife

Erasing a slice of medical history

Victoria Zenana Hospital building complex, including a fountain, will soon be demolished

Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace, fit for the Nizams once again

Painstaking conservation has restored the grandeur of Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace

Greatness of Sudarsana

When a crocodile grabbed elephant Gajendra’s foot with its jaws, the elephant called out to Vishnu. The Lord arrived on Garuda and used His discus to

How the Kerala floods unearthed a site filled with ancient terracotta figures

Once put together, the pieces will hopefully become characters in a historical epic of Aranmula

A man of many words

Self-taught artist S R Srinivasan has an unusual technique to showcase sacred texts

Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha: North and South Chennai's culture fest

Paraiattam at Besant Nagar. Carnatic concert at Ennore... Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha brings North and South Chennai closer in a cultural treat

Ravan Air develops a snag

How devotees deal with flight delays

Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

The four-legged Orabates pabsti lived much before the dinosaurs

Befriend mahapurushas

We should bow before mahapurushas, for they have eminent qualities not to be found in others. Vedanta Desika enumerates their qualities in his

Saving a rare tree

Members of Tree Walk were able to save Kaim tree on the premises of State Central Library campus at Palayam

Composer Ratheesh Vega’s Sanskrit track in Praana gets attention

Written by BK Harinarayanan, the song is based around the concept of prana, meaning ‘breath’ or ‘life’

Decoding Chola Art

Two experts highlighted the differences in the styles of Chola artistes

Strike a balance with Pranayama

Control the air for that right temperature

The Skeleton Trail in Ladakh

The famous Silk Route was also dangerous for the caravans

Ramayana in pictures

Ramayana Darshanam complex in Kanyakumari has 108 magnificent paintings and murals on the Ramayana

Plaques of Bengaluru's history

In Bangalore, public documentation of historical events in open air is in vogue since several centuries

Good conduct

Man is unique among all living things. Which other creature laughs, speaks, sings, writes, sculpts and paints? Man has creative genius, and is

Scaling Agasthyarkoodam, a trekker’s dream destination

As ardent trekkers gear up for the arduous climb to Agasthyarkoodam, veterans, men and women, recall the highlights of conquering the tough terrain

Satiating city’s literary hunger

From a small stationery shop to one of the biggest bookstores in Visakhapatnam, the journey of Sunil Nevatia

Shah’s last palace, secluded refuge in Iran, is now a museum

The Shah of Iran’s last refuge before fleeing his country in 1979 was a palatial estate nestled against the Alborz Mountains, a place no Iranian ever

Millions flock West Bengal’s Sagar Island for holy dip on Makar Sankranti

Close to 26 lakh devotees have arrived on Sagar Island to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on occasion of Makar

Small, but significant

Many of us may have the desire to help, but we hesitate because we have doubts about our ability to help the person who needs help. Are we up to it,

The rise and fall of the crazy star

Known for his determination and negotiating skills, Sir David Ochterlony was one of those British officers who became comfortable in Mughal-Hindustani culture

The Sunday Quiz: This week, it's everything hundred

The Hindu's weekly quiz that doesn't go easy on you

Upcycled material on display at Chennai book fair

Stall no 804 at the Chennai Book Fair is made of upcycled material, like cloth and wooden crates

This Pongal, make ‘kolams’ with colours from discarded flowers

This NGO transforms discarded flowers into colours you can make your kolams with, for the Pongal season

Ideals of kingship

Tradition holds that kings are the representatives of God on earth and the Ramayana embodies the principles of kingship, besides reinforcing the

All’s cool for a Barbie fan: Singaporean turns stereotypes on their head

As the Barbie doll celebrates its 60th anniversary, fans like Jian Yang invent novel ways to display their passion for the iconic toy that has become a worldwide collectible.

The fight to save the Ganga is fierce but are we any closer to a solution?

Activists, environmentalists and hermits want the various hydropower projects on the Ganga to go

The Sunday Crossword No. 3030

Across1 Occasion of remembrance that’s made city’s air altered (9,3)8 Decorated knight embraced by beloved (7)9 Follow bad decline (4,3)11 Levels

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South showed a minimum with his three spade bid. When North started looking for slam anyway, South was happy to co-operate by cue bidding his ace of

When I found myself crying

At Mystic Kalinga, the self was a bit ravaged, a little tattered, but it smelt real

The language of undoing: at the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial

The 9th edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial in Brisbane continues its long relationship with Indian artists

At Donyi Polo Tea Estate in Arunachal, exotic organic teas break records

Donyi Polo Tea Estate, located in a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh, has been smashing auction records with its Golden Needle and Purple teas

The lost world of Urdu film magazines

A rich trove of Urdu cinema magazines has been lost simply for want of patronage

The year of the out-of-the-box: top 12 plays of 2018

12 plays made the top 10 in 2018, proving that the theatre-going audience is all for varied content

Growth of Saivism

Saiva Tirumurais are twelve in number but the compilation is not based on chronology. The hymns of Karaikal Ammaiyar, who is believed to have lived in

Self-help yourself to disaster

All you need is love, understanding and positivity — even in the darkest of times

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