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Many Indian workers died of COVID-19 in the Gulf. Expanding insurance coverage could help their families

The Indian government has an insurance scheme for emigrants, PBBY, but it doesn’t cover deaths caused by disease and isn’t mandatory for all

‘The clamour for reservation signals a deeper crisis elsewhere’: Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das

The private sector has a responsibility to implement the Constitutional philosophy of social justice, says the former judge

A shot of hot, Himalayan rasam at Avva’s Cafe in Bir

Bir, the village in Himachal known for its paragliding, has an authentic South Indian café just off the landing ground

Bar Headed Goose at Hadinaru with a Mongolian ‘address’ around its neck

On a remote-working arrangement in his hometown Mysuru, an IT professional from Chennai studies the species at Hadinaru freshwater lake during weekends, and connects with Mongolian conservation scientists to decrypt the story of a collared bird

Delightful Krishna

It is the Krishna avatara that has been the delight of Azhvars and of many poets, said M.A. Venkatakrishnan in a discourse. Krishna gave the world the

Ummayude dukham: Mary’s lament in Mohiniyattam

A ragamalika with inventive choreography made the performance of Ummayude Dukham interesting

The three gunas

Uddhava wonders why a person behaves differently at different times. Lord Krishna explains that this is due to the three gunas — sattva, rajas and

How Jamakkalam weavers are reinventing this heritage product

From innovative designs to playful fabric blends, the age-old, GI-tagged Bhavani jamakkalam is undergoing a makeover

Essence of sacred literature

Kooratazhvan’s Varadaraja stava is in praise of Lord Varadaraja of Kanchi. It is based on the Vedas and the Divya Prabandham, and therein lies its

Anand Patwardhan’s documentary ‘Reason’ exposes the culture of fear

Anand Patwardhan’s 2018 documentary film ‘Reason’ is showing with English subtitles for the first time in India.

Chennai resident sights two rare warblers at home on the same day

The city falls in the migration route of the passage migrants Western Crowned Warbler and Large-billed Leaf Warbler. As these birds ‘pass through a narrow window of time’, there are not many records of them from these parts

The greatness of Yadu

Krishna’s leelas began even before the avatara began, said V.S. Karunakarachariar in a discourse. Parikshit refers to Yadu as the embodiment of

Kalaripayattu exponent Arifa Kodiyil on learning and teaching the ancient martial art form of Kerala

Arifa Kodiyil, a four-time State champion, believes every woman should learn Kalaripayattu to defend herself

Women Entrepreneurs Hub in Hyderabad: Nursing the dreams of tomorrow

WE Hub propels the startup vision of aspiring women entrepreneurs to the next level

His boundless grace

The Brahma Sutra, also known as the Vedanta Sutra, explains the philosophy of the Upanishads while trying to consolidate the various strands of the

Thiruvananthapuram YWCA’s message of hope for Holy Week

The Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the YWCA make a video of tableaux depicting the important events of Holy Week and the Resurrection

Sithara Krishnakumar’s band Project Malabaricus comes up with a song and a campaign for the environment

The song ‘Arutharuthu, Arutharuthu’, an anthem for the environment, reminds us to respect and protect Nature and its resources

Surprise extra chance

We suspect that most duplicate players would go down in five diamonds on today’ s deal. They would be dreaming of an overtrick if the trumps split 2-2

Green Humour

The devastating toll of the pandemic on families

The abuse wasn’t new. Delhi-based Supriya Sinha’s* husband would get drunk every day and beat her up. He once threatened to throw their baby down the

The cause of Srishti

Srutis and the sastras exist to aid the entire world and the beings in it. They teach us to attain the highest goal, that is, release from samsara.

Pundit’s day out: on the Kamaraj-Hitesha Zomato row

All social media needs is a little spat and lo, a whole garden of armchair critics comes into bloom

Back to the future: Bihar Museum Biennale 2021

The Bihar Museum Biennale was an important first, and it sparked debates that were explicitly political

Long live Tumpa Sona

No matter who wins the Bengal elections, the bhadralok’s sun seems to be setting

Are our leaders awaiting a vaccine for the environment?

COVID-19 has negatively affected not just laws, but has given rise to job losses among protected area rangers, and reduced anti-poaching patrols and environmental protection rollbacks

On International Children’s Book Day, gated community completes one year of a reading programme started in lockdown

What started in April last year at a gated community in Chennai as a temporary book-reading exercise for children to keep them engaged during the lockdown is now a full-fledged structured programme

Goodness of Good Friday

Good Friday, the remembrance day of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, is highly significant. For Christians, it is the day when the Son of God was nailed on

Meet 14-year-old entrepreneurs who work to popularise the spelling bee

The Chennai-based twins now have over 1,000 registrations from 10 countries in their website

Meet the dog rescuer of Madurai

Instead of joining the comfort of his family business, Mayur Hassija has taken to rescuing street dogs and fighting for animal rights

Siva Advaita system

Spiritual tradition venerates the acharyas who are deemed as incarnations to spread the import of the Vedas and the agamas. Posterity is indebted to

Not just timepass, you can make a lucrative career out of gaming in India

The pandemic and its forced indoor time has brought India to the cusp of a great gaming boom. Gamers today are making a career out of streaming, and competing in eSports

Nirguna and Saguna

Sastras face an inherent paradox when guiding those engaged in the quest for Eternal Truth. The fact is that none can claim to know fully the Infinite

The Buddhist nuns who learn Kung Fu and lend a strong helping hand

The Drukpa order of Buddhist nuns that performs Kung Fu has been shortlisted for the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize 2020

A platform for the common man at Chennai’s Panagal Park

In this season of speeches, a recollection of an initiative at this park in T. Nagar that promised anyone who turned up, a patient five-minute hearing

This multi-lingual bot is transforming digital banking in rural India

Bengaluru-based voice automation company, Vernacular.ai’s AI voice assistant VIVA, which understands 16 languages and more than 160 dialects, is being implemented across banks in rural India.

Indian weddings can be healthy?

By focussing on the new relationship of the bride and groom, and the gut health of their guests, Indian weddings can be healthy

Gifts from Kailasa

From the details of Adi Sankara’s life culled from the Sankara Vijayam, it is clear that he is the greatest acharya in our tradition who achieved

How community refrigerators ensure that everyone has a morsel to share

These fridges, maintained by voluntary organisations, take care of the hungry while engendering a healthy respect for food conservation

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