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Build your own COVID-19 volunteer squad: strangers join hands online to tide through the second wave in India

Armed with just phones and an internet connection, strangers come together online to find beds, oxygen cylinders and plasma for those battling COVID-19. You too can join the movement

These COVID-19 patients coped with isolation and anxiety in their own uplifting ways

It’s a long road to recovery for people testing positive in this second wave of COVID-19. Trusty transistors, well-thumbed Harry Potter books, and family on constant video calls is what got them by

Realising the supreme one

Kooratazhvan explained profound concepts in a simple manner, and we find this in his Varadaraja Stavam, a composition in praise of Lord Varadaraja of

Camel Library Project brings cheer to children in remote Balochistan

In this arid Pakistan province, Roshan the camel brings the world to children missing school due to the COVID-19 pandemic

How India’s under-18s are pioneering Coronavirus philanthropy

In spite of transformed routines, online classes, and the uncertainty of assessment systems and when they will actually step into school again, these under-18s are helping a COVID-19 struck world

Born to Devaki

If this world is thought of as a lotus, then the connection between Lord Krishna and the earth may be likened to that between the Sun and a lotus.

This Visakhapatnam-based firm uses technology to bridge the gap between artisans and buyers

A social commerce digital platform, Yes!poho has over 200 artisans and the social platform has over 1.50 lakh customers from North America, Europe, West Asia, Australia and South Africa.

Desika’s pen picture

Bhooma Devi asked for Brahma’s help, because She was overburdened. Brahma, Siva and the celestials approached Lord Narayana, who was reclining on the

Esther David collaborates with Indian Jewish communities to record recipes for ‘Bene Appétit: The Cuisine of the Indian Jews’

Author Esther David travels across India, collaborating with Jewish communities to learn how to cook traditional, closely guarded recipes for her new book, ‘Bene Appétit: The Cuisine of the Indian Jews’

This volunteer group serves ginger tea to migrant workers at the MGR Chennai Central Railway Station

This volunteer group serves ginger tea to migrant workers, and other frontline personnel at the MGR Chennai Central Railway Station

Hurdles to dharma

In the Bala Kanda, the arrival of Vishwamitra in Ayodhya heralds many auspicious happenings that are to lead the story in its long and arduous course.

Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title: Thomas Paine

CADRRE in Kerala capital upload short videos to create awareness about autism

In 29 videos, parents of children on the autism spectrum speak about the journey with their child

Obligatory falsecard

Keith Hanson, of Boca Raton, Florida, has been one of America’s premier bridge teachers for more than three decades. He teaches bridge all over South

The art of writing letters calls for a grace that’s in short supply

We often lament that letter-writing is a lost art, but one day there might be a book of email exchanges like the love letters between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West

The legend’s in the lettering: Tales of Jain manuscripts and calligraphy

Jain calligraphic art flourished in 14th century India as scholars started transferring their knowledge into writing

Commercials are increasingly turning to senior citizens, because everyone listens when granny speaks

Grey hair and wrinkles might be just the ingredients in demand in the glamorous ad world, as these senior citizens discover

Younger millennials share info on Instagram, Glide apps to save lives

In the 17-to-23 age group, these youngsters launched this tech-driven initiative to help residents of Chennai battling the pandemic; now, it is being extended to Bengaluru

Help for the COVID-hit from home kitchens

Through a Glide app, residents across Chennai volunteer to cook for families that have to quarantine on account of the Coronavirus infection

Divine Power Shakti

The Saundarya Lahari is a grand work extolling the greatness of Ambal. In the first 41 verses, many secret and sacred truths such as the Sri Chakra,

Young royals open up their palaces

With installations in iconic properties and a focus on circular fashion in India, the second edition of Karkhana Chronicles has its heart in the right place

Shaking a leg and setting a tune for vaccination

Ashwin Prabhakar and the doctors in his family are behind this initiative

A bed, a bed, a kingdom for a bed

Let at least this pandemic challenge the islands of privilege that we protect so well

Purpose of the avatar

The Ramayana is also known as ‘Sitaayaa’s Charitam Mahat’, the magnificent life story of Sita, and Paulastya Vadam, the killing of the son of

Kudukka Vina — Back from the brink

Rajendar Marar’s efforts have given a new lease of life to the single-stringed Kudukka Vina

How the Narikuravars around Madurai are surviving on the sidelines

A lesser known nomadic tribe, the Narikuravars are trying to survive the lockdown on the outskirts of Madurai, with help from good samaritans and NGOs

Reviving memories of Cochin State Forest Tramway in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

A short film clip shows the Cochin State Forest Tramway in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve making its way through the Western Ghat forest with lumber. Considered an engineering marvel, it connected Chalakudy and Chinnar

A locked-down COVID-19 army: how civilians are pitching in to help those tested positive

At a time when most of the country is confined indoors, thousands of Indians are finding simple, yet powerfully effective ways — meal prep, pet care, grocery runs, and social support to name a few — to help friends, neighbours and strangers through the Coronavirus pandemic

A tribute to Manzoor Ahtesham: A man buried in his books

Manzoor Ahtesham was a Hindi writer from Bhopal, who raised important questions about the identity of the increasingly alienated Muslim minority

Divine will prevails

The Purana and the Itihasa stories reflect the truth that the events in the lives of individuals are governed by Divine Will and that destiny’s sway

Sharing ‘Nonbu Kanji’ during Ramzan: Gruel for the fasting soul

Slow-cooked in huge cauldrons, the rice-based nonbu kanji is an integral part of iftar meals, distributed to those in need during Ramzan

Watch | Madurai’s first woman doctor turns 100

A video on Madurai's first woman doctor who turned 100 years old on April 27, 2021.

Trivandrum Flea Market — An all-Women Initiative has been connecting women entrepreneurs and buyers

More than a dozen virtual exhibitions and Facebook live sales have been organised through the online initiative

Draupadi’s surrender

Faith in the supremacy of the omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent God is of utmost significance in each one’s life. This is nowhere so explicitly

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