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As another Bhim Jayanti passes us by, a look at how stamps have depicted Dr. Ambedkar, tracing his journey from enfant terrible to revered Babasaheb in the official imagination

Filmmaker Farha Khatun’s documentary ‘Holy Rights’ discusses the topic of triple talaq and woman qazis

The film recently won the National award in the non-feature category for the best film on social issues.

Sunday Quiz: words and phrases

‘Live not on evil is live not on evil spelled backwards’

A manifesto for torn jeans

Distressed jeans becomes both a form of rebellion, a plugging out, and an intimate connection with clothing as continuous with the body

Bad luck continues

The club’s Saturday night duplicate was roaring along when Hard Luck Louie found himself at the helm on today’ s deal. The session had been going

Farewell to the grand old tree of Paravur

A 700-year-old banyan tree, which was part of North Paravur’s identity, fell recently, and was then cremated

English Vinglish: There is something very rewarding about learning a new language

In a world overflowing with translation apps and emojis, it is still immensely rewarding to learn a new language

Pandemic features in apartment apps go into overdrive again

With the surge in Coronavirus cases, these props are once again being widely used by residents’ welfare associations. Service providers underline that some features, though created to deal with this crisis, come with the promise of continued patronage even after the situation normalises

Millennial operates ‘flat’ remotely for his aged parents in Chennai

During the pandemic, using technology, he has been ensuring that their in-person touch points with the outside world are down to a negligible number

Story of a heritage house, illustrious occupants

The ‘House of Baruas’ in Guwahati will turn 100 in 2022

Saiva Agamas equal to Vedas

Saint Thirumoolar’s verses known as Thirumandiram are part of the collection of verses known as Thirumurai. Saint Thirumoolar had many disciples,

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

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