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Odiyen Lakshmanan with kids

Odiyen Lakshmanan on his efforts to revive different tribal languages

Susan Joe Philip

The Coimbatore-based tribal rights activist has collected more than 100 tribal stories as a part of his mission

HOMES/ART Society

This Madurai couple promotes the art of drawing kolams

File picture of members at TISA national conference in Goa

Breaking the stigma Society

The Indian Stammering Association (TISA)’s self-help groups build community support system

Neeraja Murthy The Indian Stammering Association’s (TISA) self-help groups empower individuals with tools and techniques to inform, motivate, and be comfortable with stammering

The library at the Ghazipur border

This woman spent a night at the farmers’ protest – here’s what she learnt

Manisha Ahlawat There is a calm bonhomie at the Ghazipur border, even as Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim farmers — women and men — from across Uttar Pradesh assemble in solidarity

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Watch | Punjabi man in Chennai preserves Thirukkural on palm leaves

Watch | 2020: Indian bird-watchers' paradise

Faith

Mukti experience

A devotee is enslaved

Sundaramurthy Nayanar is the central focus and lead in the Periyapuranam. Sekkizhar brings out through subtle strokes the ways in which Sundarar’s bhakti blends into close friendship with the Lord, pointed out K. Kalaivanan in a discourse. It is the Lord’s wish that Sundarar, who was engaged in His personal service in Kailasa, should be born on earth to make known the infinite value of the various kinds of devotion evinced by the Nayanmars through hymns. Sundarar is aware of the trappings of

Wealth of spiritual vision

The Upanishads speak highly of those who intuitively perceive the truth of the Supreme Brahman within themselves. Such people know that all external attainments and worldly goals that many aspire for are not of any worth, especially in comparison with the wealth of spiritual vision they possess.Ambarisha is one such enlightened soul whose story is narrated in the Bhagavata Purana. Parikshit, who is under the curse of a rishi kumara, is eager to hear about this royal sage Ambarisha who was not

History & Culture

Furfura’s medieval shrine is the epicentre of Muslim politics in Bengal

Shiv Sahay Singh

History & Culture

How 2021 has brought the focus back on heritage conservation

Nivedita Ganguly Saraswathy Nagarajan Gowri S Here’s an overview of some significant developments in the heritage sector across different regions in India

History & Culture

Pandya coin souvenirs give insight into Tamil culture of yore

Soma Basu INTACH Madurai launches replicas of a Pandya coin as souvenirs, to promote understanding and learning of ancient Tamil life, culture and people

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Faith

Mukti experience

Politics Society

How much longer must the Nagas wait for the country’s oldest armed struggle to end?

Goren Bridge Society

Peter’s coup revisited

Off-Centre Society

Garden city, Stygian stream

Director Sharan Venugopal on his recent short film, ‘Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole’

A ballerina’s winter programme in Chennai

A lark turns its tail on Velachery village

Over three decades ago, the Sykes’ Short-toed Lark would congregate in huge flocks at a grassy patch near Pallikaranai Marsh; now, one has to head far from Chennai to meet up with this gregarious bird

The chosen friend of Siva

The Periyapuranam throws light on the intense state of devotion of the Nayanmars against the backdrop of the life and times in which they lived. Much

Why women farmers cannot be left out of the protests against the new farm laws

The new Acts will have a gendered impact, especially on small and marginal holdings

Cricket and that winning attitude

Gabba was summited because India first climbed the steep cliff of the draw at Sydney

Free parking is not your right

Why we need to encourage paid car and bike slots in our cities

‘The polity has changed and so has judicial temperament’: Aniruddha Bahal

A big portion of the mainstream media is happy being a megaphone for those in power, says the editor-in-chief of Cobrapost

Safe, secure and locked up

A look at the handy tips that have been recently proffered for women’s safety

Bhava of surrender

Vishwamitra draws attention to the ancient lore associated with the various rivers, hills, hermitages, etc, when he leads Rama and Lakshmana through

Why Malayali households went back to ration shops during the pandemic

The pandemic is when many of Kerala’s urban millennials, Gen Z and even celebrities rediscovered the good old Public Distribution System, with its free, quality grocery kits

Meet the Chennai girl who owns 130 fossils

Chennai-based school student Aswatha Biju’s interest in palaeontology has taken her to several fossil sites in India, and led her to educate other students as well

Odiyen Lakshmanan on his efforts to revive different tribal languages

The Coimbatore-based tribal rights activist has collected more than 100 tribal stories as a part of his mission

A devotee is enslaved

Sundaramurthy Nayanar is the central focus and lead in the Periyapuranam. Sekkizhar brings out through subtle strokes the ways in which Sundarar’s

Finale of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' 12 to honour Kargil War heroes, in the run-up to Republic Day

We speak to the gameshow’s ‘lifeline’ expert for the day, Colonel Vembu Shankar (retired)

This Madurai couple promotes the art of drawing kolams

A Madurai home features kolams on its walls, thanks to the handiwork of a local street artist

Wealth of spiritual vision

The Upanishads speak highly of those who intuitively perceive the truth of the Supreme Brahman within themselves. Such people know that all external

In Memoriam: Dr. V. Shanta

The recipient of the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan leaves behind a legacy that is hard to match

Watch | Punjabi man in Chennai preserves Thirukkural on palm leaves

A video featuring Jaswant Singh, who has written all 1,330 couplets from Thirukkural on palm leaves

Faith | Path of dharma

The story of Naabaga is related by Suka to Parikshit in the Bhagavata Purana. In a discourse, Sri B. Sundarkumar drew attention to many interesting

This woman spent a night at the farmers’ protest – here’s what she learnt

There is a calm bonhomie at the Ghazipur border, even as Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim farmers — women and men — from across Uttar Pradesh assemble in solidarity

The people behind the COVID 19 vaccine reaching you

From a ASHA worker to the keeper of the cold chain, here, the unseen people responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine reaching you

The Indian Stammering Association (TISA)’s self-help groups build community support system

The Indian Stammering Association’s (TISA) self-help groups empower individuals with tools and techniques to inform, motivate, and be comfortable with stammering

Exceptional mothers

The name Vasupradah in the Vishnu Sahasranama occurs twice, in succession, in the same verse. Parasara Bhatta, in his commentary, gives two different

Flying oranges at the gardens of Theosophical Society

Two sub-species of the Orange-headed Thrush keep their date with this lush-green and leafy woodland of a campus every winter

Furfura’s pilgrimage site is the epicentre of Muslim politics in West Bengal

AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.

Assam’s tea growers are boldly experimenting with a variety of specialty teas

Some mushroom fell into a tea tin. And there begins the story of how Assam tea has moved from plain old black tea to white, yellow and purple to chocolate blends and more

Cash for cookies

Is there a gendering to the act of home care?

Which play?

Declarer will often reach a crossroads in the play of a hand, where he must choose between one play or another. It might seem like a toss-up, but it

Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty

Essence of pranava

The significance of the pranava mantra is such that a sanyasi should keep repeating it constantly. Pranava also means ‘yes,’ in Sanskrit. Those who

The past is a strange country: The paintings of Katayun Saklat

Stained glass designer Katayun Saklat’s paintings, with their disconcerting details, give a dark twist to sweet nostalgia

Sorry I missed your call

Please understand: it’s not about you, it’s about me. I’m trying to give myself some space, you know?

The archa form

The archa form of Lord Narayana is lauded because it shows His saulabhya, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse. One day, Ramanujacharya was going for

Jallikattu in the time of a pandemic: What is different this year?

This year’s jallikattu promises to be different not just because of COVID-19 protocol... it also features more first-time bull owners who took to the sport during lockdown

On Pongal, this accidental farmer revels in her new life, cobras included

From her old corporate life to her new agricultural one, this writer has faced many challenges, especially while running a plantation in Kerala during the pandemic. And yet, she looks back in satisfaction

Music in temples

Musical instruments to be used during invocatory prayers are specified in the Pancharatra Agamas, said P.T. Seshadri in a discourse. Iswara Samhita

When walls speak a thousand words at the Centre for Performing Arts in Varkala

The new Centre for Performing Arts at Varkala, Kerala, sports large murals depicting various performing arts specific to the State, done by muralist Suresh Muthukulam under the guidance of auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Wind sculptures spin with grace at Hyderabad’s Sanjeevaiah Park

Designed by experiential science centre DoScience, artistic wind sculptures at Hyderabad’s Sanjeevaiah Park showcase an engineering marvel

Devaki gets a boon

In His avataras, Lord Narayana had parents of His choice. Even in the case of Narasimha, Vedanta Desika says that since He emerged from a pillar, the

Likes and dislikes

Life is constituted of various pairs of opposites such as joy and sorrow, birth and death, growth and decay, heat and cold and so on. Krishna points

Following the Indian Pitta from the Himalayan foothills to IIT Madras

This beautiful creature can be difficult to spot unless one knows how it moves, feeds and where exactly it hangs out — so, here is a meet-up with the bird in its breeding and wintering grounds

‘We want an India that is prosperous and resembles those nations whose people have the most freedoms’

As Hindutva majoritarianism pushes ahead, the need for individual participation in everyday activism becomes more urgent, argues columnist and translator Aakar Patel in his new book. An excerpt below

Good idea, bad execution

North-South arrived in a very solid contract after a straight-forward auction. North’s cue bid to show an invitational raise or better is standard

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