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Having travelled from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala to the United Kingdom, the Lantana elephants have been auctioned to raise funds for conservation, with the challenge in mind to teach masses on how to co-exist with animals and reduce man-animal confrontations

Have you seen the 220-kg three-wheeled cycle that stands at seven-and-a half-feet?

In a bid to market his creation, G Rajendran cycles from his home in Villivakkam to Pattinapakkam and Marina Beach, Chennai. He is now making customised cycles in steel. Have you spotted him on the roads yet?

Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar’s ‘Pinnacle’ follows regular people attempting to scale high Himalayan peaks

‘Pinnacle’, a short documentary by Vikram Jeet Singh Parmar, tells the story of a few climbers attempting two 6,000-metre peaks in the Himalayas. The story revolves around motivation, resilience, and overcoming fears

Philosophical insights

While Krishna’s birth had all the elements of uniqueness, we also find insights into philosophy and our duties, even at the time of His birth, said

Sangita Iyer’s 26-part docu-series ‘Asian Elephants 101’ will be telecast on World Elephant Day

The wildlife filmmaker focuses on challenges faced by elephants and how their survival is threatened by loss of habitat and human interference

Epics interpret Vedas

The Vedas are timeless, with no specific author. The Vedas are profound, and cannot be easily understood. The help of a learned preceptor is needed to

Spirit of surrender

Alavandar, also known as Yamunacharya, is revered as the foremost of acharyas in the Vaishnava tradition as he has laid the foundation of the

‘Nursery schools’ for avians open

July and August signify a time when many resident bird species in Chennai and surrounding areas go through a rite of passage with the juveniles among them having to flap their way to independence. Tracking a few young birds that are getting accustomed to being on their own, while also mastering group behaviours

India and Pakistan: Affinities beyond map lines

Looking at a range of cultural themes in India and Pakistan — from food to cinema to comedy and romance

Good deduction

South’ s sequence showed 22-23 points, so North had to raise despite his paltry values. East won the opening spade lead with his ace and returned the

Green Humour

How handloom collectives are helping weavers during the pandemic

On this National Handloom day, we talk to Social entrepreneurs, NGOs and collectives who come together with innovative solutions for weavers, finding them markets online

Karma Phala Data

In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Vyasa further explains about the workings of karma to Janamejaya, and says that none but the omniscient Lord can

Why investing in nature-based solutions is necessary

It’s the only way forward to create healthy, and pandemic-proof cities

Ranjith steps into the ring

Opinion | This well-made boxing film has political ambitions which it doesn’t quite fulfil

The transition to ‘Commonwealth’ was not the end of empire but its most evolved stage: Ian Sanjay Patel

The British scholar’s new book looks at post-colonial migrations to the U.K., and how racially motivated laws tried to stem the tide

My Olympic Gold

Humour | Division of labour and dosa fests — how to share the spirit of the legendary games

The mirror in the green room: The exhibition, ‘The Green Room’, features 21 photographs by publisher Naveen Kishore

A veteran Jatra actor and a frenzied Kolkata at pujo time find strange parallels in publisher Naveen Kishore’s first photography solo

The call of the couch: The depiction of psychotherapy in American films and television series

While therapy plays a major part in American film and television, Bollywood’s treatment of mental health issues beggars belief

Shasvathi Siva’s video and support group on Instagram help erase the stigma around divorce

Shasvathi says the silence on divorce and divorcees must stop to help women walk out of abusive marriages

Karma and its effects

In this world, the course of karma is not easily understood. Even the devas are not able to comprehend the wonderful effect of actions. This is

Ancestral Dravidian languages were possibly spoken by many in Indus Valley civilisation, says study

The paper by Bahata Ansumali Mukhopadhyay seeks to resolve a crucial part of this perennial puzzle of South Asian prehistory.

Vibhava experiences

In the Gita, the Lord explains the purposes of His incarnations, namely, to protect the good, to destroy the evil doers, and to establish dharma.

Tribute to veteran Kathakali artiste Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboothiri

Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboothiri, who passed away on August 2, lent novelty to negative roles with his popular red beard

Tom Daley knitting at the Olympics | The sew bros stitch together a new brotherhood

Tom Daley’s casual poolside knitting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, pointed us in the direction of a growing breed of men knitters called the ‘sew bros’ who are honing a skill and engaging in a healthy conversation on masculinity

Chicken for the soul in the month of Karkkadakam

‘Kozhimarunnu’, tender chicken cooked in medicinal herbs, is integral to the diet during Karkkadakam at many households in North Kerala

Agency and enjoyment

Sastras are meant to benefit the jivatmas caught in samsara. In every birth the jivatma is compelled to act and this entails his experiencing the

Manifested life

All beings, with or without faith in the scriptures, are involved in some search that they hope will give them happiness. Naturally, they look for it

Amita Deshpande’s reCharkha is giving a new spin to discarded plastic

Using the charkha and looms, Pune-based reCharkha – The EcoSocial Tribe, upcycles plastic trash into a range of aesthetic products

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