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Young hunters turn protectors | Ashwika Kapur’s ‘Catapults to Cameras’ is a film and an experiment

Shailaja Tripathi

How a citizen initiative led to the naming of a Warsaw square after a maharaja from Gujarat

Lakshmanan in front of his makeshift home as he starts his day at Gemini Circus on show in Thiruvananthapuram.

In the spotlight: Gemini Circus trainer C Lakshmanan on his legacy of 65 years, the highs and lows of the art and more

The cultural reluctance to talk about death results in people avoiding important decisions pertaining to their final days.

Ever been to a death cafe in India? | Tracking recent initiatives around death literacy in the countryIndia is a death-avoidant society, but a growing awareness of death literacy is helping change mindsets

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‘Assam as a geographical location and a concept is diverse...’

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History & Culture Meet the timekeepers of Chennai’s historic clock towers

Seamless border with jungle animals, flowers and trees.

Environment Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: Know your flora and fauna

Soorya Krishnamoorthy

Life & Style Soorya Krishnamoorthy displays his collection of 2,000-plus art works on Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chathurthi

A view of the lake in Polachery on September 4, 2024. Photo: Prince Frederick

Chennai Polachery: A trailer packed with pauses

Life & Style How The Madras Observatory paved the way for significant astronomical discoveries

G. Subramania Iyer was among the illustrious Editors of The Hindu.

Tamil Nadu The significant, but less talked about, contribution to the freedom struggle

Murali, an idol-artist from Mylapore shares his experience in an interview in Chennai.

Chennai Madras Day | Life in the day of an idol maker

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The recently-renovated main building of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) on Old Post Office Road in Coimbatore

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The Borivali Malayali Samajam organised the Onam market (Onachanda) for the upcoming Onam festival 2024 in Mumbai.

Malayali women in Mumbai bring Onam celebration out of four walls; organises fair

Maharaja of Nawanagar, Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, with the Polish children and women he gave refuge to, on Christmas eve, 1943, in Jamnagar.

How a citizen initiative led to the naming of a Warsaw square after a maharaja from Gujarat

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Truth be told | Review of Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Our City That Year’, translated by Daisy Rockwell

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Of greatest loves and regrets | Review of Booker-longlisted ‘This Strange Eventful History’ by Claire Messud

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Back to Jimbocho’s books and coffee | Review of Satoshi Yagisawa’s ‘More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’, translated by Eric Ozawa

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