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From Mandaveli to Mahabalipuram: How the ashy woodswallow receded from urban spaces

As this bird’s breeding season reaches its tail end, a throwback to the days when nesting pairs could be seen in urban spaces, sometimes atop lamp posts. Despite being more easily sighted in Chennai and other bustling sections within its distribution range, an erroneous notion about the bird persisted for a long time

Gratitude Project offers countless ways to say thank you to COVID-19 frontline workers

Started by seven young women, Gratitude Project has seen more than 500 posts of thankfulness towards those on the frontline during lockdowns across India

Doing Karma without pride

Lord Krishna was not only charioteer and Acharya on the battlefield, but also showed His divinity, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse. At the end

Photographer Amita Talwar’s virtual fundraiser exhibition for COVID-19

‘Between Darkness and Light’ is a collection of Hyderabad-based Amita Talwar’s photographs, aimed at raising funds for those affected by the pandemic

Speciality of Ramayana

Of the two Itihasas, namely the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the former is special, said M.A. Venkatakrishnan, in a discourse. While the Mahabharata

G Prabha’s second film in Sanskrit, ‘Taya’, focusses on the landmark trial of Thatri

‘Taya’ is about how Thatri took on the patriarchy and the judiciary

Removal of ignorance

The greatest hurdle to the jivatma’s salvation is the ignorance of the true identity of the indwelling atma. For all of us, the ‘I’ sense or the ego

Chennai’s Vandalur zoo welcomes baby chimpanzee

Arignar Anna Zoological Park’s star chimpanzee couple Gowri and Gombe, give birth to a baby

Arti Dhand’s ‘The Mahabharata Podcast’: An epic retold

A professor’s podcast turns the classic into a tale for our times with a critical eye, contemporary language, and humour

Unblock?

Neither vulnerable, East deals

Between tribal, Christian and Buddhist beliefs, communities in Arunachal Pradesh try to protect their origins and practices

As the number of Christian adherents continues to grow and there is a resurgence among indigenous tribal faith believers, Christian leaders think there is space for both groups

Gated communities gear up for the third wave

Should we invest in oxygen concentrators? Should we establish COVID care centres on our premises? RWAs in the FOMRRA fold debate such questions

Acharya association

At some point of time in our journey through the cycle of birth, when one’s past good karmas bear fruit, one comes under the beneficial influence of

The pandemic’s compassion fatigue

Being witness to seemingly unending tragedy sapped COVID-19 volunteers’ emotional resources. Some look back at the burnout they felt, and how they are slowly healing

Into the open: struggles of the female athlete

Naomi Osaka has started a conversation about the mental load on young women athletes battling stressors on and off the field

Unique literature kit ‘Telugu Sahitimoorthulu’ introduces Telugu authors to the next generation

Compiled by Shanmukha Sunnapuralla, this specialised kit ‘Telugu Sahitimoorthulu — Mukhachitraalu Repati Tharam Kosam’ has biographies of 111 Telugu writers and poets

Thousands of children have lost parents to COVID-19. We urgently need a system to care for them

Between April 1, 2020 and June 5, 2021, 3,621 had lost both parents to the pandemic, 26,176 had lost one parent, and 274 had been abandoned, according to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Children organise a virtual fundraiser for COVID-19

Delhi-based Ayanat Foundation started by two teenagers blends fun and educational events

Who’s in your head?

Making sense of wide foreheads, squeaking lizards and lengths of skirts

I was called a ‘behenji’ and ‘shameless’ in the same breath: Neena Gupta

The wickedly funny and talented actor has a lot to say about everything, from her theatre days to OTT platforms, in her autobiography

Salvation via surrender

No one knows the end which we call salvation, and hence the path is also most hazy. But from the Charama Sloka in the Bhagavad Gita, it is clear that

Notes from rural Haryana, where COVID-19 is still a ‘big-city phenomenon’

Notes from rural Haryana, where COVID-19 is still considered a ‘big-city phenomenon’ and the fear of vaccination continues

Now, stay anywhere for 10 months, while Airbnb foots the bill

Twelve individuals will get selected for this. And you can take your friends or family along

Tamil series from Singapore dwell on identity issues

Naam and Parambarai have become popular among Tamil viewers worldwide.

Ideas of sustainability from India at the London Design Biennale, 2021

Nisha Mathew Ghosh, curator of the India Pavilion at the London Design Biennale, 202 talks of the showcase and the challenges her team faced to set it up

In Coimbatore, patients under home quarantine get healthy meals at their doorstep

Food catering services in Coimbatore have launched COVID-19 meals that include special millet-based tiffin items and 14-day quarantine meal plans at nominal charges

A school in Manipur for senior citizens

In Manipur’s Chatric village that overlooks the India-Myanamar border, a new school by Gemson Haorei Trust holds a class for 70-year-olds with many learning the alphabet for the first time

The ultimate destination

The Vishnu Sahasranama is Bhishma’s response to the very pertinent questions that Yudhishtira poses. Who is the one Supreme Deity? Who is the sole and

Orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic, they live to fight another day

Death of parents deprives children in Kerala not only of their presence but also leave them dependent on kin

Indian brand gets silver at International Chocolate awards

Paul and Mike, an artisanal chocolate brand based in Kerala, is the first Indian brand to have come this far

Dorje re-introduces Darjeeling tea to the Indian market with flavours for every season

An ambitious new project attempts to deliver Darjeeling’s tea, celebrating all its quirks and flavours, to your doorstep through the year

Mobbera Foundation takes Pride month celebrations online

The Hyderabad-based organisation hopes to engage the community, create awareness, and bust myths with its initiatives

‘Aaghosham’, an online festival celebrating the spirit of Kerala

The themes for the ongoing festival include history, social structure, music, dance, food, festivals and architecture among others that bring out the lesser-known facets of the State

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