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Four wheels and a chimney: Meet the food truck makers who are making grub on the go a possibility

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Noticed a spurt in food trucks around town lately? These brothers have created most of them, out of old trucks and vans

Get your single screen fix at these renovated theatres in Bengaluru

The freshwater lake in Kumizhi

Hidden Trails | Discover this unexplored getaway spot located less than 30 kms from Chennai Airport

Pradeep Kumar The forever still and serene Kumizhi is an entry off the travelogue’s diary. It is also a perfect weekend getaway for Chennaiites sick of doing the same old trip to Puducherry

Women turned out in massive numbers at a ‘tiranga rally’ against CAA/ NRC in Hyderabad on Jan 10.

On the March Women protesters are taking to the streets en masse to fight the CAA and police brutality

Anuradha Raman They are homemakers and grandmothers, doctors and lawyers, students and teachers. They are all women and they have come out of their homes in massive numbers to protest the CAA. It’s our country, they say. It’s our children’s country. And nobody can take that away from us

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Looking back at the decade with cartoons

Special mass was conducted at St. Mary's Basilica Church at Shivajinagar in Bengaluru.

Christmas 2019: From Srinagar to Kerala, Indians celebrate festival with vigour

Faith

Eternal values

True devotion

Periazhwar and his daughter Andal teach by example the way to serve and worship God. Periazhwar offers fragrant flower garlands to the Lord with great affection, and Andal in addition, offers a unique garland of verses, the Tiruppavai hymns that exude the fragrance of the very essence of the Vedas in simple terms. The structure, form and content of the Tiruppavai hymns emphasise that the aim of life is to be engaged in devoted service to the Lord eternally. One need not be well-versed in the

Two choices

Each one always has two choices, the good and the beneficial on the one hand and the pleasant and enjoyable on the other. The two are divergent and lead one into different paths. If good is chosen, one is blessed and will tread the path to God and attain salvation. This is how Yama begins to explain to Nachiketas, in the Katopanishad, the secret of immortality, pointed out Sri Ramanujam in a discourse. Owing to a misunderstanding with his father, young Nachiketas goes to Yama Loka. Since Yama is

History & Culture

Tribal dancers from Karnataka performing Siddi dance during the Pongal festival celebration at Thiruvalluvar Nagar in Besant Nagar

History & Culture

How the Siddi community has been thriving through music and dance

Traditional games of the harvest festival gain popularity in cities

A Shrikumar ’Tis the season to play

History & Culture

The century-old houses of Chennai’s Mylapore were built to survive

Sweta Akundi Pot tiles, coloured window panes and well-lit courtyards — the century-old houses of Mylapore boast aesthetic planning

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The Sunday Quiz | Society

Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Faith

Benefits of satsanga

Discourse: Bhagavatham History & Culture

Krishna, virtue personified

Kochi

Actor Revathy talks about the joys of kayaking

Yarn it! Society

The protest

Cartoons for a cause: hoardings to educate public on traffic rule violations

This Japanese billionaire is giving away $9 million on Twitter

On New Year’s Eve, online shopping mogul Yusaku Maezawa posted a tweet to give away 1 billion yen (around $9 million) to the Twitter users, to see if money improves their happiness

Humility, an ennobling trait

The Tiruppavai celebrates the glory of the Supreme Lord as much as that of a true devotee. Its emphasis is on the eternal quality of the relationship

Greensole that re-purposes discarded footwear visits Coimbatore

Ashiquee Jain of Greensole shares the story of the company

Are Indian women surfers ready to conquer the ocean?

The world readies itself to witness surfing as part of 2020 Olympics. Are Indian women surfers up to the challenge or are they still caught in the undertow of societal pressures?

Art at Heart features paintings by children from different economic backgrounds

At Sarala’s Art Centre, children from different economic backgrounds came together to promote equality and create awareness through art

A toast to the sun: How the harvest festivals are celebrated in the hinterlands

All over the country, the harvest festival is a celebration of abundance and a time to thank Mother Earth. We ask our food providers in the hinterlands about how they mark the day

Tubers are the veggies of choice to celebrate Thiruvathira

On the day of Thiruvathira festival, which fell on January 10 this year, a puzhukku made of tubers, raw banana, pumpkin and so on is cooked in many houses. It is made with grated coconut, jeera and other spices

The unforgettable Seeli

That was how writer Marina, who passed away recently, was known in his childhood

This visually-challenged teacher from Kerala converts books into Braille

For students at the Government School for the Visually Impaired in Thiruvananthapuram, Baby Girija is a leading light who endeavours to blot out the darkness of ignorance in their lives

Remembering telegrams

11-year-old Jishnu PS is the youngest telegram collector of Karnataka, who will be part of the Philately Exhibition from January 9 to 11

Magnetic personality

Though Andal adopts the stance of a Gopi in Brindavan who seeks Krishna, her penchant for the Lord’s other avatars is equally evident in the

Circuses likely to go extinct in India

The country’s oldest circus company, Great Bombay Circus, has been enthralling audiences for a century. Today, though, its survival is a question mark

Why a Cochin Postal History collection recently won an award in Mumbai

You have got mail: Fragrant stamps, post crossing, Cochin postal history... MR Ramesh Kumar is an authority on philately. His Cochin Postal History collection recently won an award at the National Show in Mumbai

Learn about Bengaluru sights through these augmented reality postcards

The places of interest range from the city’s Blossom Book House and Koshy’s to even Queen’s Bath in Hampi

Commitment to dharma

The dictum of the sastras, “Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara,” spells the fundamental rule for ethical and moral living and is applicable to all beings at

This exhibition brings crafts persons and weavers from North East to Chennai

Treasures from the North East, an exhibition by CCIC, provides a glimpse of weaves and crafts of the region

A walk through some of the oldest parts of Coimbatore with city chronicler Rajesh Govindarajulu

Deities and history with pickles on the side: Walking down Coimbatore’s Town Hall area

Rema Kumar’s new line of saris are slow, sustainable and stylish

Rema Kumar’s collection of saris highlights the hard work and artistry of weavers, dyers, printers and embroiderers

Service to God

The relationship between the jivatma and the Paramatma and other such esoteric knowledge contained in the sastras find the simplest of expressions in

Jamia protests through Read for Revolution

‘Reading is possibly the most subtle political act,” say students at Jamia Millia Islamia, as they create a makeshift library, organise daily reading sessions, and lend books out

Kashmir, CAA, Jamia, JNU: How families deal with ideological differences

Just as socio-political ideology now draws lines between us in society, it also puts pressure on families, where members disagree in thought, word, and action, on CAA-NRC, the current political leadership, Kashmir, and more

Data | Where does India stand in the Global Gender Gap Index?

World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2019-2020 measures the extent of gender-based gaps in economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.

NGO Hand in Hand India familiarises tribal families with horti-agri forestry

Fruitful ventures for Tamil Nadu’s tribals: NGO Hand in Hand India hopes to provide tribal families in Jawadhu Hills additional income by familiarising them with horti-agri forestry

How tech geeks battled it out at Ramco Systems’ hackathon event

Coding marathon, Lord of the Codes, saw 30 teams battling it out to come up with creative and feasible business solutions

It's a week into the new decade and now is the time to find inspiration

2020 with new hope: A week into the new decade and it’s time to find inspiration and start afresh

At DakshinaChitra’s conservation lab, you can restore your old photographs

As DakshinaChitra’s conservation lab extends its services to the public, MetroPlus gets a crash course on art history, documentation and creative restoration

How prison warders in Tamil Nadu deal with daily stress

A movement workshop — replete with music, sharing and core strengthening — helps prison warders across Tamil Nadu deal with daily stressors

The Parsi link with Delhi

The community’s association with the city dates back to Akbar’s time, culminating in the establishment of the Anjuman, a repository of its culture

Working with Rohingya: Art from the heart at Dilli Haat

Five artisans from Bangladesh highlight the craftsmanship of Nakshi Kantha on garments, at the Dastkari Haat Crafts Bazaar on till January 15.

Greed rewarded

Both vulnerable, North deals

Happy New Year, Citizen Cow

Indian democracy has space only for cattle, India’s national animal

Quiz: This week, it’s all about literary phrases

The Hindu’s weekly quiz that doesn’t go easy on you

The ancient carvings at Elephanta Caves are fading, and no one cares

Time, pollution and unplanned tourism threaten the centuries-old carvings

Songs, slogans, camaraderie and chocolate: a protest at India Gate

In the past few weeks, state-led violence and the actions of the police have made protests look far more chaotic than they are

Thanks to Kala Mytrah, Rubina goes back to school

A project that gave girls a second shot at education is now being replicated in several villages in Andhra Pradesh

Social media in the time of Twitterstorms, trolls and fake news

The Age of Social Media Innocence is long over; there’s no going back

Pitfalls in life

There was a poor man, who ardently craved wealth. He did severe penance, and when God appeared before him he said he wanted a lot of wealth. God gave

Lessons from life at Warhorse Learning Festival

Get introduced to everything from world history to pop philosophy at the second edition of the Warhorse Learning Festival this weekend in Chennai

Government doing exact opposite of what’s needed to revive economy: Jayati Ghosh

The leading development economist speaks out on the predicted global recession this year and why the extremely adverse environment for small and medium enterprises is likely to continue

Have you checked out the National Biryani Register

The way to a citizen’s heart can be found through their Swiggy order

A round-the-year guide to engaging with nature

Spaces and species

Thiruvananthapuram’s eco-friendly choices for a green tomorrow

Ten eco-friendly measures the city has adopted that promise to make this year a kinder, greener one

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