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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Memories of Chennai’s Connemara Library

Connemara Library has stories to tell, not only through its innumerable volumes, but also through its stained glass windows, old furniture and architecture

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A parrot a day

There’s only one man left from the community of parrot makers spanning seven generations in the temple town of Srivilliputhur

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AIRing earthy flavours

All India Radio, Tiruchi, completes 80 years. Staff, past and current share memories

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These young professionals want to take up temple services

Against all odds, these young men have chosen temple service over money

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Poetry in metal

The Swamimalai bronze artefacts are authentic statements of craftsmanship

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Who Am I? The big question

The time-bound movement in the world has to freeze into the timeless motion

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Power of penance

In the vision of Valmiki and Kamban, Sita’s remarkable stature vies with Rama’s qualities and valour, pointed out Sri Mathivannan in a discourse. She

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

A palace for students

A century ago, Bella Vista palace in Hyderabad was cocooned in luxury. Today, academicians study in its majestic rooms

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Helping the differently-abled women gain independence

Sampoorna, a Visakhapatnam-based NGO, creates employment opportunities for women with disabilities

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Tales from All India Radio Visakhapatnam

K Satyanarayana Murty, Assistant Director Programmes at AIR Visakhapatnam traces the path radio hastaken over the years in the city

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In Delhi’s May Day Bookstore, volunteers chip in to celebrate Labour Day

This Shadipur bookstore, honours workers’ struggles along with a celebration of literature and the arts

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Outcome of actions

The churning of the ocean is made possible by the combined efforts of the devas and the asuras with the Lord Himself helping them to achieve the goal,

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

The personal abuse of public space

The road is more than an enabler of motor transport. It is also a place of pathos and of beauty

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Graced by Divine Couple

Hanuman is endowed with special attainments that include keen intellect, extraordinary courage, immeasurable strength, resourcefulness in speech, fear

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City’s new artistic space fuses creativity with sustainability

Elements, seated along the OMR IT corridor, houses solar-powered and rainwater harvesting systems

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Homegrown edutainment with Alexander Arulanthu

In Chennai’s new performance space, traffic rules provided fodder for stand-up comedy

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A bike ride through Chennai’s heritage sites

How much of the city’s centuries-old history and legacy can we uncover on Beach Road with ₹100 in hand?

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Monday, April 29, 2019

Celebrating a controversial hero

What is about the Nicholson cemetery that continues to attract the young as well as those drawn by nostalgia

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Nature of sadhus

Jnanis can be compared to agni, says Srimad Bhagavatam. Agni burns everything down. In the same way, jnanis do not just discard what is bad, but burn

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

This all-woman band from U.P. sings about gender justice

Meri Zindagi is known for its foot-tapping songs on female education, gender justice and equality

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