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Shooting the changing scenes on Palani Hills
July 6, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Ian Lockwood was barely six months old when his US-based parents decided to make the Western Ghats their home. While they kept moving to different cities, they let Lockwood finish his schooling in Kodaikanal. It…
July 6, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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How museum pieces can come alive and command attention
July 4, 2018, 12:44 PM IST
Bronze Gallery At Chennai Govt Museum Has Potential But Needs Revamp, Say Experts Crowds jostling for a glimpse of Mona Lisa in The Louvre Museum and a full house at the special exhibition of master…
July 4, 2018, 12:44 PM IST
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Donning new roles to tell dark tales
June 4, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Meenu donned many roles in her life. Being a transsexual, she worked as a daily wager, cook, helper and cleaner to take care of her ailing parents. But, she couldn’t continue with a job for…
June 4, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Symbol of royalty turns a picture of neglect
June 1, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
A board erected by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HRCE) department outside the Eraniel palace near Marthandam in Kanyakumari district declares in Tamil an allotment of ?3.85 crore sanctioned towards its restoration by former…
June 1, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Ravi Varma’s indelible connection with Madras
June 1, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
The Fort St George Museum has some of the best works of painter Raja Ravi Varma, who had a close bond with the city till his death in 1906. It was in Madras in 1873…
June 1, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Monsoon puzzled man in Vedic times too
May 28, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
The journey in search of the monsoon started long ago. Ancient texts like Rig Veda and Silappadhikaram narrate various forms of winds, clouds and rains, linking these natural phenomena to the cultural life of people….
May 28, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Ramanuja’s verses decoded for youth
May 14, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Three years ago, a senior industrial manager began translating the 108 verses of bhakti saint Sri Ramanuja. Hailing from a Vaishnavite family having origins in Srirangam, what Gopal Srinivasan possessed to take up the challenge,…
May 14, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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A traditional paddy revival in the works in Kancheepuram
May 6, 2018, 1:36 PM IST
Kuzhiyadichan, a traditional paddy variety, once widely recommended for lactating mothers, Kattiyanam, another type of grain that would grow as tall as a sugarcane and Mappilai Samba, considered auspicious for newlyweds. Many of these indigenous…
May 6, 2018, 1:36 PM IST
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In search of the missing reels of Tamil cinema
April 27, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
In 1916, R Nataraja Mudaliar made ‘Keechaka Vadham’, the first silent feature film in south India. It is considered the first ‘Tamil’ silent film because all its actors were Tamils. In 1989, a film critic…
April 27, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Why ‘amateur’ finds need to reach pundits before press
April 6, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Mallachandram, a megalithic site in Krishnagiri, was discovered in the early 1970s but an ‘amateur’ archaeologist claimed that he discovered the site recently. A few TV Channels and regional newspapers carried the news without checking…
April 6, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Tamil trade ships that sailed to foreign shores
March 29, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Scattered porcelain pieces from a ship, broken pottery pipes and ruins of the basement of an ancient Buddha vihara in Nagapattinam. If you join these materials, you get a picture of the ancient maritime trade…
March 29, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Weaving urban folktales to revive storytelling for stage
March 21, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
The fast-paced urban life has taken away many traditions. Storytelling is one of them. When did you last listen to a story? If you can’t remember, here’s a chance to recollect it. ‘Remember Remember’ is…
March 21, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Intricate kolams that inspire artistic idiom
March 9, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Kolam is the soul of Tamil social life, interwoven with its cultural and humane consciousness. Tracing the soul of Tamil Nadu through Kolams and Sangam poetry is what researcher-artist Chantal Jumel has been doing for…
March 9, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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How small slip-ups leave huge dents on celebrity sculptures
March 2, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Time, deft hands & sculptor’s love for subject must to produce a good statue: Experts When a life-sized statue of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa was unveiled at the AIADMK headquarters on her 70th birth…
March 2, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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An engineer who culls history’s hidden tales from dusty shelves
February 26, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Sundar Krishnan has a collection of 800 Tamil historical novels curated from flea markets & libraries Sundar Krishnan was enthralled by history when he visited the Brihadeesvarar temple in Thanjavur, his hometown. He grew more…
February 26, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Tapping into Pen’s power to promote, protect writers
February 23, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Three years ago, writer Perumal Murugan announced his decision to give up writing after his novel ‘Madhorubhagan’ (One Part Woman), courted controversy. In 2014, various Hindu outfits objected to the portrayal of traditions at the…
February 23, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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She broke caste, gender barriers with science
February 12, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
EK Janaki Ammal died in 1984, but the white Magnolia Kobus named after her at Kew Gardens in the UK still blooms as a tribute to the great botanist. Born in 1897, Janaki grew up…
February 12, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Engravings that find meaning in mundane
February 8, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
The relationship between the skin and the garment we wear is intense, but we barely notice this connection. It was only after working on the motif in textile design that Paris-based artist Diane de Chamborant…
February 8, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Watching Bollywood’s iconic film through a lensman’s eyes
January 25, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
In the opening scene of ‘Hungama Bombay Ishtyle’, a popular children’s film released in 1978,’s dreaded villain Amrish Puri holds a gold chain stolen by a young ragpicker in his gang, and shouts, “Jaggu bhai…
January 25, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Anthology chronicles deceits and pleasures of dalit existence
January 22, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Writers need a great senseof observation when itcomes todetailing innocent pleasures and everyday deceits that take place around them. Tamil writer Bama’s recently-launched collection of 15 short stories chronicle the lives of people with whom…
January 22, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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