Sweets, snacks, and celebration
This festive season, the focus is on authenticity. If you are still deciding where to order sweets from, here are some options #Sweets #snacks #celebration
Column | Enough of this patriotic rollercoaster
Readers, when it comes to young people, I have one simple policy: do whatever you want but don’t come near me. I only make exceptions for one group of youngsters:…
Alliance Française of Madras hosts a night of music, dance, and theatre
La Nuit Blanche | Photo Credit: SHANTANU KRISHNAN Crowds akin to a ‘first day first show’ screening of a Rajinikanth flick found themselves enmeshed at the Alliance Française of Madras…
Arati Rao enters the world of jewellery with her label, Taar
Jewellery at Taar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Singer-musician Arati Rao is all set to officially begin her innings on a new career path. The Bengaluru-based artiste, the name behind…
Looking back at history: What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A statue of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. | Photo Credit: Reuters One of…
Postal Week: the postman’s cycle bell stays heard in official communication and in notes of nostalgia
Ramaswamy Rangachari with his postal savings scheme passbook. In this age of instant messaging, the soft jingle of the postman’s cycle bell might be growing feebler. Ironically, in some minds…
Consciousness and the art of the long sentence
How do you communicate consciousness, one of science’s most persistent enigmas? For more than a century, neuroscientists, physicists, and philosophers have tried to locate the point in time and space…
Chennai’s jewellery landscape gets a modern lab-grown makeover
True Diamond ring | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a city where gold has long been the measure of elegance and tradition guides jewellery choices, stepping outside familiar designs can…
World Mental Health Day: The spaces in Thiruvananthapuram that provide mental health support and guidance
At a time when stigma and fear of judgement come in the way of seeking mental health care, Thiruvananthapuram has a host of spaces that offer support and guidance to…
Kerala’s first literary travel festival, Yaanam, in Varkala will celebrate destination and literature
The origins of Yaanam, Kerala’s first travel literary festival, organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, date back to 2017, when the festival curator and author, Sabin Iqbal,…