Moment in the sun: Kerala’s Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary prepares for a high-flying summer
Despite the scorching heat, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary prepares for a high-flying summer with an impressive show of over 200 species of regional birds
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Tamil literary pioneers recommend novels that would make for great movie adaptations
Tamil cinema has been witnessing a spree of book-to-screen offerings like Vetri Maaran’s ‘Viduthalai’ and Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ series; now, writers Imayam, Su Venugopal, Bava Chelladurai and Na Murugesa Pandian pick their favourite literary works that are now ripe for adaptations
A Winter Odyssey
With the season of migratory birds at its peak, birding experts share a tell-all guide to find these guests in the underrated pockets of the city for an epic spectacle
Freedom Writers of Chintadripet
If one takes a walk in the Iyya Mudali street in Chintadripet, it is highly unlikely that the slowly fading noises of school children praying in unison, will be any indication to the world of stories that one will be transported to on stepping inside the old, raw structure – a world of negligence, drugs, alcohol, violence and death
Voices from a lost homeland
Amidst the chaos created by the CAA and NRC, it remains critical to talk about this huge population of refugees that the CAA has left out – the Sri Lankan Tamils
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE
As Chennai suffers from an acute water scarcity, faulty architecture and futile urban myths invalidate its rain water harvesting systems.
Threat of Cauvery Delta Hydrocarbon project bigger than political differences, says DMK
The DMK calls upon the state government to protect the ‘granary of the South’ and support the farmers through actions rather than words and reassurances.
Ammankulam South: An Epitome of Brotherhood & Change
A slum in Coimbatore sets up as an example on the importance of community building and the power of brotherhood in elevating the lives of the people
Mudukulathur : Recalling Trying Times
Revisiting the panchayat of Mudukulathur after the infamous 1957 caste clashes between the Thevars and the Devendrakula Velalar
Katchatheevu: Lost lives and livelihood
Even as the issue has been the cornerstone of Tamilnadu’s politics for over three decades, the ordeals, that the Indian fishermen from Ramnathapuram face, are far from over. Will they ever get their answers?