Special prayers to prevent COVID-19
By Shreya Haridas CHENNAI, March 17: Amidst repeated advices by government authorities to avoid gatherings to prevent the spread of CoVid-19, a mosque in Periamet […]
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The Price of Adolescence
As the murmurs in the class increase in volume, one girl asks the teacher whether English is spelt with an ‘E’ or an ‘I’. The students of class 10 at Hope Foundation school are preparing for their Matriculation exam.
Primary schools in Kannagi Nagar
The iron grill door of the school, thus, mostly remains closed, some little heads peep through the grill when the street cricketers yell “six” or when crackers burst in the nearby street.
The rise of the Local vs Migrant Divide in Labour
Sharma lives in a corner of Mambakkam apparently segregated for migrant labourers. He lives with 20 others like him in a rented house. “The locals don’t like us especially since the mass firings began. They don’t like the fact that we are employed while they aren’t.”
Jantar Mantar turns 25
“Today, there are barely any people in the state who can write a decent scientific article in Tamil,” lamented Dr Ramanujan. “This is why we started Jantar Mantar. It’s an effort to make science friendlier to children. So that they know that there’s more to the subject than just medicine and engineering.”
The Dynamics of Drama
Theatre personalities agreed that the effects of technology, economics, politics and society had affected the art of drama today. The discussion was held at Kuvikam […]
State Wrap
Tamil Nadu tackling the death of a 3-year-old, desecration of Thiruvallur’s statue, arguments against the Contract Farming bill and Shashikala’s Benami issue.
Law and Order at Dr. Radhakrishnapuram
No major crimes at the slums, says Police The families of two lovers from the slum near R.A. Puram created a scene at the premises […]
Crumbling buildings of Kolkata
A heritage that held similar importance to Victoria Memorial for more than a century was finally brought down to a status of no heritage value […]