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A view of the simulated experience | Photo Credit: special arrangement The ivory almond blossoms fall softly, almost callously, as curiosity mounts — can we leap up and maybe catch a few? The Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece that embodies the…

Audience at the tester show | Photo Credit: special arrangement Enter a room of endless possibilities filled with a blindfolded audience glued to their chairs, completely oblivious to what is going to hit them next. This is a room that…

Traditional Lambadi hand embroidery consists of a repertoire of 42 embroidery stitches | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If you have longed to own the exquisite embroidered apparel and accessories crafted by Lambadi artisans at Porgai…

The Hindu Archival ExhibitThe year is 1949. Crowds swell outside The Hindu’s office on Mount Road on a hot afternoon to keep track of the latest test cricket score, as the national newspaper’s office staff manually update the scoreboard…

The People’s Voice is Louder captures the tension of a crisis that remains fresh in the public conscience of the subcontinent | Photo Credit: Nayanahari Abeynayake Thousands of yellow and blue LPG cylinders are lined around the Galle…

Tamil actor and TV personality ‘Badava’ Gopi | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas In Tamil, ‘badava’ usually refers to a mischievous or cheeky person.It is not something complementary. But Gopi loves it; a sobriquet he has proudly worn for more…

The Maverick Maharaja: The Life and Times of His Highness Maharaja Jayachamarajendra WadiyarThe life story of the last Maharaja of Mysore was riddled with commendable achievements and unfortunate tragedies. Maharaja Jayachamarajendra…

Agam at a 2018 concert in Chennai | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M Agam’s music can be best described as brilliantly seamless. Even though the popular South Indian band’s iterations are characterised by contrasting genres, in layman terms, nothing…

Veteran photographer Sunil Gupta looks back at how the camera shaped his life, outlook and identity as a gay man in the 1970s Veteran photographer Sunil Gupta looks back at how the camera shaped his life, outlook and identity as a gay man…

Back on stage in Chennai, Thaikkudam Bridge revels in their return to live performances. Has the pandemic changed their music? Back on stage in Chennai, Thaikkudam Bridge revels in their return to live performances. Has the pandemic…