Chennai

For TC Anbanandan and his family, the day begins at 4 am. They prepare and serve breakfast for office and school goers by 7.30am, followed by an elaborate lunch by noon. There is little respite from the stove. A separate dinner menu then…

Millet set meal combo at Millet Magic Meal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An electronics engineer by profession, 50-year-old S Adhieswari, had always nurtured a passion for cooking and in 2015 she launched her first cloud kitchen in…

Danish Siddiqui’s image from ‘Sinking Sundarbans’ The Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation believes that photography is not about making the perfect image; it is about telling meaningful stories that represent the times we live in. At the…

Swapna Mathivanan has grown up around pets since she was young and knows that life can become quite hellish during Deepavali. Her two golden retrievers become especially terrified when there are incessant blasts from loud crackers. When she…

PattappasThe atmosphere at SVR Marriage Hall is celebratory, though there is no wedding. Popular wedding caterer LV Pattappa and his team are working tirelessly, taking orders, handing over the tokens, and packing Deepavali bakshanam…

Meeting and conversing with the Dhananjayans is to have one’s happy molecules re-energised. In Thiruvananthapuram, to inaugurate Regatta’s 51st Natya Sangeetholsavam, Padma Bhushan awardees VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan spoke about…

Models pose at Escaped closet, a thrift store at Velacherry, Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Finding its legs during the COVID-19 pandemic, thrifting as a conscious lifestyle choice started gaining popularity across…

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…

A scene from Operation Vijay 1971 | Photo Credit: The Shades For a quarter of a century since the Partition of India, East Pakistan lived in the shadow of its more prosperous, politically-dominant western counterpart. When the Mukti Bahini…

Biryani, the crowd favourite at The Ambur Canteen Gulab jamun At The Ambur Canteen, the seekh kebab will make you want to pause even the most important conversation. It is soft, delicate and full of flavour and it takes a lot to keep from…