Author Archives: Gopika Kumaran
Present your passion quickly in slides
How many boring presentations have you gone to? Don’t they seem to go forever? Pecha Kucha is a solution to all of that boredom. It is a presentation style that…
When Statues Come Alive
How many of you have passed the statues on Marina beach several times yet, never bothered to find out about any of those people? They all have interesting stories behind…
Bird watching is now childs play
Chennaiites are slowly realising the wealth of birds that can still be found in and around the city. Bird watching is becoming popular as a hobby. On Sunday evening, Prabha Bob…
Young Thulika adds value to her vacation
Thulikha, is just six years old. But she has big plans for her summer holidays, apart from her swimming, yoga and keyboard classes. She plans to help a child go…
Fun with the tailed friends
Something was buzzing at the Benzi Pet stay in Thoraipakkam on April 25 apart from the routine barking of dogs. Ten enthusiastic kids had gathered for a workshop on how…
Unleashing the Invisible Wings
Mr. Hari M. Mohanan started cycling from Kochi on March 30th and is on a 60-day cycle journey to promote his documentary film, Invisible Wings. The film is about the…
A chat with Anupama Ravichandran, National Bal Shree awardee
Anupama Ravichandran, studying in Std. 11 in Nungambakkam, Chennai has been awarded the National Bal Shree award for Creative Writing. She shares some of the best moments of her experience…
Films and classical dance go together to give a new experience
The show was titled 'From GR (G. Ramanathan) to AR ( Rahman).' This dance recital took place at pm, on Jan. 17, 2015 at The Music Academy, TTK Road as…
Life begins at 40 or 14? It begins whenever you want it to
Nithya Shanti is an internationally respected spiritual teacher, seminar leader, writer and educator, committed to sharing practical wisdom teachings for happiness and enlightenment in a joyful and transformational way. Nithya…
A visit to the countryside
The oldest English theatre group in India, the Madras Players in collaboration with the Stray Factory presented a play, Animal Farm, adapted from George Orwell’s famous novel by the same…