City Roundup
Lots of Navaratri dolls on display along a street
When one thinks of Navarathri, the first image that is likely to be associated with it is the colourful dolls, also known as 'golu bommais' in Tamil, which we exhibit…
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad held in Chennai from July 29 – Aug.8, 2022
With over 186 countries participating, it is the first instance of a multi-sport event being held at this level and marks a milestone for the (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is…
A walk through the Ramzan month
What would be a better way to learn about the insight of any tradition than by going for a heritage walk! The lower number of cases and restrictions had made…
Many varieties of groundnut at this festival in Bangalore
The Kadale kayi Parishe (Peanut festival), where different varieties of peanuts are showcased, happens once a year in Bangalore. This usually happens around the month of November in Bull Temple…
Rain clouds
It is monsoon time for the eastern and southeastern parts of India now. It is raining for more than a fortnight now with intermittent sunshine. The rainclouds float on the…
Aadi special: Home gardeners exchange plants
The sowing season begins in the Tamil month of the Aadi (mid-july to mid-August). Rains are abundant; the water level in rivers and lakes rises at the onset of the…
Garbage-ridden street gets a new life
The abusing of public spaces is one of the biggest community issues of the era. Everywhere we go, we see garbage strewn on the roads, careless parking of vehicles, walls…
Art in the bylanes of Malleshwaram to make the streets pedestrian-friendly
'Malleshwaram Hogana!, that translates from Kannada to ‘Let’s go to Malleshwaram!’, a project to support the #BengaluruMoving campaign organised a virtual trail on July 11, 2021. A team of…
Volunteers join hands to restore Chitlapakkam Lake
Two years ago, on May 29, 2019, a 7-year-old organisation took up the initiative of restoring a historic 100-year-old lake in the heart of Chitlapakkam in Chennai's suburb. The process…
Sargam Choir commemorates Gandhiji on his birth anniversary
Sargam choir decided to celebrate Gandhi Jayanthi with a musical tribute by children. The tribute was online this year. A group of children were trained to render 'Vaishnava jana to',…