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A home turned into a Maritime Heritage Museum
Interested in ships, lighthouses and maritime history? You should visit Mr. Hemachandra Rao at his home cum museum in Chennai. Mr. Rao is a passionate traveller and the proud founder…
Radhika’s hobby of composting turns into community responsibility
Radhika Subramanian, who did her masters in agriculture, is a passionate environmentalist and plant-lover. She has been composting since 2015 as a hobby and still does. But after the 2016…
Terrace garden thrives with home compost; yields varieties of greens and flowers
This lockdown has been a very productive time for Kalavathy. A resident of Narasimhapuram, Mylapore, she decided to try out something 'out of the box.' For the past ten years,…
Chaat – Homemade and delivered at doorstep
If you live in Mylapore, Mandaveli or Adyar, you can now relish homemade chaat, ordered from the convenience of your home. Apoorva Gayathri is a young woman who recently completed…
Hamsanadam Music School celebrates its Silver Jubilee online
September is a very buzzing month at Hamsanadam Music School every year. The music school founded by musician Dr. Shubha Ganesan is located in Norton 1st Street, Mandaveli, Chennai 600028.…
Empowered mothers
On the New Year of 2019, the Tamil Nadu Government put a ban on single-use plastics. This opened new doors for the use of cloth, but also ended the careers…
We’re in the Endgame now : The end is near
Avengers Endgame is the follow-up to Infinity War, it is probably the biggest movie of the year. It is the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this film,…
Premium study lounge for students
Square Feet Cafe in Krishnama Road, Nungambakkam is a premium study lounge for students and young adults to work and eat in a peaceful and cosy environment. The main concept…
Dogs become part of her family for this woman
"!" Somewhere near the sound was more audible. Where does this come from? Aww! I saw cute little puppies hiding in a close well-equipped shelter of one’s home with their…
Chennai based student starts an NGO to create child awareness
Taha Fathima Khan, a young student started CAP (Child Awareness Project), an NGO in May 2011 shortly after her 15th birthday. The project began its journey as ‘Search for Thamana’,…