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Around this time last year, I was engaged with a high-profile upcoming liberal arts and sciences university as a consultant in their communications wing. I did well (I was told) and everything was going great, until a year later when they decided they wouldn’t renew their contract with me – due to ...
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My article in The Hindu MetroPlus on the Butterfly Walk by Madras Naturalists Society, organised as part of the Madras Day 2019 events. You can also read it online on The Hindu website.
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Our historic city of Chennai, still fondly referred to as ‘Madras’, recently turned 379 years old on 22 August 2018. Heritage enthusiasts from all over the city celebrated with more than a hundred walks, lectures and quiz programs held all of August. The Church where I worship - the CSI St. Thomas ...
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A lot of people who have seen my pet cat Lily keep asking where I got her. I generally don’t encourage anyone to ‘buy’ pets as there are plenty of kittens and puppies looking for a home that they totally deserve. Lily is one such rescued kitten – here’s her story: My cat Lily was found with her ...
My article for the column 'Church Tales' in the September 2017 EanMe (CSI St. Thomas English Church Newsletter). Shuffling through the vintage photographs collected for the Photo Exhibition, my mind couldn’t help racing back to the thanksgiving festivals in my growing-up years, at St. Thomas ...
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At St. Thomas Mount - Picture Courtesy: Suresh Balasunder A group of us from CSI St. Thomas English Church got together one Saturday morning (27 May 2017) to visit three important places in Chennai (previously Madras) associated with Saint Thomas the Apostle who came to India in 52 AD. We planned ...
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As I was finishing up my morning walk today and returning home, I happened to overtake a father and his two children (a daughter and son) on a narrow bridge. The girl was quite grown up and looked like she was a class 10 student, while the boy is an adolescent around 10 years old - and the family ...
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Looks like it's a season of parodies in the UK, and brilliant ones at that! It's amazing how each creative capsule takes off from the previous one, weaving it's own story, leaving the viewer longing for more. View all the videos in the right order and you'll know what I mean... Here's the original ...
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Chennai is home to numerous ancient temples, each of which has its unique history and cultural significance. Among these temples, the Shiva temple in Mylapore, where a peahen worshiped Lord Shiva, is quite famous. However, not many people know about another temple in Saidapet, which a crane ...
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The Karaneeswara temple in Saidapet boasts a large, well-maintained holy pond. Legend has it that the sage Vasishtha was given the divine cow Kamadhenu by Indra for religious rituals. However, when the cow caused trouble, the sage cursed it, and it turned wild. To absolve Kamadhenu's sin, Indra ...
The Karaneeswarar Temple of Saidapet is a magnificent structure with a seven-tiered Raja Gopuram adorned with colorful and interesting stucco images of various deities. This tower is considered to be one of the most majestic and beautiful temple towers in Chennai. An equally stunning big temple ...
The Raja Annamalai Mandram stands tall as a celebrated landmark in the original Madras, renowned for its role in the promotion of Tamil music. To unravel its fascinating history, one must delve into the early days of Carnatic music in Chennai, where Tamil was not always considered a suitable ...
The Bible Society of India is a Christian organization that holds the authority to translate, produce, distribute and market the Bible. It is a member of the United Bible Societies and operates with the motto of making the word of God accessible to people in a language and format that they can ...
Old Madras or the Original Madras never ceases to surprise you. Every nook and corner has a heritage structure or a historic place. Unfortunately, only a few people realize their importance and observe them with an appreciative mindset. Amidst the chaotic lorries and vans parked haphazardly in the ...
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You cannot miss it! It's monumental size and proportion in an otherwise crowded and congested George Town locality would attract everyone. The entablature of the portico written in Tamil as "Pachaiyappan" tells us it is the Pachaiyappan Hall. The hall, which dominates the structure, is rectangular ...
From Kashmir and Kanyakumari, India is a fertile land of literature forms. Here are some of the bloggers published their post recently...