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Normal Reloaded - How travel and tourism in Tamil Nadu can emerge stronger in the New Normal
Normal Reloaded - How travel and tourism in Tamil Nadu can emerge stronger in the New Normal
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The Journey of Mystical Palmyra Experiences - An Interview
The Journey of Mystical Palmyra Experiences - An Interview
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Giants of George town talk presented by Venkatesh Ramakrishnan
Giants of George town talk presented by Venkatesh Ramakrishnan
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காலத்தின் கோலம் - 1980 (Weekly article by Mythili Chandrasekaran - Sketch courtesy Mrs. Nithya Balaji )
வீடே ஓரே பரபரப்பாக இருந்தது.கல்யாணியைப் பெண் பார்க்க வருகிறார்கள்.சிவராமன், மீனாட்சி தம்பதியரின் மூன்று குழந்தைகளில் மூத்தவள் கல்யாணி. அடுத்தவள் ஹேமா. கடைக்குட்டி ஶ்ரீராம்.
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Heritage tours get a regional flavour
Heritage tours to sites like Madurai, Thanjavur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and other smaller ancient citadels, complete with curated experiences, have become popular in the city, as many people are keen to rediscover their roots.
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(Weekly article by Mythili Chandrasekaran - Sketch courtesy Mrs. Nithya Balaji )
1960களில் தற்போதைய சென்னை எனப்படும் மதராஸ், கான்க்ரீட் ஜங்கிள் எனப் பெயர் பெறாத காலம். புது மாம்பலம் ( தியாகராய நகர் ) பகுதியில், பெரும்பாலான வீடுகள் இரண்டு அல்லது மூன்று கிரௌண்டில், நான்கு புறமும் மரம் செடி கொடிகளுக்கு நடுவில், விஸ்தாரமாக அமைந்திருந்த நேரம்.
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Rare exhibits(Weekly Article by Historian Pradeep Chakravarthy)
A collection of unusual musical instruments vies for attention with the philately, numismatics, zoology and botany galleries.
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Where creativity thrives
One of the oldest institutions in the city, the Government College of Arts and Crafts is a treasure trove of books on art.
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MADRAS, land of the LORDS
August marks the founding of Madras and is therefore an excellent opportunity to survey the temples of Madras.
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Songs of a forgotten genius
One of India's few traditions that is still going strong is Carnatic music. It cannot be disputed that Carnatic music as we know it today, owes it to Thanjavur for its birth and Chennai for its current day sustenance. Since the16th century, Thanjavur was the place where the rules of this music were created.
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Life beyond the vault
As travellers most of us are aware of the Pyramids of Egypt, the tombs of New Delhi and Agra. But what about the tombs of Tamil Nadu? Among the many monuments that don’t make it to the itinerary of tourists is the Kailasa Mahal or Raja Gori in Thanjavur.
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A tome on Vishnu
The book bears the title of an exhibition that was opened in North America and coordinated by the First Center for the Visual Arts drawing from at least 45 collections in the U.S.
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For that spiritual connection
Most devotees are absorbed in prayer when rituals are conducted in temples and the less religiously inclined are not interested.
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Symbols of tradition - Part 2
Deepa or waving a lamp lit is an integral part of the upachara, for two reasons - it was the only means of light in the past and because of its symbolism of removing ignorance.
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Symbols of tradition
Deeparadhana or the ritual of moving a lighted lamp in front of the deity, is an integral part of the upachara, for two reasons - it was the only means of light in the past, and because of its symbolism of removing ignorance.
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Beauty of bhakti
Six years to translate 100 poems — each of four lines — seems like an inordinate time even for an academic. But Archana Venkatesan’s translation of Nammalvar’s Tiruviruttam is time well spent.
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From a bygone era
The Brihadeeswara temple built by Raja Raja Chola (985-1014AD) in Thanjavur is one of world’s most famous monuments.
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On Padam, Javali
At an age when traditional compositions compete with new compositions on the concert platform, padams, to a large extent, and javalis, to a lesser extent, have all but disappeared though they were at one time the cherished pieces of a musician's repertoire.
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Flowering landscapes
The Natrinai is a collection of 400 poems in Tamil that scholars date to the 1 – 3 centuries ACE. It is part of a larger collection called the Sangam literature.
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Travelling across time
With more than 5,000 entries by around 100 scholars aided by more than 250 musicians, the Sangit Mahabarati is a magnificent tome
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