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Should I call my boss? Why working remotely is a new source of anxiety for...
Remote WorkingTechnical glitches, isolation and a lack of growth are putting freshers in a difficult position as they begin new jobs amidst the pandemic.Rajeswari ParasaImage for representation |...
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Once a dumpyard, this Hyderabad lake is now a hub for eco-friendly events
EnvironmentEvents at the lake that were once limited to plantation drives and clean ups have now extended to various eco-friendly activities with a special campaign.Rajeswari ParasaBy ArrangementIt was...
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Meet Deepa Joseph, one of the few women ambulance drivers in Kerala
Human InterestDeepa Joseph has won many recognitions for her driving skills, the latest being the Padmini Varkey award.CrisDeepa JosephPerhaps because driving heavy vehicles became a way to solve many...
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Mukundan’s Delhi Gadhakal takes you through the thick of three wars and the...
BooksTen years after the original was published, the English translation of the book, ‘Delhi: a Soliloquy’, won the JCB Prize for Literature this year.CrisPhoto courtesy - Anoop NEWhen Sahadevan steps...
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The Tamil Isai movement: How the fight for Tamil as a musical language took...
MusicUntil the 1940s, Tamil was not considered to be as musical as Telugu and many Carnatic musicians felt that the language – with its words ending in consonants like ‘Ik’, ‘ip’, ‘ich’ – was not...
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Lack of sponsors, fewer slots for artistes, hybrid concerts: Chennai’s...
MusicThis December, the Chennai air is once again filled with musical notes from its Margazhi concerts, but are things slipping back to normalcy as hoped?Saradha UCarnatic vocalist Sri Ranjani/ Photo...
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Boat rides to spotting wildlife: This camp on Cauvery river bank is an ideal...
TravelSet on the banks of the Cauvery river, Bheemeshwari Adventure and Nature Camp lies 100 km from Bengaluru and makes for the perfect weekend escape from city life. Susheela NairImage courtesy:...
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These sweet and savoury snacks are a favourite with Malayalis during Christmas
FoodAchappam, diamond cuts and avalose unda are just a few of the festive snacks that are shared with friends and family in Kerala during the Christmas season.Nikhita VenugopalAchappamsGrowing up in...
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From Meenakshi Sundareshwar to the War Room 16: TNM’s popular stories from 2021
TNM Wrap 2021As 2021 comes to an end, here’s a recap of 10 of our most popular stories this year.Geetika MantriIt has been a difficult year for many of us – the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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How Mambally Bapu baked the first Christmas cake in 1883 in Kerala
FoodIn an interview with one of the descendants of the Mambally family, TNM learns the history of the first Christmas cake and how their bakeries spread through Kerala.CrisPremnath Mambally, great...
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Creative, experiment-based learning: This webinar makes learning science fun
Virtual Classroom Cofounded by scientists Dr Karishma S Kaushik and Snehal Kadam, the science outreach programme, Talk To A Scientist, is open to children from the age group of 6 to 16. Saradha UAditi...
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Book excerpt: How a 15-year-old experienced migrant exodus in COVID-19 hit India
BooksThis is an excerpt from Puja Changoiwala's book 'Homebound', a novel about the COVID-19 migrant exodus in India.Puja Changoiwala We treaded along the access road to the Eastern Express Highway,...
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Kerala man who ‘documented’ taste of cyanide features in Booker shortlisted...
BooksThe story features in Chilean writer Benjamin Labatut’s book ‘When we cease to understand the world’, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2021.CrisMP Prasad was only 32 years old when he was...
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Kotha Panduga: The festival of new grains celebrated by farmers in northern...
CultureIn parts of Nizamabad, Kamareddy, and Karimnagar districts of Telangana, families and friends come together to share in the bounty of freshly yielded grains and celebrate the harvest that has...
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Manjappai and its Tamil roots: How the yellow bag has long been part of TN...
CultureIn the wake of the ‘Meendum Manjapai’ campaign launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, we revisit how the vibrant yellow-coloured bags have been an essential part of Tamil...
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Liberals are really India’s fringe: What a new book on data says
Book extractWhile recent instances of religious intolerance and bigotry may have shocked many, data on Indian attitudes and behaviours - particularly among young people - show that these attitudes are...
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Meet the Kerala women who run a climate-resilient, pandemic-resilient enterprise
Women's Power Fibrent was founded in 2019 as the brainchild of Oxfam India and RIGHTS, a Thiruvananthapuram based NGO working among Kerala’s Dalit and Adivasi communities.Mrudula BhavaniAll Images:...
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This calendar features over 50 women, queer persons in science
ScienceThe persons featured on the calendar have been crowdsourced from Life of Science’s 365 Indian Women in STEM project, which ran through 2021.Geetika MantriEvery year since 2018, Life of Science,...
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The rise of Telugu rapper Roll Rida: From YouTube to Tollywood
MusicDespite lacking a music background, Roll Rida became a household name through his rap songs. Some of his independent work like Patang, Raadhu, and Arupu have clocked millions of views on...
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On recreating Italy of the 1970s and more: Radhe Shyam production designer...
InterviewIn an interview with TNM, Raveendar Reddy talks about what goes into recreating a particular time period for a movie and his journey in the Telugu film industry.Rajeswari ParasaRadhe Shyam...
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