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‘The Last Dance of the Leaves’: Art that celebrates dying beautifully
ArtArtist Sunder Ramu held a preview on Saturday of his work in photography inspired by the beauty of dying autumn leaves. Jahnavi Reddy“I’ve never seen anything die as beautifully as a leaf in autumn....
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'The forest was better': The Hakki Pikki tribe which lives in the margins of...
TribesThe documentary 'Name/Place/Animal/Thing' by Nitin R on the Hakki Pikki tribe won a National Award this year.Rishika PardikarThe Hakki Pikki are a semi-nomadic tribe who have travelled and lived...
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‘With this confidence, we can win a medal at the Asiad’: India’s TT star...
Interview Sathiyan grabbed a team gold, men's doubles silver (with Achanta Sharath Kamal) and mixed doubles bronze (Manika Batra) at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.IANSPTIDebayan Mukherjee On cloud...
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Why ozone levels pose a challenge to food security
Feature In India, up to 14 and 6% yield losses in wheat and rice, respectively, are estimated to have been caused by ozone.PixabayDivya Pandey, AXA Research Fund; Lisa Emberson, University of York, and...
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Novels, textbooks and more: Head to B’luru’s Avenue Road for second-hand books
BookstoresThis stretch has as many as 300 booksellers — many of whom have been in the business for over three decades. Nizam Haris Who doesn’t love secondhand bookstores? The scent of old books and the...
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Are religious people happier than non-religious people?
FeatureResearch suggests that around the world, over 84 per cent of people belong to or are connected to a religious group. PixabayKayonda Hubert Ngamaba, University of York What makes people happy?...
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Finishing it in style since 2005: MS Dhoni and the art of the run chase
SportsDhoni's ability to stay calm, when everybody else is feeling the pressure, makes him the best finisher in the game.Fahir MaithuttyPTIIt was the Chennai Super Kings versus Kings XI Punjab match in...
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The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years
Global PerspectiveWith the global population rising at 45m per year, comes the inevitable rise in demand for food, water and materials, but perhaps most essentially, housing.PixabaySean Smith,...
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‘Catch Them Young’: An Infosys grassroots initiative honing high school...
EducationThree students who participated in the workshop even harboured hopes of coming back and working with Infosys one day. Luke KoshiFriday marked the culmination of a two-week long workshop titled...
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People who live in diverse neighbourhoods are more helpful - here's how we know
Human interestIf you live in a diverse neighbourhood, you're more likely to identify with a whole range of different people – and to lend a helping hand.Image for representationJayanth Narayanan, IMD...
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What meeting your spouse online has in common with arranged marriage
CultureThe two cultural norms, which may on the surface seem completely different, are starting to converge.Image for representationAmitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology Most...
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On dangerous ground: land degradation is turning soils into deserts
FeatureLand degradation also has serious knock-on effects for humans, such as malnutrition, disease, forced migration, cultural damage, and even war. PixabayAbbas El-Zein, University of Sydney If any...
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Exploring Poonamallee: Bringing alive the fascinating history of this TN town
HistoryIn a curated tour, writer and history enthusiast Nivedita Louis mapped some of the oldest buildings and heritage sites in the area.Anjana ShekarThe history of Poonamallee, a small town located a...
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Tea kadais to flower sellers: This Chennai-based artist captures Madras in...
ArtWhat started as a quick way to substitute live-sketches, 'Madras In Mini' shaped up to be a whole different project.Anjana ShekarInstagram/HemuvenkatMadras can be anyone’s muse. The city has...
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‘Caste can no longer be ignored’: US conference will discuss Dalit cultures...
CasteTo be held from May 4-6, the conference will feature discussions on caste and race problems in contemporary society.Charan TejaImages: Boston Study GroupThe University of Massachusetts Amherst is...
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I did research at Rajneeshpuram, and here is what I learned
FeatureI visited Rajneeshpuram 10 times before it closed down completely early in 1986 and talked with almost 100 men and women who lived there. Image: Wikimedia Commons/Sangeet DuchaneMarion Goldman,...
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Why do we stay on Facebook? It’s complicated
Social MediaThe media narrative still assumes that the goal of these platforms is to expose people to information. But it’s less and less about that — the goal is to manage and control people’s...
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The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it’s bigger than we thought)
FeaturesThe global tourism produces about 8 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, much more than previous estimates. PixabayDr Arunima Malik, University of Sydney and Dr Ya-Yen Sun, The...
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Three scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing...
Features The possibilities and problems of Big Data mean designers require a new type of intelligence that exists between technology and the humanities. Anthony Burke, University of Technology Sydney...
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‘We saw both sides of Tamil film industry strike’: Meet the CEO of AGS...
InterviewBorn into a family of entrepreneurs, Archana Kalpathi talks about her family’s humble beginnings and her journey so far.Anjana ShekarIt’s not often that you’d chance upon the CEO of an...
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