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How K’taka’s Lambani tribal women are keeping the traditional craft of...
WomenPart of their exclusive bridal trousseau earlier, the Lambani women's embroidery work is now part of modern day outfits and products.Amoolya RajappaAll images by Amoolya RajappaSita Bai is the...
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Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
ReligionIt might come as a surprise to some that Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara. He came from a Parsi family that had roots in India and he was a Zoroastrian by faith.TwitterBy Vasudha...
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A bunch of old letters and why letter-writing holds relevance
Human InterestEvery letter has a context, but when looked at many years later, they can actually stand for more than the purpose they were originally written to fulfill. IANSWe live in an age when...
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How Negamam’s traditional cotton weavers are dwindling due to social,...
TraditionThe handloom weavers of the famous Negamam cotton sarees in Tamil Nadu have to battle changing social norms and economic challenges from cheaper products.Sharada BalasubramanianImages by...
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How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may...
ScienceWhat could go wrong in a gene-edited embryo? Plenty.Picture: Happy MotheringGeorge Seidel On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human...
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How a community programme empowered sex workers to work with the police
Book ExcerptMobile Pragya says, ‘I learnt from the project that to do sex work itself was not a crime. I understood what the law says about how to arrest women.’Ashok AlexanderMobile Pragya is plump...
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Juggling for fitness: This Bengaluru group is making exercise fun for adults...
FitnessPeople who practise juggling regularly say that it helps them stay fit and also improves their concentration.Rukmani Vinay Dasarapu9-year-old Kenneth Thomas is a juggler and he believes the...
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How coastal farmers in Tamil Nadu are tackling soil salinity with innovative...
AgricultureFarmers are countering salinity caused by droughts and groundwater depletion through rainwater harvesting and by reviving traditional organic farming practices.Jency SamuelPhoto by Kevin...
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When art and caste collide: Srividya Natarajan's 'Undoing Dance' is on the...
Book ExcerptWritten by dancer Srividya Natarajan, the book explores the once-celebrated the devadasis and their art, women who were shunned as ‘prostitutes’ in a newly-independent India.Srividya...
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Scuba diving in Malaysia, Kambala race in Mangaluru: This photo exhibition...
PhotographyThe Great Outdoors 2018 exhibition is being held in Bengaluru as part of the Year of Adventure Tourism.Minal MalliCelebrating the Year of Adventure Tourism, a photo exhibition with the theme...
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Meet the official metal engravers for the Nizams of Hyderabad
ArtThe family designed logos and emblems for the Asaf Jahi dynasty, and even for the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh government. Priyanka RichiAll images by Shilpa S RanipetaMohammad Abdul Wasif has an...
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This AP man skated over 5500 kms to raise awareness for education of girls
EducationRana began his skating journey on September 5 from Hosur in Tamil Nadu and has been able to raise funds for the education of over 16,200 girl children across the country so far.Anjana...
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‘People took my work seriously after 'Shape of You' Carnatic mix’: Singer...
Music In an interview with TNM, singer Vinod Krishnan talks on a range of topics from his first composition for a commercial label to the impact of MeToo movement in the Carnatic field.Anjana ShekarIn...
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Saina Nehwal-Parupalli Kashyap get married, netizens hail 'no drama' wedding
WeddingThe couple got married in a private ceremony held on December 14 in Saina's house.TNM StaffTwitter is flooded with congratulatory notes for the latest celebrity couple in town. The year of...
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Perumal Murugan's brilliant sequels to 'One Part Woman' give us two alternate...
Book ReviewThe two books, 'A Lonely Harvest and 'Trial by Silence', take off from where the first novel ended, giving us two different endings to the lives of Kali and Ponna.Sheeba ManishPerumal...
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Discovering the Donne Biryani in Bengaluru: Why this no-basmati dish is heavenly
FoodThis biryani is made with shorter grained seeraga samba, a staple of biryani in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and is served in a leaf pouch.Navin SigamanyNavin SigamanyThe last time I was in Bengaluru,...
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How educated youth are boosting agricultural growth with hi-tech farming in...
AgricultureReturning to their roots, educated youth in Tamil Nadu have boosted production by modernising their ancestral land, and by using Israeli farming technology.VillageSquareAll images by George...
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Earthrise, a photo that changed the world
SpaceEarthrise showed us that Earth is a connected system, and any changes made to this system potentially affect the whole of the planet.NASADecember 24 is the 50th anniversary of Earthrise, arguably...
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Learning with leisure: Five Indians on what it was like to be homeschooled
EducationSinger Chinmayi and others spoke to TNM about what it was like to be homeschooled, a concept where children don't study in the formal education system but get their learning at home through...
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Rescuing snakes, busting myths: Meet the Hyderabad women who love the reptile
Human interestFrom convincing people who think that a woman can't rescue a snake to fighting myths about the reptile within their families, these women have done it all.TNM StaffFrom left to right:...
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