Chennai welcomes migratory birds. Here is a guide to begin bird watching

[ad_1] P Harini’s tryst with birding began when the stress of the pandemic peaked and life seemed to get in the way of happiness. Her older sister P Sridevi, an avid bird watcher, told her to step out and give the activity a shot even though she was not terribly keen. “I didn’t really think […]

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October Octaves returns to Bengaluru with eighth edition

[ad_1] Every year, October Octaves bring a varied musical act to the city. This year, their eighth edition, will see performances by Indo-Western fusion band Swaraag from Rajasthan and singer Hargun Kaur from Punjab. Established in 2015, October Octaves has consistently made it a point to host different artistes and genres to broaden the cultural […]

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Chennai’s Airport mall ‘Aerohub’ is now officially open with a cinema hall and 24-hour food court

[ad_1] Aerohub at Meenambakkam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It is Mitali Krishna’s first time at Aerohub inside the Chennai airport. She has just returned from a short trip to Bangalore and is tugging her carry-on suitcase through the mall, not looking to buy anything in particular. “I was looking to take the metro back […]

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‘How is That For a Monday?’ movie review: Sripal Sama’s English-Telugu American indie is a heartwarming story of race, identity and humanity

[ad_1] Kaushik Ghantasala in ‘How is that for a Monday?’, produced and directed by Sripal Sama. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a tech firm in Orange County, USA, a 20-something H-1B visa-holding immigrant, Shyam Kumar (Kaushik Ghantasala) walks in with an air of pride and tells his boss that he has fixed issues related […]

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Paragliding pre-world cup begins in Bir with gliders from all over the world  

[ad_1] Paragliding in Bir-Billing | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the world of adventure sports, perhaps the most popular one is paragliding. The act of strapping a lightweight, free-flying glider aircraft on your back and launching off the edge of a cliff can be quite an experience. And the quaint village of Bir in Himachal […]

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district150 the new cultural space in Hyderabad

[ad_1] One the meeting spaces at district150 | Photo Credit: Darsheel Nahata Have you ever walked into an official meeting and stayed back to attend a cultural show? Or ending a meeting with gourmet food and drinks? Hyderabad’s district150 is the country’s first lifestyle-focused, hospitality-powered, multi-purpose meetings and events space. The space has the walls […]

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Festive styles for every taste: Ridhi Mehra launches store in Hyderabad

[ad_1] A model sports a design from Icons The Era | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Designer Ridhi Mehra’s store on the first floor of The Hill Top@7 in the bustling Banjara Hills is the new fashionable address in town. Her first store outside Delhi, this one is festive ready with her new collection – Icons […]

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Festive styles for every taste: Ridhi Mehra launches store in Hyderabad

[ad_1] A model sports a design from Icons The Era | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Designer Ridhi Mehra’s store on the first floor of The Hill Top@7 in the bustling Banjara Hills is the new fashionable address in town. Her first store outside Delhi, this one is festive ready with her new collection – Icons […]

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Chronicling Chennai’s dwindling dalliance with letters and post boxes

[ad_1] A letter box in RA Puram | Photo Credit: B Velankanni Raj The imperturbable faces of the crooked red letter boxes planted all over Chennai are like epithets the city has forgotten to use. The ones that remain, project the presence of an era that broods in its absences.   For a generation that […]

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