Collage x Beg Borrow Steal brings luxury vintage jewellery, textiles and art to Chennai

[ad_1] Purses, jewellery and accessories that will be displayed at Collage | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Collage, Chennai’s multi-dimensional fashion and luxury store, is stepping into its 20th year with a retrospective that romances nostalgia. In collaboration with Mumbai’s high-end boutique Beg Borrow Steal, it is bringing antique jewellery and art along with vintage textiles […]

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Hyderabad’s Food4Thought Foundation has helped establish over 600 libraries across India; targets 1000 by 2025

[ad_1] A library was set up at a school in Nongshken, Meghalaya, with the help of Food4Thought Foundation | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “We help connect idle books to hungry minds,” reads a statement on the website of Hyderabad-based Food4Thought Foundation (food4thoughtfoundation.org). Formed in 2015 as a bridge connecting individuals who want to donate books […]

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Pollution of Periyar – A Continuing Battle

[ad_1] The Eloor-Edayar industrial area on the banks of the Periyar | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Periyar’s plight The pollution of Periyar is a continuing story, says Purushan Eloor, who has been working for the protection of the river relentlessly for 34 years. At the forefront of the Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi, a forum […]

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Sunitha Upadrasta Live in Concert at Shilpa Kala Vedika in Hyderabad

[ad_1] Sunitha in ‘Entha Prema’ | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Sunitha Upadrasta is looking forward to treating her fans to a live musical performance at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad. All set to perform at the venue after five years, Sunitha says a live audience enthuses her. “This concert, a ticketed event at a prestigious venue, […]

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Architect Takbir Fatima: Featured in 100 Women: Architects in Practice

[ad_1] Takbir Fatima | Photo Credit: Akhila Rao and Ujjwal Sannala.  It is a proud moment for Hyderabad-based architect Takbir Fatima to be one of only two Indians, the other being Anupama Kundoo, to be featured in 100 Women: Architects in Practice. Edited by Tom Ravenscroft (Dezeen), Harriet Harriss (Pratt University), Naomi House (Middlesex University) […]

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Ramnath’s book of Urdu poetry Bas Yun Hi is a culmination of his fascination for the language and verse

[ad_1] Words rush into verse, tumble into rhyme and flow into poems. Ramnath could put pen to paper and come up with verse on any subject. After several years of wordplay, versification and journalling, the Chennai based multi-lingual chartered accountant, released a book of Urdu poems, Bas Yun Hi (Just Like That). It is self […]

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30 pilots sail at Chennai Harbour to celebrate women’s day

[ad_1] Pilots from Indigo dip their feet as they sail at the Chennai Harbour. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the Spring Haven Wharf where Chennai’s violent summer sun has settled comfortably in the sky, a group of pilots, accustomed to navigating the clouds, is making its way to J80 class sailboats (racing keelboats) at […]

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This Ramzan, Chennai offers Arabian, Hyderabadi and Vegan Iftar boxes

[ad_1] Abid’s Executive chef Mohammed Nizamudeen has introduced a few new items for Ramzan such as the Turkish lamb adona kebab, Russian cutlets, chicken cheese cigars and peri peri grilled chicken. The Arabian-style kebabs and snacks are the popular items. Abid Zahid, who runs the restaurant, says “This year we are providing vada along with […]

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This Ramzan, Chennai offeres Arabain, Hyderabadi, Vegan Iftar boxes and some restaurants have special Arabian menu during this period

[ad_1] Abid’s Executive chef Mohammed Nizamudeen has introduced a few new items for Ramzan such as the Turkish lamb adona kebab, Russian cutlets, chicken cheese cigars and peri peri grilled chicken. The Arabian-style kebabs and snacks are the popular items. Abid Zahid, who runs the restaurant, says “This year we are providing vada along with […]

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