Margazhi | Akkara adisil and young love

Margazhi | Akkara adisil and young love

If Kolkata enjoys its afternoon raga, Mumbai shines brightest in the evenings, and Delhi parties through the night, morning is Chennai’s finest hour. Especially during Margazhi — the season between mid-December and mid-January when the city, perennially hot and prickly, is rewarded with gentle coastal winds, dewy mornings, music, dance, and food. Women bring out their […]

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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

Rakesh Raghunathan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taste often drives memory; be it a fragrant chutney that reminds one of the mundane, or a spicy kebab that invokes celebration. This year, at The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, a panel titled A Taste of Memory: A Celebration of Food and Family, will bring writers and custodians […]

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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

Rakesh Raghunathan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taste often drives memory; be it a fragrant chutney that reminds one of the mundane, or a spicy kebab that invokes celebration. This year, at The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, a panel titled A Taste of Memory: A Celebration of Food and Family, will bring writers and custodians […]

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Exploring century-old homes, and attending intimate concerts at Chettinad Festival

Exploring century-old homes, and attending intimate concerts at Chettinad Festival

Chettinad is a fever dream. On its sun-baked arid landscape, punctuated by cacti and laced with palm trees, majestic century-old mansions rise like castles in a children’s tale.  Set in quiet villages, and springing up on narrow dusty roads, these ornate structures shimmer like mirages in the unrelenting heat. Their cavernous rooms, divided by pleasingly […]

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