Explore Chennai’s unique music experiences at this cafe that hosts intimate concerts

Explore Chennai’s unique music experiences at this cafe that hosts intimate concerts

Maarten Visser and  Holger Jetter at Vinyl and Brew | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Maarten Visser, a legend in the Chennai jazz scene, believes that the city has always loved its music. “But today, it feels like it is craving a community,” he says. When he played a concert full of pixie jazz (an experiment […]

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The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel

The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel

I started out as a content creator in 2015. When I started, I had tunnel vision. I thought, main toh apne kamre main videos bana rahi hun; isse agey kya hi meri duniya hogi? (I am making videos in my room, what would my world be other than this?). I did not think I would have […]

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Shalini Passi of ‘Fabulous Lives Vs Bollywood Wives’ speaks about fashion, fame, and art at Madras Art Weekend in Chennai

Shalini Passi of ‘Fabulous Lives Vs Bollywood Wives’ speaks about fashion, fame, and art at Madras Art Weekend in Chennai

The fabulous life of Shalini Passi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shalini Passi is a vibe. Even when she is frazzled, there is a sense of calm about her. After her talk on Women in Artistry at the Madras Art Weekend (MAW), we sit down for a chat in her suite at the Park Hyatt. […]

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Chennai | How Anna Nagar turned into a hotspot for food and nightlife in 2024

Chennai | How Anna Nagar turned into a hotspot for food and nightlife in 2024

It is 9.30pm at Anna Nagar’s Fifth Avenue and a serpentine line of at least 80 gourmands has been shoo-ing mosquitoes while waiting patiently with buckets and hot packs. A security personnel has been trying to control the crowds, and redirect potential customers parking cars and bikes. Anytime now, the owner of Kabali’s Thai Ilai […]

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Mellow Circle celebrates its 25th year with The Debt, a play that highlights the true meaning of Christmas

Mellow Circle celebrates its 25th year with The Debt, a play that highlights the true meaning of Christmas

A scene from last year’s Christmas play | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Michael Muthu is peeved. Lately, with all the focus on gifts, snow, Santa Claus, the North Pole, pixies, and elves, he feels the real meaning of Christmas is getting lost. And through Mellow Circle’s annual Christmas play, he plans to shine light on […]

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Studio pottery shines in Chennai as more working professionals turn artists

Studio pottery shines in Chennai as more working professionals turn artists

The overarching sentiment that coloured Chennai’s first-ever studio potters’ market was that of surprise. So much so, that an elderly gentleman loudly exclaimed, “I did not know there were so many pottery artists in Chennai!” while waiting for a set of tableware, neatly wrapped in newspaper, to take home. Most buyers at the two-day packed […]

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Chennai | Exploring the length of Marina beach’s shore for six kilometres on foot

Chennai | Exploring the length of Marina beach’s shore for six kilometres on foot

At daybreak on the Marina, a series of 15 men line the shore, their eyes searching the waves. In the beginning, it seems like calm, quiet contemplation — like they are seeing the horizon for the first time and marvelling at all the sea has to offer. Suddenly, among them, T Jambulingam swoops down and […]

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