Race bikers at Chennai’s Napier Bridge | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For motorheads, Chennai is the place to be this weekend. The city will host the Red Bull Moto Jam, which is one of the biggest motorsport festivals in India, featuring daredevils doing wheelies and heart-stopping stunts on two-wheelers and four-wheelers. Leading the line-up is … Read more
Traditional Lambadi hand embroidery consists of a repertoire of 42 embroidery stitches | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If you have longed to own the exquisite embroidered apparel and accessories crafted by Lambadi artisans at Porgai Artisans Association, here is your chance to get your hands on them. Just in time for Deepavali, Porgai (meaning pride … Read more
The Hindu Archival Exhibit The year is 1949. Crowds swell outside The Hindu’s office on Mount Road on a hot afternoon to keep track of the latest test cricket score, as the national newspaper’s office staff manually update the scoreboard from the building’s balcony. In the backdrop, daily life goes on as a tram passes … Read more