The Golden Age of Coimbatore
Coimbatore, the Rome of Kongunad, is the gold capital of South India. Thousands of craftsmen and jewellers have added glitter to the city. The business of jewellery is a cauldron…
River Noyyal
The Lifeline of Coimbatore Long ago the sacred serpent adorning the neck of Lord Shiva was unable to bear the fury of his cosmic dance and therefore spat the venom…
The Sage of Kanchi: Sri Chandrashekarendra Mahaswamigal
Jagat Guru Sri Chandrashekarendra Mahaswamigal (1894 – 1994) was the sixty-eighth Shankaracharya of the Kaanchi Kaamakoti Peetam. He was born as Swaminathan Sharma, and he belonged to a Kannada-speaking Smartha…
Thaligalaparavannam
Introduction Indian food is an integral part of religion and other cultural tradition. Every occasion has its repertoire of food. The vegetarian trading community of southern India is known for…
The Bharatveer – Veeraraghavan Sampath
The Soulful Teacher Veeraraghavan begins his day by 3:30 AM. He readies himself and begins to prepare for the day ahead. The Satvik kitchen buzzes with activity. Naivedyam is made,…
The Farmer Innovator G.V.Sudarshan’s Role in Propagating the Native Kongahalli Breed
G. V. Sudarshan of Gobichettipalayam is a farmer innovator cum gaurakshak. His journey is really interesting and it is fascinating to chat up with him, “My company Mivipro Products (Private)…
The Paramapadham
We are looking at a heritage board game called Paramapadham or the Snake and Ladder. It is played with the help of a pair of Dhaaya kattai (long dice in…
Mahabharat
Jayakumar was born to Lakshmi and Srinivasan at Kumbakonam. He grew up at Hyderabad and his B. Tech in chemical engineering took him to IIT, Chennai. Destiny travelled with Jayakumar…
The Quest to Employ Technologies to Harvest Ancient Cures
The Successful Venture of Arya Rajesh Kumar and Vighnesh Arya Rajesh Kumar has visited 534 temples thus far. He frequents the Thiruppatthur Brahmapureeshwarar Temple and spends a lot of time…
Tidbits of Damu and Bhagiyam
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