11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (230+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Launched in January this year, the ‘Flybrary’ — a free, self-service library at Thiruvananthapuram airport — has fast become a favourite retreat for bibliophiles. Situated in the REDIA zone inside Terminal 2 Security Holding Area, the quiet corner features comfortable seating and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (408+ words) Somewhere inside an ancestral house in Kerala, beneath the shade of a sacred grove, a dead girl is waiting to unravel the mystery behind her death. Her name is Maya. Her cousin Anjali brings a young professor to the ancestral…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (185+ words) The New Indian Express Rajamahendravaram: A rare living ‘Tree Ganesha’ made entirely from plants at a nursery in Pottlanka village in East Godavari district has become a major attraction ahead of Vinayaka Chavithi.Nursery farmer Dhulam Dhanaraju of Murugan…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (952+ words) A time for self-discipline, introspection, fasting, and seeking forgiveness, Paryushan invites the Jain community to pause and embrace simplicity. While food forms an intrinsic part of the observance, the festival’s essence extends to finding meaning in restraint and conscious choices....

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (331+ words) VIJAYAWADA: On Vijayawada’s roads, Ganesha has already begun to arrive, in towering idols waiting for pandals, in rows of brightly painted faces at roadside stalls and in the smaller clay figures devotees carry home. But behind the colour and celebration…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (449+ words) VIJAYAWADA: For Andhra Pradesh, Kondapalli is more than a village known for its colourful wooden toys. The famous Kondapalli Bommallu, made traditionally from soft Tella Poniki wood, carry a rich folk-art tradition passed down through generations. The craft also has…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (273+ words) Kartikeya’s story splits along regional lines. In the North, he makes women widows in war. Women are told to avoid him. To make himself unattractive, he sheds his skin, smears himself with ash. He was the first Vedic monk-warrior, precursor…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (266+ words) The New Indian Express On a bustling Saturday evening at Café Ababeel in Wazir Bagh, Srinagar, a group of women gather to discuss Kate Chopin’s A Pair of Silk Stockings The Reading Circle, which began in June as an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) The New Indian Express BENGALURU: To protect cultural and heritage sites, the state Tourism Department and the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage are working to establish the Karnataka Heritage and Cultural Foundation (KHCF).Tourism Minister KJ George said a…...