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Map your career in GIS

Geographical Information (GI) provides solutions to challenging and real-world problems.




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Gain that analytical edge

Want to get more out of your study programmes before you embark on your career?




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Like the rain that drenched everything

Sri Ramanuja’s compassion knew no distinction.



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Tirumurai as explained by Periyava




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Surya Deo, custodian of Odia cinema

He has worked single handed, to document and highlight the beauty and history of 80 years of Odia cinema.




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Restoring the Ariyakudi landmark

The 17th Century Venkatamudayan temple to get a new lease of life, writes S. Prabhu



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Udayavar’s management principles

It was Sri Ramanuja who laid out plans for carrying out temple rituals at Srirangam, Tirumala and Melkote



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The songster’s journey to Tiruvaiyaru

Jagdish Koppa’s book on Bangalore Nagarathnamma is a detailed account of the musician and also the life of devadasis in South India




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The day to dive into the unknown

As Magdalene Aunty turns 91, it revives memories of glorious birthday celebrations by Mughal emperors




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He crawled all the way up

On how Ramanujar made Tirumala accessible to devotees.




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JPL Gwynn: Smitten by the land and language

Remembering the British ICS officer whose love for Telugu language is well known.



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Meegada Ramalingaswamy’s novel avadhanam

An extempore rendition of padyam and ragam randomly selected by audience, marked the avadhanam by Meegada Ramalingaswamy.



  • History & Culture

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Ek Mulaqat: Saying it with verses

Deepti Naval talks to Chitra Swaminathan about why the play ‘Ek Mulaqat’ is close to her heart.



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Lovely lotuses blossomed by the sun

Ramanuja’s interpretations of the Sanskrit verses proved that he had the potential of being a good commentator.



  • History & Culture

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Guardian angels of yore



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The sheen of antiquity

The Annan Perumal temple near Sirgazhi gets a new look post consecration.



  • History & Culture

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Doyens of Ink Street

From Urdu Bazar to Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, the Capital’s print media has come a long way




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His life, for the young



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History resurfaces

City archaeologists and history students discover fragments of burial urns, ring stands belonging to the megalithic period in Sulapuram Village near Madurai



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Those emerald fields of yore …

Panniyarathala Veedu in Jagathy is one of the few homesteads in the city that still have vestiges of our agrarian past.




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By the banks of three rivers

Chitra Ramaswamy sets out to check out the legend behind the Rajiv Lochan temple, Chattisgarh.



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Paeans to Periyazhwar

The scholar-saint’s avatara utsavam was celebrated at his home town Srivilliputhur recently.



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When shayars shared a stage

It was both sublime and funny verses at The All India Mushaira that captivated the audience.



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Saying it all in Sanskrit

N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya talks about his masterpieces in the language




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Literary treat for festival

Tamil magazines mark Deepavali with special colourful editions.




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History lessons by Lake Pichola

Get up close with Udaipur’s royal past, its art and architecture at the City Palace museum, writes Chitra Swaminathan




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Desika's haven of peace on the other side of the cauvery

This year the Vedanta Desika festival will be celebrated on November 13 in Satyagalam, Karnataka.




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A variety spread

A peep into a few more of the special editions, a festival tradition.




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Literary treat for festival

Tamil magazines mark Deepavali with special colourful editions.




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Who can study the Vedas?

As an icon of equality, Ramanuja embraced the whole of humanity.




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An eighth century wonder at Kamakura

Lakshmi Venkatraman says the main deity at the Hasedera temple is made of single piece of camphor wood.




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Heritage at your doorstep

The Museum on Wheels, a successful CSMVS initiative, has been bringing history to a wider circle of children and young adults




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On 'kaniyan koothu', an art form dedicated to the graveyard god

Sudalai Madan was banished to earth after it was discovered that he preferred eating human flesh to divine nectar




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Cash-strapped Archaeology Department takes MGNREGA route for upkeep of monuments in Karnataka

The proposed initiative will cover the protected and unprotected sites in Karnataka, most of which lack even a fence, so as to prevent encroachment




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The cheetah that loved Hyderabadi biryani

Nobility showed off their pet cheetahs and posed for photographs before and after hunts; for the British, they defined India’s exotic wildlife




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Why everyone is talking about the Big Temple 

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan has brought this Chola architectural marvel under the spotlight once again



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Pulluvanpattu musician Jayakumar Gopinath says he considers it his responsibility to keep his father’s legacy alive

Jayakumar Gopinath talks about Pulluvanpattu, the ritualistic art form of Kerala that sings songs for the snake gods, and how his community is trying to preserve it




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A musical ode to Faiz’s only poem on Partition 

Amira and Vasundhara explore Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poem ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ in a sonic landscape of traditional ragas and electronically modified sounds




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When Germany’s Humboldt Forum museum turned into a venue for East-West musical experiment

Veena exponent Jayanthi Kumaresh recalls how she and violinist Kala Ramnath, along with European musicians, explored the beauty of Baroque music




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How Madras was described in bhakti poetry

How different localities of the city find mention in the Tevaram, Pasurams and Tiruppugazh




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Vysakhi Nriyotsav, a three-day dance festival, begins in Visakhapatnam on September 15

The three-day festival organised by Nataraj Music and Dance Academy in Visakhapatnam will feature performances by noted artistes from across India




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An art showcase in Hyderabad heralds the power of Gandhi as a global icon in a pre-digital era

Give Peace Another Chance, artist Adarsh Baji’s series on view at Kalakriti art gallery in Hyderabad, doffs its hat to the life, times and ideology of Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his 154th birth anniversary




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Florida: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Florida Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Pennsylvania: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Pennsylvania Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Michigan: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Michigan Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Georgia: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Georgia Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Virginia: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Virginia Residents

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The Complete to Planning Your Estate in Washington: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for Washington Residents

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated […]




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The Sex Drive Solution for Women: Dr. Jen’s Power Plan to Fire Up Your Libido

Dr. Jen doesn’t only talk about weight management, renewed energy and sexual vitality for women over 40 – she is a living, breathing example that all of that and more are possible. The Sex Drive Solution is a wealth of information not only from an expert doctor, but a woman, a wife, a mother who […]