A warehouse worth its salt in its heyday
Salt Cotaurs, a ramshackle godown belonging to the Southern Railway, on Walltax Road, at once makes us imagine the kind of trade and commerce that flourished in the city
View ArticleCity explorer: A hall that echoes history
How did the once-famous Aiyer Hall in Triplicane get its name? Why is it now locked and left to crumble?
View ArticleA new musical wave
The Margazhi vizha at Urur-Olcott kuppam brought together by the seashore the classical and folk arts
View ArticleA concert just for you
It's off-season for Carnatic music but that doesn't stop me from accessing the best from the past, present and future. I walk into The Music Academy annexe, choose one of the seven consoles that st...
View ArticleStones that tell a story
“You need permission,” says the watchman at Ramaniyam Sanjivini, a residential complex in Thiruvanmiyur, and despatches his assistant to call the secretary of the building association. I blink at t...
View ArticleMany hues of bhakti
The multi-faith concert in Chennai brought together Sufi, choir singing and namasankirtanam on one stage.
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