With recent findings on the Iron Age creating excitement among archaeologists and scholars worldwide, Tamil Nadu has charted ...
India's history ... ancient India. He united most of the Indian subcontinent under one rule, which was a big achievement at the time. Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta, is one of the most ...
SN Balagangadhara, a professor at Ghent University, said that by accepting ‘religion’ as something that we must willy-nilly ...
each with their own distinct identity and history, were a repository of Tamil culture and tradition. Certain areas of the city are older than others. Mylapore was referred to in the writing of ...
G.N. Devy’s latest work is a fascinating exploration of India’s linguistic histories and their intricate interplay with culture, memory, and identit ...
In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...
India—from the Taj Mahal to Ladakh, Kerala backwaters to the Rann of Kutch. Add these breathtaking destinations to your ...
“Unlike the single, linear path real life imposes, writing lets me imagine ... workings of a community in ancient Tamil Nadu. Through vivid characters and their experiences, Vennila mirrors ...
Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: ...
Suman Mukhopadhyay, whose film Putulnacher Itikatha (The Puppet's Tale) is in Big Screen Competition at IFFR, and whose brilliant debut 'Herbert' completes 20 years, talks about what ails & fails ...