Thilakarajah first started writing poetry in school. He encountered Velupillai’s work in his Tamil literature syllabus and ...

A heartwarming story of a Muslim woman teaching children in a Murugan temple, fostering unity and education in the community.

In Tamil Nadu's Vellore, a pregnant woman was sexually assaulted by two men on a train.

A Coimbatore mill’s women workers stitch garments for H&M, Marks & Spencer, and Decathlon during the day and weave dreams of ...

The grandeur and allure of Mahabharat's Draupathi is all set to be showcased through a theatrical show in Tamil. Chennai ...

Supreme Court compares tannery effluents in Vellore to "ecocide," orders compensation for affected families, and environmental audit.

You have edited Yaraana, India’s first anthology of gay writing. What was the experience like? Hoshang Merchant: I will take ...

English PEN has announced the PEN Translates awards winners for 2025, including the first-ever PEN Translates award for a ...

His life took a turn when another opportunity came knocking — to teach spoken English and learn Tamil in Tamil Nadu ... Pruiksma translated 60 of his favourite poems and published it as a ...

Many young Tamil men and women, even those who were not involved in the freedom struggle, were drawn to his poetry. We must now come to the English who were the founders of the city of Madras.

The government has planned to include a budget proposal to celebrate a common national festival in October together with all communities while depicting their unique identities, President Anura Kumara ...

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 ...