Madras, a place where women found home, and freedom, says Kalpana Karunakaran
Kalpana Karunakaran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chennai/Madras means a great deal…
Madras, a city that has always expanded its language to welcome words into its fold
If you go down the rabbit hole of how words travel from…
Chennai’s Anand Theatre was the ‘OG’ for the city’s old film-buffs
In the year of 1964, the Madras State saw two 70mm theatres…
Madras Day 2026 | Prarthana Theatre: where stars sparkled on screen and in the sky
A view of the Prarthana Theatre on January 16, 2007. | Photo…
When sea food edged out catch from river
A community leader says encroachments, pollution, and lack of desilting of rivers have made…
Madras Day 2026: Getting around the city on autorickshaws
Until November 1983 autorickshaws were expected to carry only two passengers at…
Madras city on the move: a compilation
On the palimpsest of Madras, we have rewritten the way we travel,…
Madras Day 2026 | Safire theatre: Once a cinema landmark in Chennai, now reduced to nothing
The Safire theatre on Mount Road in 1994. | Photo Credit: S.…
Madras Day: The hidden Adyar park where you lose yourself
Aravind Suresh and Padmavathi Balakrishnan Meenu take a stroll in the Adyar…
The Hindu’s legacy as rich as that of Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister Rajmohan
The Hindu’s history and legacy are as rich as those of Chennai,…
