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Madras, a place where women found home, and freedom, says Kalpana Karunakaran

Kalpana Karunakaran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chennai/Madras means a great deal…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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When sea food edged out catch from river

A community leader says encroachments, pollution, and lack of desilting of rivers have made…

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Madras Day 2026: Getting around the city on autorickshaws

Until November 1983 autorickshaws were expected to carry only two passengers at…

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Madras city on the move: a compilation

On the palimpsest of Madras, we have rewritten the way we travel,…

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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.…

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Madras Day: The hidden Adyar park where you lose yourself

Aravind Suresh and Padmavathi Balakrishnan Meenu take a stroll in the Adyar…

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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,…

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