One of the biggest challenges that our historical structures face is graffiti. Or closer home, when a set of Dutch visitors in the 17th Century decided to inscribe their names for posterity on the pillars of a Pallava-era cave? The last had me pondering when I came upon what seemed patently Western inscriptions at the Narasimhavarman cave shrine on the …
Two history-sheeters were gunned down by a special team of the Avadi City Police near Sholavaram in the early hours of Thursday. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter Police sources said the deceased were identified as Muthu Saravanan, 27, of Edapalayam, and ‘Sunday’ Sathish, of Gnayiru near Red …
S Giridharan remembers watching his grandfather B Ramasamy Naidu cook biryani in a gigantic copper cauldron at their ancestral home on Nettu street, Dindigul. Grandfather always bought from her.” Ramasamy learned to cook biryani from his father, P Bangaruswamy Naidu, and the dish became an instant hit in Dindigul in the 1930s when he established a small restaurant. “He formulated …
Legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who passed away on September 25 at the age of 74, was laid to rest today at his farmhouse at Thamaraipakkam near Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami had announced that the mortal remains of famous playback singer and Padma awardee will be laid to rest with full police honours to add to his …
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