Author: Mohammed Rayaan

Speaking of careers, did you know you could make a career out of speaking? Chennai-based author and speaker, Kiruba Shankar, worried by the fact that there aren’t any professional speaking groups in India, focusing on enhancing a speaking career, decided to take the initiative to set things right.

As the saying goes, so many books, so little time, netizens are now close to say, so many sites, so little time. But fret not, as in this article, NewsToday brings out a list of sites to consider who share exciting contents that consume very little amount of your time.

When Malathy Lakshman sang Manmatha Raasa never in her wildest dreams did she realise that she would be honoured with the prestigious Kalaimamani award by the Tamilnadu government 16 years later. Malathy is one of the 201 artistes to be bestowed with the title that was announced last week. 

According to data shared by senior ICF officials, as of the financial year 2018-19, about 2,919 coaches were manufactured when compared to 2,085 coaches and 1,976 coaches manufactured during the same period in 2018 and 2017 respectively.

In India, many students prefer Engineering or Medicine as a career. But, have you thought of becoming an ecologist? Have you imagined how will it be to explore forests and study wild animals? This is what Anusha Shankar does for a living.

It is yet another feather in Shreya Vasudevan’s cap. A Bharathanatyam dancer, she was recently felicitated with the title ‘Kalai Ilamani’ by the Ministry for Arts and Cultural Development.

G Appavu of Kodambakkam, is a teacher with a difference. For, he combines Tamil film songs and peppers the lyrics with subject concepts and explains it to his students. News Today meets up with him for a chat.

Ahead of the release of ’90 ML’, Oviya speaking to ‘News Today’, said, “I am an actress and this is my profession. I am just doing what the director tells me to do. People need not object me by the roles I play but rather they should judge me on how I behave off screen.”

“What if schools run without teachers? What if death deserves dignity? What if you never stopped learning?” These are some of the questions that will be discussed at length by a string of speakers in the upcoming sixth edition of TEDxChennai on 10 March.