World War 2 changed the course of our history as we know it.This week marks its 80th anniversary. The Russian center of science and culture have organised a photo exhibition until 7 September that shows the days of Madras during the great war.
Author: Mohammed Rayaan
If you happen to visit Vadapalani Murugan Temple and its surroundings, you are bound to witness several idols of Lord Ganesha flooding the pavements and entrance of shops.
Do you know that one of the oldest mentionings of a library in recorded history of Chennai has its origins tracing back to the 11th century? “It is said that there was a monastery near Tiruvottiyur temple where scholars came to read manuscripts,” said historian V Sriram.
Whenever movies with heavy budget are made, expectations are high. Reportedly made with a budget of Rs 350 crores, ‘Saaho’ made our eyes pop out in delight with its stunts and action sequences when its trailer was released. However, it has fallen flat.
Imagine suffering from night blindness. Everyday post 6 pm, a person’s version blurs and disorients, making it difficult to do any task. This is what Aadhi portrayed by Vaibhav Reddy suffers from in the new romantic comedy, Sixer.
Its been over 14 years since Dean Koontz’s horror novel, The Taking hit the bookshelves. The story begins with, ‘A few minutes past one o’clock in the morning, a hard rain fell without warning’, and hooked me right away with its dark tone. With rain occasionally pouring across Chennai in the past three weeks, I read The Taking and boy, I was in for a grimdark ride!
Unlike other writers, Padmini’s journey to writing was a bit different. She preferred to gift her short poems and monologues to her friends and loved ones.
Far better than the first film, AB2 offers more fun, humour and laughter that is bound to please fans of the video game and especially children. The movie is laced with slapstick comedy, pun and, of course, music.
Martin Kaae Kristiansen from Denmark, the biomedical student is passionate about snapping images and videos of a world impossible to see with our naked eye. Martin is one of many science-lovers on Instagram who share high resolution and jaw-dropping images of specimens taken from their labs.