Return of the Madras checks, Siddi version
Madras checks, a textile that was once traded across continents, is returning home, but in a reimagined avatar designed by Siddi women in Karnataka....
No bounce-back rulebook: Mothers share postpartum realities
2 Sept 2025 6:50 AM ISTIn this feature, DT Next speaks to new mothers about what it means to reconnect with their bodies through healing, reflection, and the slow journey of...
TM Krishna brings Ashoka’s edicts to life through music
30 Aug 2025 7:36 AM ISTIn 'The Edict Project', musician TM Krishna explores Emperor Ashoka’s reflections on ecology and co-existence through multilingual performances. The...
Art show explores teen's take on happiness
29 Aug 2025 7:51 AM ISTTarika’s exhibition will be on view from August 30 to September 5 at Kalpa Druma, Cathedral Road.
Chennai teen crafts eco-friendly Ganesha idols for greener festival
25 Aug 2025 6:50 AM ISTWith the help of 20 artisans from Salem, 16-year-old Krisha Toshniwal is crafting eco-friendly Ganeshas that honour tradition while caring for the...
I am very much an Indian mother, says lawyer Natasha Conlon
24 Aug 2025 8:00 AM ISTLawyer Natasha Conlon, who works at a private firm in Ambattur, reflects on her 25 years of life in the city with her Irish husband. This is part 3 of...
Hustle to heart: Six artists decode Chennai’s many faces
23 Aug 2025 8:01 AM ISTFrom dreams packed in travel bags to ceramic tributes to the city’s spirit, six artists explore Chennai’s unique blend of history, culture and...
A museum, a city, a life: Deborah Thiagarajan’s Madras
20 Aug 2025 6:40 AM ISTFifty-five years after moving from the US to Madras, Deborah Thiagarajan, founder of DakshinaChitra Museum, reflects on the city she first...