THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the girls moved around rhythmically beating the sticks they held in their hands, the mood was upbeat. Attired in bright, colourful traditional ‘pattupavadai’ and blouse, wearing ...

THE Tongaat Tamil Academy was placed first in the kolattam (stick dance) category at the National Children’s Tamil Eisteddfod, held at the Arena Park Regional Hall in Chatsworth on July 14 and July 15 ...

It’s 6.30 p.m. The heady fragrance of fresh flowers, incense, camphor and sandalwood fills the air at the Ganapathy temple on Punnakkal Road, near Vazhapally Junction. The soft chimes of the temple ...

Water continues to be a precious resource, and rains just as important for our well-being. Marabu Foundation, based in Thillaisthanam, has since 1989 been supporting the dying practice of Javantharai, ...

CHENNAI: Members of the transgender community in Tamil Nadu's Chennai performed Kolattam folk dance on Thursday to raise awareness about COVID-19. The performance was organised by Sahodaran, a ...