#Books

Dravidian movement and democratising knowledge: Tamil Nadu’s library movement
Let us read: Greater Chennai Corporation sets up Reading Zones in north Chennai parks to foster literacy and community engagement
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest book on Sudha and Narayana Murthy gets a Bengaluru launch
This 115-year old Bengaluru library is home to history, heritage and other rare literature
Blossom at 22: How Bengaluru’s iconic bookstore is still in full bloom
Culture on a plate: Tanya Abraham’s ‘Eating with History’ is an ode to the timeless recipes of Kerala’s ammamas
Children’s Day Special: Seven books set in South India that are a must on young adult book shelves
Old stories, new medium: Author Sudha Murty’s timeless tales find a new avatar on YouTube
Shoba Narayan’s book ‘Namma Bangalore’ is a handy guidebook if you have just moved into Bengaluru
What’s cooking? Probably author Nandini Nayar’s compulsion to write more children’s stories

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From guarantees to regional demands, Siddaramaiah set to face key test in record 17th budget

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Insta-famous Mumbai homeopath arrested in Chennai hotel raid for illegal ear surgeries

AP proposes Rs 25,000 incentive for second child onwards to arrest birth rate slide

Bhoodan lands fell victim to some of the most atrocious encroachments and illegal occupations — not something Vinoba Bhave had envisaged. — Velugumatla demolition: Darkness in a village named light

Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine inaugurated the Palkulamedu trekking route in Idukki with much fanfare on 28 February. (Kerala Tourism) — Haste makes waste: High Court stalls ambitious pre-poll Idukki trek

Rohith Vemula — Karnataka’s Rohith Vemula Bill imposes jail, fines for caste bias on college campuses

Though seven people have been arrested, police are tight-lipped about their motive for committing the gruesome crime. (Supplied) — Caste, politics or alcohol: What led to Nanguneri double murder?

The original Assigned Lands Act of 1977 was enacted with a clear purpose: to protect government-allotted lands from being snapped up by the powerful. — AP Assigned Lands Act Amendment: Will assignees’ lease match their sacrifice?

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Vem Narender Reddy. — Vem Narender Reddy: Revanth loyalist’s journey from TDP backbenches to Rajya Sabha

Bribe (Representational image/Creative Commons) — Tamil Nadu DVAC nabs engineer in Trichy for Rs 5,000 bribe

Garbage dumped in the open in Bengaluru. — Bengaluru’s garbage crisis: Blocked landfills, unpaid workers and piling waste

Doctor — 9 out of 10 Indian doctors do not want their children to follow their career path

Retired IAS officer Dinesh Kumar. — Dinesh Kumar committee begins probe in Tirumala to fix responsibility for laddu adulteration

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. — Naidu, a lone ranger in his crusade against Jagan on laddu issue as allies lack interest

Foggy morning. — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 5 March

Representational image. Credit: iStock — 1.19 crore Indian children will carry liver disease by 2040. Their bodies are already showing it