#heritage

Aksharam: Kerala launches museum to celebrate linguistic diversity
Kochi’s Cultural Blueprint: Inside India’s first Culture Policy by a city
The many lives of Bengaluru’s colonial-era buildings
Heritage in peril: Mysuru steps up to save its 138-year-old iconic Devaraja market from demolition
From dice to dynasties: How new-age board games are bringing South India’s heritage & history to life
Sangam literature-inspired fusion song harmonises Tamil Nadu’s yazh and Armenia’s duduk
Southern Splendour: Sri Ekambareswarar Temple’s journey through 3,500-year-old legendary tales
The silk route to spirituality: How this Bengaluru-based designer created the Ramayana-themed saree for Alia Bhatt
On a photo trail: Exploring the wonders of Hampi on a maiden trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kalakshetra Foundation is part of great inheritance which many nations don’t have, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Global footprints with local flavour: 2023, a year of heritage and cultural wins for South India
Chennai historian & Hyderabad textile specialist partner to bring back this dying art form on a modern, wearable canvas
From ground to glory: The traditional ‘kolam’ finds a contemporary calling in fashion, food and fiction
Grand Mercure Bengaluru’s ‘Legend of Sindh’ is a week-long culinary ode to Sindhi heritage
Karthigai Deepam 2023: Tamil Nadu’s Rajalakshmi Sivasankaran is the empress of exquisite lamps
Decoding the diversity in Deepam: An ode to the traditional lamps of Kerala
Preserving the tapestry of time: The dos and don’ts of heritage management in Tamil Nadu
World Heritage Week 2023: Why prioritising ethical practices in heritage discourse plays a huge role
Gallery: Did you know these UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in South India?
World Heritage Week 2023: Navigating the heritage landscape of South India — one inclusive experience at a time

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A post, TC Rajesh, the author of Kallan Vijayan article, shared on social media. — Curious case of CPI(M)’s ‘You-Know-Who’ and a delayed weekend edition

India’s obesity epidemic differs fundamentally from Western models, primarily due to the specific ways the Indian population accumulates fat. — Nine in 10 Indians have abnormal blood lipids. The biggest predictor isn’t age, it’s belly fat

Weather forecast — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 22 July

Delhi Police release Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs as protesters gather by the thousands in Connaught Place

Rapper Arivu briefly detained for anti-NEET protest outside Tamil Nadu Secretariat; meets with CM Vijay

‘Government should fear us, not us them’: Inside the day to save democracy at ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest

CJP protest — ‘Modi teri tanashahi…’: Protest against paper leak has expanded to questioning PM Modi

Greater Bengaluru Authority. — Safe Footpath campaign: Police arrest five people for allegedly assaulting GBA officials

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InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — AI, GPS, TV news and Nehru to blame for police lathi charge on student protesters

MEA confirms Akhil Joel’s death in Black Sea attack; Kasaragod Collector assures full support

Delhi Police drags away LoP Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs protesting outside PM’s residence

DK Shivakumar. — Karnataka cabinet expansion likely to be finalised as Congress leaders travel to Delhi

Jantar Mantar protests — Protest isn’t a language Narendra Modi’s BJP understands, only electoral outcome is

Sonam Wangchuk — Delhi HC allows Sonam Wangchuk to be shifted to Medanta hospital; doctors’ body questions denial of LAMA

Diya Binu Pulikakandam was 21 when she took charge as the Chairperson of Pala Municipality. — Kerala: Congress rebels help LDF oust India’s youngest municipal chairperson

The three men took turns violating the woman in a lodge. — Weekend ordeal: 3 Mysuru men arrested for gang-raping West Bengal woman