Tag: chennai

Avartana at ITC Grand Chola launches a new limited edition menu. Here’s what special about it

RD News Desk- August 15, 2025 0

At Avartana, drumsticks — wrapped in a crunchy gram flour coat — look like they hopped off the Met Gala red carpet. Buttermilk — spiked ... Read More

Rare images of Madras, music, food and more at The Hindu’s Made of Chennai

RD News Desk- August 13, 2025 0

In 1956, crowds gathered on Mount Road in Madras, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Indian Olympic Hockey team that was taken on a ... Read More

When the written sentence travelled

RD News Desk- August 9, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> The Post Master General Office building on Mount Road, Madras, photographed on March 24, 1959. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES In these days, ... Read More

Watch: Rajinikanth’s first film was shot here. The house still stands

RD News Desk- August 7, 2025 0

A video on the house in Adayar, Chennai, where Rajinikanth’s first film Apoorva Raagangal  was shot, exactly fifty years ago, in 1975 Source link Read More

A Semmangudi tribute concert highlighted the distinct features of his bani

RD News Desk- July 31, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> (Left to right) Guruprasad on the ghatam, R.K. Shriramkumar on the violin, vocalist Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath and Arun Prakash on the mridangam | Photo ... Read More

Vijay Launches App for Party Enrolment

RD News Desk- July 30, 2025 0

Chennai: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam president Vijay launched the ‘MyTVK App’ through which those wishing to enroll with the party as members could join the organization ... Read More

Prajwal Parajuly hates Chennai’s airport, cabs and parks. What about the weather?

RD News Desk- July 30, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> Illustration | Photo Credit: Saai As accusations go, this is one I am not particularly ashamed of: readers say I am far too positive ... Read More

Watch: Is Chennai ready for a government-supported air ambulance service?

RD News Desk- July 24, 2025 0

Watch: Is Chennai ready for a government-supported air ambulance service? | Video Credit: Velankanni Raj B The International Critical Care Air Transfer Team (ICATT), a ... Read More

Nainar Nagenthran flays DMK government over poor cleanliness in cities

RD News Desk- July 20, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran. | Photo Credit: B. Thamodharan BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran on Sunday said the DMK leaders should be ... Read More

IIT Madras unveils new 8.5-kg wheelchair that enables independence

RD News Desk- July 17, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> Persons with disabilities use ‘YD One’, India’s lightest active wheelchair, during a launch event at IIT Madras. | Photo Credit: B. Thamodharan It weighs 8.5 ... Read More