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The real estate sector in India is witnessing a noteworthy transformation, with women emerging as key investors in the property market. A recent survey by leading consultancy firm Anarock has revealed that in the latter half of 2024, real estate has become the most preferred investment avenue for 70% of women. A look into the … Read more

“If you start to read buildings through their material, you’re also reading the buildings as archives,” says architect, writer and educator Dr. Priya Joseph at a recent illustrated talk, Reading the City Through its Material, held at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bengaluru. At the talk, followed by a conversation with Prathijna Poonacha … Read more

India’s original constitutional scheme envisaged redrawing the map of Lok Sabha seats after every Census | Photo Credit: Vishal Mathew 10099@Mumbai A nation state, like a family, is designed on the premise that its resources and responsibilities are collectively shared by its members in an equitable manner agreed upon by the community. The stronger individuals … Read more

With the debate over Tamil Nadu’s refusal to adopt the three-language policy still ongoing, the latest data needed to address key questions on the issue is lacking. Vital data that could help bring clarity is the list of languages currently being taught in schools across the States. Notably, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi raised this question … Read more

It started with a phone call. Then another. And another. Mujeeb’s (name changed) phone rang non-stop on March 27, as friends and fellow Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) survivors reached out in a panic. The news of an HIV outbreak among injecting drug users (IDUs) at Valanchery in Malappuram district had spread like wildfire, sparking fears … Read more

Vikram (name changed) was just another first-year MBBS student at the Government Medical College Khammam in Telangana, trying to find his way through the maze of lectures, labs and late-night study sessions. On November 12 last year, as he walked back to his hostel, he ran a hand over his freshly trimmed hair. It was … Read more

From a vantage point, Besant Road in the evenings resembles a viscous stream of dense crowds. Shouts of hawkers pierce the din of the busy market but most fail to draw the attention of the milling passersby. As one acclimatises to the street’s vibe, a peculiar pattern emerges. Every shop along the 700-metre road has … Read more

Ilaiyaraaja was learning western music from Dhanraj Master while the latter was staying in a lodge in Chennai’s Luz Corner. I belong to the generation that grew up listening to the songs of Ilaiyaraaja, probably the first music director whose fame overshadowed even actors with a mass fan following. This was evident in any cinema … Read more

Comprehensive Cancer Care is a vast subject: it encompasses prevention, public awareness, early detection, evidence-based treatment, state-of-the-art advances, surveillance, a tumour registry, epidemiology, multidisciplinary team (MDT) care, audit outcomes, palliative and hospice care, education and research. This series of articles from The Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, aims to describe some aspects of comprehensive cancer care … Read more