A model for developmentASHA KRISHNAKUMAR Photographs: S. ThanthoniLed by a proactive district administration, Kancheepuram grows into a showcase district of Tamil Nadu in terms of development.
Ancient and marvellousASHA KRISHNAKUMARLIKE most ancient cities Kancheepuram is also located on the banks of a river, the Vegavati. The city, which was the capital of the Pallavas between t
First stop on the silk routeASHA KRISHNAKUMARKancheepuram's silk industry is adapting to competition and changing customer preferences by modernising operations.
Technological makeoverASHA KRISHNAKUMARAT the click of the mouse, the traditional Kancheepuram silk weavers are now able to get into the world of new colour combinations and design options.
Saving the tigerASHA KRISHNAKUMARThe report submitted by the Tiger Task Force restarts the debate on strategies to save the animal and at the same time protect the interests of people
Towards new frontiersASHA KRISHNAKUMARBuilding on the strong academic foundation laid by its predecessors, the entrepreneur generation of Coimbatore turns the industrial city into an advan
Krishnagiri's `distinction'ASHA KRISHNAKUMAR in Krishnagiri Photographs: K. Bhagya PrakashChild marriages are practically the norm in certain communities in about 750 villages in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district, and the brides, often divo
Child BRIDES OF INDIAASHA KRISHNAKUMAR T.K. RAJALAKSHMIChild marriage is widespread in India despite a law banning it, and the loser in the end is invariably the girl child given the socio-economic factors
Growing with industryASHA KRISHNAKUMARThe general industrial boom and the advances in the IT sector have enhanced the growth potential of the education sector in the city.
The high social costASHA KRISHNAKUMAR T.K. RAJALAKSHMIThe material cost of the consequences of child marriage is far exceeded by the more intangible costs relating to the quality of life, the suppression
Moving with the timesASHA KRISHNAKUMARWith an excellent track record, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University gears up to be globally competitive.
A deadline for schoolsASHA KRISHNAKUMARThe Tamil Nadu government extends the deadline it set for the closure of over 2,000 nursery and primary schools that have failed to conform to safety
Pilgrimage to Pandharpur: The pit stop at Chinchani A rural art installation in a tiny village on the main pilgrimage route to Pandharpur in Maharashtra emerges as a critique of nationalism with its emb
SlideshowWhen the river runs highEach year the embankments break and each year the Brahmaputra and the Barak rivers flow over into the land, claiming hundreds of lives, destroying hom
