Sadakku sadakku’The trend centres around Thakilu Pukilu, the popular song from the 2001 Malayalam film Ravanaprabhu, which re-released in October. Fans revelle ...

When musician Tharun Sekar built his first yaazh, he wasn’t just recreating an ancient Tamil instrument; he was unknowingly striking the first note of a cultural revival. In less than a year that ...

A massive showdown is playing out in Tamil Nadu over the lighting of a ceremonial lamp at the Thiruparankundram temple in Madurai, which is located near a dargah, a site of religious co-existence for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" debuts on a pair of Billboard ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Rubbing grooves (karuvi thaeipu pallangal), used to shape and sharpen stone tools during the Neolithic period, believed to be around 8000 years old have been discovered at Shenbagathoppu ...

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From Periyar’s radical Self-Respect Movement to the rise of Dravidian power, this is the story of how a century-old revolt against caste and religion reshaped Tamil Nadu’s politics — and why its fight ...

In Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, retro melodies don't just return, they resurrect with a vengeance. Old favourites are retooled into thumping, adrenaline-fuelled accomplices to chaos, in a way that they ...

As many as four devotees of Lord Ayyappa Swamy were killed in a road accident that occurred near Rameswaram of Tamil Nadu after having darshan in Sabarimala of Kerala. According to police personnel ...

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With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas ...