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Where to soak in Navaratri festivities in Thiruvananthapuram

Classical music and dance concerts, garba nights, cultural programmes, religious events, golu arrang...

HumDrum Circle, participatory music programme for the neurodivergent, comes to Thiruvananthapuram

A group randomly playing the drums might not sound like a great idea. But the soundscape at Trivandr...

What does it take to be a sign language interpreter?

In November when the play In the Blue Houses Dream The Mountains was performed at the School of Dram...

An online venture in Thiruvananthapuram provides printed ‘pookkalam’ designs and fresh flowers

Planning to lay a pookkalam (floral carpet) this Onam but don’t have the patience, time or skill to ...

Exploring Thiruvananthapuram city in KSRTC Swift’s ‘Nagarakazhchakal’ ride

Ever since I made Thiruvananthapuram home some 17 years ago, travelling in Kerala State Road Transpo...

A septuagenarian from Kollam is funding the making of 100 cots for families in landslide-hit Wayanad

Wayanad in Kerala is still reeling from the aftermath of landslides that wiped away villages killing...

Uninked Poetry is a community for spoken word poetry enthusiasts in Thiruvananthapuram

When Arwa Ali Asgar moved to Thiruvananthapuram from Mumbai six years ago after her marriage, one of...

Pillars of the flyover at Bakery junction in Thiruvananthapuram get an artistic makeover

Five pillars of the flyover at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram are now adorned with striking a...

Diversity is the flavour of summer camps in Thiruvananthapuram

Thirteen-year-old Dhwani S reels off all that she had done during her summer classes in one breath. ...

Kalliyoor in Thiruvananthapuram ready for unprecedented harvest of ‘kanivellari’

Vishu is incomplete with kanivellari or the golden cucumber. It is a must in Vishukkani, the resplen...

How the elements of ‘Vishukkani’ differ from region to region in Kerala

Vishu is the day when you wake up to see all things auspicious or the Vishukkani. But the resplenden...