Underground Lives: Chennai’s Metro Workforce
By Tharuniyaa Lakhsmi & Lakshan Karthik | 13 January 2025 As dawn breaks, Suresh Yadav, 34, adjusts his hard hat…
Pottery: A Dying Legacy in Tamil Nadu
The younger generation from Kulalar communities are moving away from the craft that has been practiced for years. Abirami Sekar…
Hair Salons Want Trade Licence Fees Trimmed
Abirami Sekar | 23rd August 2024, Chennai The Tamil Nadu Haircut Association, Chennai division, sent a petition to the state…
Soaring Vegetable Prices Eat into Chennai Messes’ Profits
Messes replaced tomatoes with substitutes to curb rising costs and widen profit margins. Photo: Roopa Kantamneni Roopa Kantamneni | August…
In Modi’s Digital India, a Paper Shredding Business Booms
Shredding business’ biggest clients are government offices Bageshri Banerjee | 30 August, 2023 Thirty-three years ago, as G. Srinivasan laid…
Tomato Price Rise Hits a Red Light
Jaden Paul | August 31, 2023 Buyers in Chennai’s Koyambedu market, one of Asia’s largest wholesale markets, were relieved after…
Chennai’s Martial Arts Centres Eye End To Pandemic Blues
It was evening and the hall was dimly lit. Posters of sparring Asian boxers adorned the walls. A punching bag,…
Chennai’s Messes Still Recovering From Last Year’s Lockdown
“Wash.” The person serving food at Mylapore’s Karpagambal mess said, looking at the banana leaf spread out on the table.…