The pinnacle of success for every artist’s career is a solo exhibition. For the talented Afshana Sharmeen, hers came at the tender age of 22 on Thursday, 23 July at the Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Mylapore, Chennai. It was inaugurated by Pradipta K. Mohapatra, Chairman of the Coaching Foundation of India. Having completed her bachelors…
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The Climate Change Champion Trio: #KeepItInTheGround, Alan Rusbridger and The Guardian.
CHENNAI: Stating that the media worldwide had largely ignored climate change, Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, spoke about the role of the public in combating climate change during a public lecture titled “Climate change: Has journalism failed?”, organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy at The Music Academy, Chennai on…
Food Stalls At MRTS stations: Fact or Fantasy?
CHENNAI, Aug 12, 2015: Neha Christina, a Tata Consultancy Services employee, hurries along the darkened length of the Thiruvanmiyur railway station, glancing furtively at the deep hollows and quickening her pace to get to the ticket counter at the opposite end of the mammoth station. It is two in the afternoon. “I don’t feel safe,”…
Chennai Police and DMDK clash during TASMAC protest
Aug 6, Chennai: Policemen were slapped by Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) party workers as they tried to prevent DMDK supporters from forming a human chain near Chennai Central Railway Station. This was one among the state-wide protests by Opposition parties demanding the closure of all Government-owned TASMAC liquor stores in Tamil Nadu, India. Around 4.30 pm,…
Satshya (n.) Being Witness 