Tamil Nadu's plan to turn an ecotonal tidal marsh into a freshwater reservoir is what I call climate-washing, a ploy to use climate rhetoric to justify climate-stupid, business-as-usual actions. It talks climate resilience but courts climate disaster. thewire.in/environment/wh…

Archaeological findings of #rhino bones near #Coimbatore reveal the species once roamed southern India, significantly expanding its known #ancient range. More details 🔗 toi.in/2ihb-Z

Chennai, I'm in you!❤️

We examine a controversial order issued by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Bhaktavatsalam, who sought the destruction of 25 official records related to the anti-Hindi agitations. The Hindu has exclusively accessed these documents, shedding light on a critical chapter in

Very familiar mixed emotions after visiting the Egmore museum A rich collection of artefacts with incredible artistic & historic value, displayed in poor lighting with little to no information on some important artefacts (either at the museum or even their website) Saw KM too☭

Can art never be for art's sake alone? It may be possible, but even if the creator of such art intends it that way, it remains that such art can be very successfully co-opted/weaponized by those looking to propagate their own politics.

உ.வே.சா. மடல்கள் வாசிக்க: shorturl.at/nboGb

Neighbours at my parents' have cut their mango tree out of the blue. The loud tailorbird & rufous treepie are sounding a little distant now. Not total silence, thankfully! சந்தோசம்னா என்னன்னு அத அனுபவிக்கையில மனுசனுக்குத் தெரியிறது இல்ல. அது இல்லாம போகுது பாருங்க..அப்பத்தான்..💔

"உணர்வு சூழ் கடந்ததோர் உணர்வே" (சூழ் = எல்லை, 'உணர்வுகளின் எல்லையைக் கடந்ததோர் உணர்வே') "சித்தத்துள் தித்திக்கும் தேனே" - திருமாளிகைத்தேவர் திருவிசைப்பா ஒருவேளை உண்மையாவே அன்புதான் சிவமோ?🙃 அருகிலுள்ள சிவன் கோவிலில் 91 வயதான ஓதுவார் ஒருவர் இதைப் பாடக் கேட்டது கூடுதல் சிறப்பு

This Valentine's Day, I was given the incredible opportunity to embrace the largest banana in the world, Musa ingens, growing in the tropical montane forests of New Guinea's Arfak Mountains Regency in West Papua. A majestic moment, officially checked off the bucket list.

Kosathalaiyar river, Thakkolam. The Cooum river also branches off just a little downstream from here, at Kesavaram. Two rivers of Chennai, in a relatively cleaner state!

How STUNNING is this Red-bearded Bee Eater from Malaysia? 🐦🌈 One of the most glorious birds in the world, they spend their days acrobatically catching insects in flight! 🦋 I was so incredibly lucky to see them in Fraser's Hill, one of the best places ever for wildlife! 🌳

அன்புள்ள நண்பர்களுக்கு #குருகுஇதழ் தனது மூன்றாண்டு பயணத்தை நிறைவு செய்துள்ளது. இந்த மகிழ்ச்சிக்கணத்தில் குருகு - இருபத்தி ஐந்தாவது இதழ் ஆய்வாளர் குடவாயில் பாலசுப்ரமணியன் சிறப்பிதழாக வெளிவருவதில் பெருமிதம் கொள்கிறோம்.kurugu.in

Written English has barely changed in 300 years. If you can read Harry Potter, you can read Robinson Crusoe (1719). The Spelling of our Tongue was in the main ſettled ere the eighteenth Century, & the Grammar has ſuffer'd but little Alteration ſince. Yet before this happy

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This man is a billionaire and was removing labels with a hair dryer personally, you're simply not grinding hard enough

At the 24-acre tea plantation in Ammagal Tea Estate in Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil Nadu, a large number of deer can be sighted grazing quietly. The herbivore, in turn, brings predators such as dhole, leopard, and tiger. This tea plantation within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Fabulous work by TamilNadu Government Archaelogy tngraffiti.in has come live "The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) has documented the complete Graffiti Marks of Tamil Nadu across 140 archaeological sites in 15,184 graffiti-bearing potsherds