Tamil Nadu Villagers Jump Into Fish Tanks Every Year For a Unique Summer...
Picture this: it is barely past dawn in Kattakudi, a village in Madurai district. The summer sun is already warming the air. At the edge of a pristine blue temple tank, hundreds of people are...
View ArticleCouple Sell Property, Jewellery to Open Free Shelter Home for Abandoned Elders
As an employee of Tamil Nadu’s Health Department, N Ramamurthi could not help but take care of the elderly lady with leprosy in his house some 20 years ago. His wife, Rajeshwari welcomed her and took...
View ArticleForesters Reunite Lost Baby Elephant With Mother, Win the Internet With Most...
Forest officials in Tamil Nadu ended 2023 with a smile on their face after reuniting a baby elephant with its mother at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Pollachi. On 29 December, a team of field officers...
View Article‘We’ve Got Wings’: IAS Officer Rescues Hundreds From Bonded Labour, Makes...
Born in rural Tamil Nadu, Chinnathambi spent his entire childhood around as a bonded labourer at a brick kiln. This had been his life since the age of 5, and he worked into the wee hours of the day,...
View ArticleUsed in Luxurious French Perfumes, What Makes Madurai’s Jasmine Oil So...
The ancient temple town of Tamil Nadu’s Madurai is known as India’s Jasmine city. Madurai’s jasmine oil is one of the most expensive scents in the world, and just 1 kg of this essential oil can cost...
View ArticleIconic Family-Run Eatery’s ‘Border Parotta’ Was Once Loved by APJ Abdul Kalam
Back in 1956, when the two states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu were recognised, multiple small food stalls popped up on the border where a toll booth used to exist. They all sold similar dishes and were...
View ArticleIT Professional Spent 10 Years in TN Helping Skater & Surfer Kids Get Global...
This article is part of #MakingSportWork, a series launched by The Better India and Sports and Society Accelerator. The series celebrates India’s independence with stories of heroes who have spent...
View ArticleNow Turn Your Grandmother’s Kitchen Hacks Into a 'Petti'-Full of Illustrated...
Growing up, lunchtime for Shuruti Vengatesh meant storytime. As her maternal paati (grandmother) Devatha would feed her, she would hear mesmerising stories with valuable lessons — like how to save...
View ArticleAt 89 & 71, ‘Golden Girls’ of Tamil Nadu Run Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Farm...
For Laxmi Ammal and Kasthuri Sivaraman from Tamil Nadu, owning and running a business was a distant dream. But in 2021, they faced their fears and decided to set up Pico Farmstay on their 185-year-old...
View ArticleMother-Son Duo’s ‘Humanity’ Stall Lets You Pay What You Can, Feeds the Poor...
As I begin my conversation with Sekar Poovarasan, I'm awestruck by his first question. It's not 'How are you?’ but 'Saaptingala (Have you eaten)?' Serving food in a 'pay what you can' model,...
View ArticlePotter Crafts Portable Clay Fridge To Keep Veggies, Curd Fresh Without...
Clay or earthen pots have been used to keep water cool since time immemorial. When the pot can keep water cool, surely it can do the same for other things? This thought struck M Sivasamy, a potter from...
View ArticleWhy You Should Choose Rice Powder Kolam Over Stone Powders Sold in Markets
Every morning, I would wake up and open the door to observe my mother’s kolam of the day. Some days, the kolam would be big, some days small. Some days the designs were extremely complex, and on some,...
View ArticleRainwater Harvesting System in TN Man’s Home Helped His Entire Village During...
In the town of Kothamangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district, 36-year-old M Veeramani credits his wife for his success. Veeramani and Vanitha’s hometown faces a scarcity of water. People here have...
View Article‘I Took A Year’s Break After Class 10; What I Learned Will Shape the Rest of...
“What should I pursue after school?” After Class 10 boards, almost all of us ask ourselves this question. Now is the time to decide what stream or subjects you will take for the final two years of your...
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn From These Youngsters, Who Recycled 43,000 Kg Waste in 2...
Revathy Rajasekaran, the former entrepreneurship development cell coordinator of V V Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar, would consistently instruct her students to segregate waste based on...
View Article21-YO Student Builds Palm-Sized CNC Machine Using Scrap, For Just Rs 1500
We often hear parents complaining about how kids smash their toys. S Kavin Prabhu, from Rasichettipalayam village in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, was such a kid. But his parents, especially his father...
View Article‘I Save Rs 36,000/Year in Electricity Bills Thanks to The Sustainable Home I...
C N Raaghav is an architect based in Coimbatore whose home Casa Roca ('house with natural stones') has become the talk of the town. Armed with a degree in robotic architecture from Spain, one of the...
View ArticleThis Gorgeous Paint-Free, Mud Home Needs 50% Less Cement & No ACs in Summers
When architect Rajiv Kumarvel built an eco-friendly house in Denkanikottai for himself, it was meant to be just a weekend getaway spot. He would stay here for a few days with his family during the...
View Article5 Ponds, 4 Lakes, 3 Canals: This Man Dedicated his Life to Reviving Filthy...
When one of the community wells in his village dried up, Manikandan recounts how much difficulty it caused his family who depended on it for domestic purposes. While people spoke about the issue across...
View ArticleAfter Decades Of Drought, One ‘Akka’ Helped This Village Restore 6 Cr Litres...
Malarvizhli Akka died a sudden death due to multiple organ failure in 2019. But not a day goes by that villagers of Chinnapallikuppam and its surrounding hamlets don’t remember her work and legacy. The...
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