It was a September morning in Chennai, where the air was washed clean by early rain and sunlight glanced softly off wet pavements. The city's gulmohar trees still held a few bright petals from the last bloom of the season. Outside school gates, garlands waited,...
August 12th is World Youth Day. On the surface, it may seem like just another commemorative date tucked between a dozen others on the calendar. But pause for a moment, and you'll realise—it's more than a date. It's a mirror. A mirror reflecting not just...
The Loneliness Wrapped in WiFi As we approach International Day of Friendship on July 30, reflecting on the quiet, creeping erosion of genuine companionship in our lives feels more urgent than ever. We live in a time of total connectivity. We carry glowing portals to...
The monsoon mist curled softly around Murugan's veranda in Coonoor as he stirred a spoonful of jaggery into his coffee. A retired Tamil professor, he had lived most of his life by the rhythms of chalk, the scent of old books, and the rise and...
