Author

Jane Kataria

STRAIGHT TALK
My elder son is jealous of the younger one. He scratches him, takes away toys, pulls me away from him. What to do?— It happens if a child’s doesn’t get enough attention from parents. The first thing parents should do is spend personal time with...
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CELEBRATIONS AND LONELINESS
Why do I feel lonely on New Year’s Day? And many people I know say the same thing. The reasons can be many. I can probably name three major reasons. The first - It’s a big celebration of a tradition. We see advertising everywhere: Family...
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A RUSSIAN IN INDIA
As a Russian native, I’ve always been fascinated by different cultures and traditions, but nothing could have prepared me for the enchanting experience I had in India during Diwali. It was an absolute delight to be introduced to this spectacular festival, I felt like I...
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‘HE SHOWED ME FACETS OF THIS COUNTRY THAT I COULD HAVE NEVER DISCOVERED ON MY OWN’
Her story begins with an insatiable curiosity, and little did she know that this curiosity would lead her to Chennai, a city far from her home and comfort zone. She had no concrete reason to come here; it was simply a whimsical decision driven by...
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FOR THE LOVE OF LANGUAGE
Here’s Jane Kataria in conversation with Nikolai Gordiychuk, who is currently a researcher at the University of Hamburg (Germany). Nikolai is a translator of classical Tamil literature into Russian, including such works as Nālatiyār and Kalinkattupparani, as well as fragments of Tēvāram, Tiruvācakam, Tirumantiram and...
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A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Peter Bird is an educationalist by passion and profession (NPQH National Professional Qualification of Headship from the UK). In 2018 he was head hunted to open the International Village School in Chennai as a founding Superintendent; it was an offer that he accepted without a...
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MAKE IT “MAGIC”AL
Jane Kataria (JK): Welcome back to Chennai! Alex Black (AB): I am so excited to debut a completely new show in Chennai. My team and I have been preparing for the last two years during covid times. So it really feels nice to be back...
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LOVE IN THE TIMES OF WAR
Rimma was sitting in shock at the Chennai police station trying to understand how her own wedding could go so wrong…She collected all her willpower not to cry again in front of those helping and empathic police women officers when she had to sign the...
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