World Environment Day (June 5) often focuses on protecting the environment, but pollution is also affecting our skin, hair, and overall wellbeing. Daily exposure to air pollution, UV rays, smoke, stress, and environmental toxins is accelerating premature ageing and damaging skin health more than ever...
International billiards and snooker player Anupama Ramachandran brought laurels to the country by winning the IBSF World Women’s Snooker Championship in November 2025 held in Doha, Qatar and holds the distinction of becoming the first Indian woman to win the title. Her resilience and unwavering...
The Sixth Sense hosted an exclusive Curtain Raiser at the iconic 60-year-old glass factory at Alembic City, offering a first glimpse into India’s first large-scale immersive Artech festival. Set within the raw industrial architecture of the historic space, the evening brought together artists, collaborators, partners,...
Chennai has always shared an intimate relationship with the sea. More than a geographical feature, the coastline feels like an extension of the city’s spirit, evolving and endlessly alive. The beaches are places of routine, ritual, and relaxation, where days begin calmly, get chaotic, and...
Have you ever felt like your body is aging faster than your birthday candles? Like you slept 8 hours but woke up feeling like a potato? Like your brain is buffering… permanently? Relax…you’re not alone... You’re just living in a body that’s tired of your...
Some revolutions shake the earth with noise and flame, and others slip quietly into the corners of our lives—soft-footed, unannounced, like winter arriving in places that rarely have one. Chennai, for example, does not wake up one morning to find itself wrapped in white frost....
One result of today’s interconnected world is more cultural exchange than ever before. We have so much exposure to traditions and practices from around the globe, that we may feel inspired to adopt some of them even if we didn’t grow up that way. One...
Rukmini Vijayakumar, Artistic Director of the Radha Kalpa Dance Company and Director of LshVa, a creative space for artists in the heart of Bangalore, lit up the stage at the Provoke Art Festival 2025. Founder of the Raadha Kalpa Method, an educational system for Bharatanatyam,...
Day 1 The Provoke Art Festival opened to a packed audience, with Day 1 witnessing a breathtaking Bharatanatyam performance by Rukmini Vijaykumar, followed by an enchanting musical ensemble led by Subha Shree Thanikachalam, featuring celebrated playback singers Haricharan Seshadri, Sai Vignesh, Disha Prakash, Santhosh Subramanian,...
Gratitude, what does it really mean? No, let’s not confuse it with being grateful, are they the same? Though they have some similarities, they are not the same. The main difference is that grateful, describes a feeling of thankfulness, while gratitude represents the feeling or...
