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Outfits from Label Erode’s debit collection, jimikkalam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Once a prominent decor artefact, the tightly knit jamakkalam carpets in bright shades of navy…

Exploring diverse ancestry is a critical factor in furthering medical research. A new study published in Nature Genetics from researchers in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI)…

After falling narrowly short of a record chase against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are back with a bang in the ongoing Indian Premier…

It is hard to imagine the double bass — the lowest-pitched member of the violin family that resembles a string instrument on steroids — setting the tone for the Sufi song ‘Dama dam mast…

The 17th century English explorer Edward Terry wrote of his visit to India: “The natives there show very much ingenuity in their curious manufactures, as in their silk stuffs, which they…

Danish author Karen Blixen may be best known for her 1937 memoir “Out of Africa”— widely published under the pen name Isak Dinesen — and from its 1985 Oscar-winning screen adaptation, in…

To say that Big Tech controls the internet might seem like an exaggeration. Increasingly, in at least one sense, it’s literally true.The internet can seem intangible, a post-physical…

Cultural impresario Malavika Singh wanted a Kerala sari to add to her curated collection A sari curator, an archivist, a designer and a master weaver recreated an elegant Kerala sari…

There is a growing tribe of voices in Bollywood. striving to not only protect the rich traditional heritage of Indian handloom, but also help the community behind it sustain itself in the…

Revival isn’t new for this fabric. Now an upcycled collection is bringing eyeballs back to the intricate weave In the book, Woven Wonders of the Deccan, author-researcher Moin Qazi…