‘Marketing strategy aligned with sensitive approach, human connection and financial support can help tourism destinations hit by natural disasters bounce back’

The 12th edition of the four-day Kerala Travel Mart 2024 kicked off in grand style in Kochi, with the inaugural ceremony held at Le Meridien in the suburban area of Kundannoor.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan honoured recently retired chief secretary Venu V during the inaugural ceremony of Kerala Travel Mart 2024 in Kochi on 26 September. The event was attended by MLAs K.J. Maxi and K. Babu; MP Hibi Eden; KTM president Jose Pradeep; tourism minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas; finance minister K.N. Balagopal; tourism secretary K. Biju; mayor Anilkumar M, and Ernakulam district collector N.S.K. Umesh.

Conch, baritone and melody ~ The unbeatable resonance of Mahishasurmardini

For the Bengali nestled snugly in Bengal, the Mahalaya daybreak arrives with all the subtlety of a Broadway overture, courtesy of that unmistakable baritone crooning, “Ashwin-er sharad praate…”.

Birds, Bates and the wrong man: Hitchcock’s ways to keep you guessing

Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, once quipped, “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out”. In his case, however, it wasn’t just the dull bits—Hitchcock had a knack for turning the mundane into the macabre, and a stroll down a quiet hallway into a pulse-racing ordeal.

Thirty days later

It’s the 30th day today.

It has been exactly 30 days since a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata was raped and murdered within the very walls she once treated patients.

South Park Street Cemetery undergoes plaque restoration with community support

Established in 1767, South Park Street Cemetery burial ground ceased operations in 1840 due to the lack of space for further interments. Today, the site is carefully maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a cherished heritage site.

Moral decay, systemic failures and a clarion call

Every 16 minutes, a woman is raped somewhere in India. From what data the National Crime Records Bureau reveals, in 96.8 per cent cases, the accused is known to the victim.

An evocative dramatisation of love and solitude through Tagore’s Nashtanirh

The tale Nashtanirh or The Broken Nest by Rabindranath Tagore, vividly portrays the life of a lonesome, empathetic and discontented woman of the nineteenth century, confined within the opulent yet isolating grandeur of a sprawling mansion.

Midnight revelations: A starlit stroll through Kolkata’s revolutionary past

On the eve of the 78th Indian Independence Day, as the clock edged towards midnight, history came alive on the streets of Kolkata. A heritage tour, aptly titled “Freedom by Midnight” by historical and cultural tour curators Kunal Guha and Sudipto Lahiry, took eager participants on a journey through time, showing the monumental buildings that silently bore witness to the nation’s relentless struggle for freedom.

Freemasonry: Making good men better

The light of a Master Mason is darkness visible.

Spice of life

Meet Arjun Biren Nair, founder of ABAN Spices, who deals in an exquisite selection of 16 spices that would make any food enthusiast’s heart race.