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Articles by Vijaysree Venkatraman

An Engineer of Words

In Focus

Finding Alwar

A search for a used bookstore in Chennai leads to a discovery of old Tamil authors

A Case of Mango Blues

The approaching summer brings memories of the luscious Indian mango.

History Immortalized

Traveling through historical times in Hampi with Krishnadevaraya and ... Amar Chitra Katha.

M.S. Blues

The momory of summers in Madurai, the Meenakshi temple, and her smiling grandmother bring back the M.S.blues.

An Unseen Presence

Divine Elemental by Raywat Deonandan follows a philosopher-entomologist who has a fig wasp at the center of his academic focus, and a keen interest in the exploits of his namesake Iskandar.

Architectural Wonders

Spurred on by a documentary titled The Lost Temples of India, our writer sets out to see the architectural wonders of the Chola temples in Thanjavur.

A Literary Feast

A little bit of the cuisine and a generous helping of the culture. Monsoon Diary by Shoba Narayan is delectable literature that uses one to explain the other.
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