Debating whether Tamil Nadu’s Keeladi is Harappan or pre-Harappan is pointless, says archaeologist

Amarnath Ramakrishna has submitted a report to the Archaeological Survey of India detailing the artefacts unearthed and how the settlement grew.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Feb 26, 2023 · 11:30 am

Charging bulls, cheering spectators: Scenes from a jallikattu event in Madurai

Many spectators say that the sport offers a connection to age-old Tamil village traditions.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Jan 18, 2023 · 07:30 am

Romance, desire and heartbreak: Tales from Taiwan’s ‘love motels’

Often featuring outlandish themes, these establishments give couples a safe space to have some time alone.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Mar 29, 2022 · 11:30 am

An Indian listens to Taiwan’s heartbeat: Four conversations with women about life, work and China

What does it mean to be a citizen of a small island claimed by China? An Indian journalist looks for answers.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Mar 06, 2022 · 11:30 am

Meet the Taiwanese grandparents who have become Instagram fashion sensations

When their laundry business slowed down with the pandemic, they began to post pictures of themselves wearing clothes people had left behind.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Feb 06, 2022 · 11:30 am

In Kolkata, dragon dances and plates of biriyani on a quiet, Covid-struck Chinese New Year’s day

A portrait of a community in transition.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Feb 21, 2021 · 07:30 am

‘Apna time aayega’: Migrants in Chennai still waiting to go home 100 days after lockdown began

An evening spent with migrant workers living at a government shelter.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Jul 11, 2020 · 09:02 am

No space on trains, no rented homes to go back to: From Chennai to Gurugram, workers left in limbo

Scores of people have wound up their affairs to converge on Chennai Central Station, hoping to get home. Officials are scrambling to keep up.

Sowmiya Ashok

· Jun 02, 2020 · 09:00 am