Kavitha Muralidharan

A deserted Marina beach is seen during rains before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai

Was Chennai So Well-Prepared – or Did Cyclone Nivar Not Bring as Much Rain?

Kavitha Muralidharan 28/11/2020

One expert said the city's Adyar river had more...

Keezhadi, Madurai, Sangam era, Sangam literature, Tamil literature, Dravidian languages, Tamil, Tamil language, Indus Valley civlisation, Vasant Shinde, Niraj Rai, archaeogenomics, Archaeological Survey of India, Sivaganga, Madurai, Su Venkatesan, Iron Age, Bharatiya Janata Party, Vedic people, Harappan people, cultural invasion,

In ‘Rebuttal’ to ASI, Tamil Nadu Dig Claims Proof Sangam Era Older Than Thought

Kavitha Muralidharan 20/09/2019

Pending further verification, the Keezhadi excavation presents yet another...

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Missing Tamil Nadu Activist Mugilan Taken Into Police Custody

Kavitha Muralidharan 07/07/2019

Hours after releasing an incriminating documentary, Mugilan, who was...

Some residents of Chennai wait for water near a hand pump. Photo: Twitter/@ANI

People on Chennai’s Outskirts Allege Their Water Is Being Stolen to Feed Malls

Kavitha Muralidharan 05/07/2019

"We understand Chennai's water-need is greater than ours, and...

Residents fill their vessels with potable water from a hand pump at Marina beach, in Chennai on June 20. Photo: PTI

For Chennai, ‘Unless It Rains, Things Are Not Going to Be Normal’

Kavitha Muralidharan 24/06/2019

As Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties bicker over what needs...

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There’s a Severe Drought in Tamil Nadu – and the Govt Thinks Yagnas Will Fix It

Kavitha Muralidharan 03/05/2019

The government has asked the 4,000-plus temples under its...

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Ground Report: In the Aftermath of Cyclone Gaja, the Anger

Kavitha Muralidharan 19/11/2018

Locals claim the interior villages on the Nagapattinam-Vedaranyam stretch...