From Batu Caves’ towering statue to Thaipusam cheek piercings, the Vel symbolises wisdom, discipline, and the battle against ego.

Madurai: Lakhs of devotees thronged Palani in Dindigul district and Tiruchendur in Tuticorin district on Sunday to offer ...

A 300-year-old Lord Murugan temple in Kerala draws devotees with a unique offering 'Munch chocolates', symbolising how faith ...

The Thai Poosam festival commenced with traditional rites at the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple in Palani on Sunday, ...

Shock Outside Court: Alan Jackson Quits Rob & Michele Case, Exit Sparks Questions While speculation was running wild over Alan Jackson’s next courtroom move, the celebrity defense lawyer made a ...

Rooted in social realism, My Lord finds Raju Murugan returning to familiar moral ground with a story of identity, injustice ...

Perumal Murugan’s succinctly titled Shit is a short story about a multicoloured plastic tumbler. It is a coveted object, fought over by five young men – in whose large, messy house it lies – whenever ...

Earlier this year, at a literary festival in Jaipur, I met the Tamil writer Perumal Murugan. I had just finished reading his book “Poonachi,” which will be published in the U.S. this month as “The ...

A week after the police advised Tamil writer Perumal Murugan to leave his home in Namakkal following protests by caste- and Hindutva organisations against his book Madhorubagan, the author has ...

TIRUPPUR: L Murugan walks through AD Colony, braving the summer sun that has already started raising the temperature. He does not mind the fact that there are no proper roads here. He is on a mission ...