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Penang and Ipoh: Where Malaysia's Indian History Lives in Stone and Spice

The Tamil word for a place you belong to without being born there is sometimes just the name of the street. In Penang's George Town and in Ipoh's Old Town, that belonging is written into the plaster of shophouse walls, into the smoke rising from temple gopurams, and into the…

Times Life · 2h ago

5 Indian Cities Where Food Alone Is Worth the Travel: Eating Your Way Across India

Kolkata: The City That Feeds You Before You AskKolkata does not wait for you to find food. It finds you. Step off a train at Howrah and within three minutes someone is selling you a kathi roll so good that the Nizam's restaurant on Park Street, which invented it, still…

Times Life · Jul 6

Why tourists are travelling to this rural Indian region filled with forgotten mansions

In recent years, the Chettinad area has seen an uptick in tourism, as new hotels have opened in restored mansions and the nearest airport expanded.

Euronews · Feb 1

Chettinad could be among India’s largest cultural revival projects

While only 11,000 mansions remain in Chettinad today (half of what existed 50 years ago), with a majority in ruins, Chettinad yearns for a revival. Which is exactly what a few individuals are doing. Be it planning cultural festivals, curated holidays, or even large-scale hospitality projects, there is a lot…

The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023

What’s new at The Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival’s second edition

Come September, the heritage properties and mansions of Chettinad will open their doors to host the second edition of The Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival. Comprising dance and musical performances, lectures on the region’s culture, and architectural tours, among other highlights, the 2023 edition promises a deep dive into the…

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2023

Love for Biryanis from the South in the capital

From Chettinad chicken to Malabar mutton, new biryanis from South India now in Delhi

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023

Fusion Bistro in Karaikudi serves concepts on a plate

Fusion Bistro, off the Madurai-Karaikudi Road, springs a surprise with its blended tastes and flavours in Chettinad heartland

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

Tamil Nadu’s colourful Chettiar mansions bear testimony to a world that was more open to the other

Just the entrance to a Chettinad mansion can be an exercise in map-spotting with its doors of solid Burma teak, Belgian mirrors, English floral tiles and Italian black marble columns

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

Back at The Bangala: on the upcoming Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival

The Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival promises a deep dive into the region’s rich history

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

Application filed seeking GI tag for the famous Chettinad Athangudi tiles

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The Hindu · Apr 15, 2022