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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…

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

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.

Railways announce change in pattern of train services on May 19

Railways announce change in pattern of train services on May 19

The Southern Railway has announced cancellation of some trains, partial cancellation, diversion, rescheduling, and regulation of a few others in connection with the commissioning of Tower Wagon Siding at Karaikudi Junction

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Meenakshi Meyyappan is proving the essence of Chettinad cuisine lies in its simplicity

Meenakshi Meyyappan’s The Bangala is credited with preserving the Chettinad region’s cuisine in its purest form

Chettinad Canteen in Coimbatore lays out ‘kavanarisi appam’, ‘kuzhi paniyaram’, ‘bun parotta’ and more

From feather-light ‘kavanarisi appam’ in coconut milk and ‘kuzhi paniyaram’ served with ‘pepper kaadai’ to the classic ‘adi kumayam’ in ice cream, what makes this new menu tick at the Chettinad Canteen

The charm of Chettinad unveiled in Delhi

Visalakshi Ramaswamy's exhibition, Chettinad An Eduring Legacy at India International Centre, Delhi, showcases the Nattukottai Chettiyar community's culture, heritage and lifestyle. Through her personal collection of items, visitors learn about the Nagarathars, a mercantile community from southern Tamil Nadu, and their grand mansions. The exhibition also features craft revival and…

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…

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

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…

Love for Biryanis from the South in the capital

Love for Biryanis from the South in the capital

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

Fusion Bistro in Karaikudi serves concepts on a plate

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

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

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

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

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

Application filed seeking GI tag for the famous Chettinad Athangudi tiles

Application filed seeking GI tag for the famous Chettinad Athangudi tiles

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