The Depleted State of Srivilliputtur Andal Temple: A Cry for Help
The Chariot, the Mandapam and the Missing Inscriptions and the lethargy of Temple Heritage Protection in Tamil Nadu An 1868 photograph of the formidable temple chariot -second biggest in the state- of the Arulmigu Nachiyar (Andal) Temple at Srivilliputtur shows a
The Hormuz Warning: Why India’s Petrochemical Growth Needs Supply-Chain Resilience
“This volatility shows that attracting investment is only one part of the challenge. The larger task is to create a stable, predictable, and resilient ecosystem in which investors are confident that feedstock supply, logistics, regulation, and energy costs will remain
Brahmotsavam Marred by Administrative Failures at Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, Kanchipuram
The Brahmotsavam of Sri Devarajaswamy Temple, popularly known as Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram, is among the most important annual festivals in the Vaishnavite tradition. The temple, one of the foremost Divya Desams, conducts this ten-day festival during the Tamil month
When Renovation Becomes Desecration: The Case of Sri Devarajaswamy Temple
When I first walked the Prakharas of the thousand-year-old Sri Devarajaswamy Temple in Kanchipuram, I was struck by one overwhelming feeling: awe. At the ingenuity of our ancestors, the precision of inscriptions on stone and walls, intricate carvings of rearing
An Order of the Past: Drift from Civility to Disorder
The post-1945 international order standing on multilateralism, sovereignty, and rules-based engagement has been now broken by the very nations that stood guard to it. Three concurrent failures accelerated this collapse: the United States' oscillation between coercive unilateralism; permanent conflict in