Madhuvanti S. Krishnan

Jan 11, 2025 | thehindu.com | Madhuvanti S. Krishnan

Rayan Chakrabarty, a final-year Master’s student from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, plans to create a museum and document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia. Vibha Swaminathan, a final-year Law student at National Law School, Bengaluru, aims to study citizenship regimes and human rights litigation. Avanish Vats, a visually-impaired graduate from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, is interested in epistemology and making philosophy accessible to people with disabilities.

Sep 27, 2024 | thehindu.com | Madhuvanti S. Krishnan

ElephantsHumans are not the only species that express grief. Elephants too have elaborate mourning rituals. The body of a dead elephant is covered with branches and soil to cover it up. Elephants also return to the spot where the member of the herd died, as if to pay respects. It has a profound understanding of how death works and displays signs of stress when they experience loss, both in the wild or in captivity. DholeUnlike other dogs, the Indian wild dog doesn’t bark or howl.

Sep 3, 2024 | thehindu.com | Madhuvanti S. Krishnan

The professors from the Harry Potter series were formidable, whether it was strict Snape, severe McGonagall, the seemingly amiable Lupin, or Mad-Eye Moody. As teachers, they had a way of imparting knowledge and handling a class of students that they had to turn into matchless wizards and witches. Now, imagine them teaching in today’s day and age...

Feb 24, 2024 | thehindu.com | Madhuvanti S. Krishnan

It was just another day for Zabihullah Alimee, a Class 5 student in Afghanistan. He was on his way home from school when a sudden explosion near his home changed his life forever. The sight of dismembered bodies, blood flowing everywhere and the chaos that followed, remain etched in his memory. Now 22 years old, he fled his country and has been a refugee in India for the past two years.

Jan 27, 2024 | thehindu.com | Madhuvanti S. Krishnan

How popular is crime fiction as a genre? What goes on in the world of crime and in the minds of writers as they belt out murder mysteries? These, and multiple other mysteries were debated at The Hindu Lit for Life session, ‘A Crime Wave’, in a conversation with authors Anuja Chauhan, Harini Nagendra, Kiran Manral, and Tarun Mehrishi, moderated by The Hindu sports editor K.C. Vijayakumar.