Nahla Nainar

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

As the new academic year 2025-26 kicks in, parents of children in private schools are digging deep into their pockets again expecting to pay fees that seem to keep rising exponentially. According to data on the website of Tamil Nadu Private Schools Fee Determination Committee, educational institutions in Tiruchi are charging anywhere between ₹2,500 and ₹10,000 and above for Lower Kindergarten in the new academic year.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

Aided by technology, libraries in educational institutions in Tiruchi are developing into hubs of codified information on a wide range of subjects, as they adjust to a changing user base. “Librarians today must be able to assess the resources required by students and faculty; at the same time, orientation is needed for scholars and students about the latest updates in the library’s database to promote learning,” S.

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

As temperatures soar, non-governmental organisations, and city residents have begun placing containers of water and fodder for the birds frequenting the neighbourhoods of Tiruchi in recent weeks. On Thursday, volunteers of Tiruchi-based social organisation Thanneer distributed earthenware vessels to the public in Ponmalaipatti area, which are to be used as birdbaths. “Ideally, these should be placed at ground level and close to trees, so that the birds can use them throughout the day.

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

Languages have become a hot topic in India today, with a battle for linguistic supremacy raging across the country. But to constrain the nation’s linguistic diversity into monolithic grids is an impossible, and ill-advised task. With what would you replace words such as tahsildar, jama-bandi, asal, khaali, wasool, or jilla? Long before the English language imprinted itself on South Asia’s collective consciousness, there were other tongues that held that position of high esteem.

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Nahla Nainar

An increasing number of school children are displaying signs of addiction to their smartphones and other electronic devices, mental health experts in Tiruchi have said. A senior official at the District Early Intervention Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital said that children who are spending over 14 hours on their phones are being referred, at least once or twice a week, at the Tiruchi facility.