Tiruchi girl is topper in TNEA-2021
The Hindu
A Tiruchi student J. Nithyasree, who belongs to Srirangam, is the topper in the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions - 2021, the counselling process conducted by Anna University for admission to engineer
A Tiruchi student J. Nithyasree, who belongs to Srirangam, is the topper in the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions - 2021, the counselling process conducted by Anna University for admission to engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.
Two other students from the Central region who figure in the top 10 ranks constitute P.L. Uma Shwetha (sixth position), who hails from Alagapuri village in Thirumayam taluk in Pudukottai district, and S. Sarathivasan (eighth rank) of Thuvakudi Malai in Tiruchi district.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.