On April 14, 2025, Tamils across the world will celebrate Puthandu-the first day of the Tamil calendar. The New Year is marked by traditional rituals, festive feasts, and deep cultural significance.

She began learning the art of rangoli from her mother in her hometown Trichy, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu ... a white-coloured design called kolam, and we do patterns based on ...

Growing up in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, she learnt the art form from her mother, who would draw rangoli every morning on their doorstep. “In South India, we do a white-coloured design called ‘kolam ...