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US ambassador visits
Sri Kapali Temple

Ken Juster, America’s ambassador to India who is on a visit to Chennai visited Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore. He was in the company of the US Consul here in Chennai and was guided around by scholar Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan.

An understanding
Deccan Herald

Epigraphy is a quaint skill to encounter, not something you would expect from the average doctor, lawyer or chartered accountant. And yet, on a rare day, you just might encounter such professionals poring over intriguing inscriptions in obscure templ...

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Polymath’s timeless search

Painting is his passion; architecture is his admiration; literature is his childhood love and history gives him happiness. Meet 33-year-old Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan—primarily an architect—who is always in demand for weekend tours, lectures and.....

Breadth of vision

Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan is an architect whose interests range from Araiyar Sevai to Tamil epigraphy. Charukesi elaborates.

On the Dikshitar trail with G. Ravi Kiran and Madhusudanan Kalaichelvan

Dikshita Kshetra Darshanam latest episode takes music lovers to Vaitheeswaran Koil

RATHAM: A Heritage Bus Ride Into A World Of Myth And Music

A short bus journey or ‘ratha yatra’ ferries visitors in and around temple towns, transporting them into a space of myths and music, history and heritage.

Thirukkurungudi Kaisika Ekadasi play: TN temple, theatre, and a tale from a Puranam

The play, performed once a year on Kaisika Ekadasi in the Tamil Nadu town, is based on an episode in the Varaha Puranam. The oldest manuscript of the play available today was authored by Thiru Veerabadhra Nattuvanar, from around the 17th century.

How Darasuram temple inspired young Madhusudanan Kalaichelvan

The moments spent at the temple made him pursue history and architecture with passion