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Checkmating Tradition: How Praggnanandhaa is Changing the Game

MEET RAMESHBABU PRAGGNANANDHAA, A NAME SYNONYMOUS WITH BRILLIANCE BOTH ON AND OFF THE CHESSBOARD. AT JUST 18 YEARS OLD, PRAGGNANANDHAA HAS ALREADY LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE WORLD OF CHESS, ACHIEVING THE ESTEEMED TITLE OF GRANDMASTER AT A REMARKABLY YOUNG AGE. BUT BEYOND HIS EXCEPTIONAL TALENT IN THE REALM OF CHESS LIES A MULTIFACETED INDIVIDUAL WITH A WEALTH OF INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCES. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, WE DELVE INTO THE LIFE OF PRAGGNANANDHAA, EXPLORING HIS PASSIONS, REFLECTIONS ON HIS JOURNEY, AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. JOIN US AS WE UNCOVER THE LAYERS OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY PRODIGY AND GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE MIND OF A TRUE CHESS PHENOMENON.

Chennai's Number One

EXPLORING BLADE SHANKAR’S JOURNEY OF TURNING ORDINARY SITUATIONS INTO COMEDIC GOLD

RHYTHMS, RHYMES & THE RISING STAR

TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH NAVZ-47, TRACING HER JOURNEY FROM HER ROOTS IN COLOMBO TO BECOMING A RISING STAR IN THE GLOBAL RAP SCENE, SHOWCASING HER RESILIENCE, PASSION FOR MUSIC, AND DEEP CONNECTION TO TAMIL CULTURE ALONG THE WAY

The Rise of Female Rap in India

MEET IRFANA HAMEED, THE GROUNDBREAKING RAPPER AND SINGER FROM KODAIKANAL, WHO HAS MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST FEMALE ARTIST SIGNED BY DEF JAM RECORDINGS INDIA LABEL. WITH HER INFECTIOUS TUNES AND CHARMING STAGE PRESENCE, SHE ADDRESSES VITAL ISSUES SUCH AS TAMIL AND MUSLIM CULTURE, AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH HER MUSIC. HER DISCOGRAPHY EXPLORES INTO THOUGHTPROVOKING THEMES, INCLUDING ANTI-FASCISM AND FEMININITY, RESONATING WITH AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE. LEARN MORE ABOUT HER JOURNEY AND ASPIRATIONS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.

The Queen of Comedy Unveiled

DEVADARSHINI, A SEASONED VETERAN OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, BOASTS AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME ADORNED WITH ACCOLADES SUCH AS THE PRESTIGIOUS KALAIMAMANI AWARD AND THE TAMIL NADU STATE FILM AWARDS FOR BEST COMEDIAN, A REMARKABLE FEAT ACHIEVED THRICE. WITH A CAREER SPANNING 27 ILLUSTRIOUS YEARS, SHE HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON CINEMA, HAVING GRACED THE SCREENS IN OVER 120 FILMS ACROSS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES INCLUDING TAMIL, TELUGU, KANNADA, MALAYALAM, AND HINDI. BEYOND HER PROWESS ON SCREEN, DEVADARSHINI BRINGS DEPTH TO HER PERSONA WITH THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A COUNSELLOR AND THERAPIST. HER HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING EXTENDS TO HER PRACTICE OF REIKI AND BACH FLOWER THERAPY, WITH A DECADE OF DEDICATED EXPERTISE. FROM HER RIBTICKLING PERFORMANCES IN THE ICONIC RAMANY VS RAMANY” SERIAL TO HER UPROARIOUS ANTICS IN THE BLOCKBUSTER KANCHANA,” DEVADARSHINI HAS ENDEARED HERSELF TO AUDIENCES, LEAVING THEM IN STITCHES WITH HER SIGNATURE SLAPSTICK COMEDY. LET’S GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR PROVOKE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

COPS, CATASTROPHES 2 CHAOS

A COP'S MASALA MEMOIR OF MADNESS

TAMIL CINEMA'S COMIC GEM

LET’S DISCOVER DELHI GANESH’S UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON HUMOUR IN TAMIL CINEMA AND UNRAVEL THE LAYERS OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER

PARENTING Cultural Exchange

WE ARE LUCKY TO LIVE IN A TIME WHEN WE CAN CHERRY-PICK THE BEST PRACTICES FROM VARIOUS CULTURES TO CREATE OUR IDEAL LIFE. WHAT BETTER AREA TO APPLY THIS TO THAN PARENTING? READ ON FOR THE BEST PARENTING HABITS THAT INDIANS AND AMERICANS CAN EXCHANGE WITH EACH OTHER!

LAUGH OUT LOUD

A MODERN-DAY NOMAD OOTS IN KERALA, KENNY SEBASTIAN WAS RAISED ACROSS GUJARAT, VIZAG, AND BANGALORE. NURTURING HIS ARTISTIC PASSIONS, HE TRANSITIONED FROM COMPUTER SCIENCE TO PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. COLLEGE BECAME HIS CANVAS FOR EXPLORATION, DABBLING IN THEATRE, MUSIC, AND FILM EDITING. SERENDIPITY LED HIM TO STAND-UP COMEDY, WHERE HIS HUMOUR FOUND HOME ON YOUTUBE, PROPELLING HIM TO VIRAL FAME. TODAY, HE STANDS AS A PIONEER IN INDIA’S COMEDY SCENE, BOASTING SPECIALS ON BOTH AMAZON PRIME AND NETFLIX, AND CONTINUES TO SHAPE TIHE LANDSCAPE WITH HIS CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS. LET’S EXPLORE THE WORLD OF STANDUP COMEDIAN KENNY SEBASTIAN

Fueled by passion

KAAVYA ARIVUMANI SHARES HER JOURNEY FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN SHORT FILMS TO SIGNIFICANT ROLES IN TELEVISION AND FILM, HIGHLIGHTING THE CHALLENGES FACED, PIVOTAL MOMENTS, AND THE UNWAVERING SELF-RELIANCE THAT DRIVES HER FORWARD IN THE INDUSTRY

KEEPING IT REAL

SHE’S EVERYTHING AN ACTOR SHOULD BE... REAL, RAW, FUN, UNADULTERATED, SENSUAL AND STILL SO INNOCENT WITH AN INFECTIOUS SMILE AND A VULNERABLE CHARM. ADITI RAO HYDARI WHO JUST EXCHANGED RINGS AND GOT ENGAGED TO ACTOR SIDDHARTH SHINES BRIGHT IN EVERY ROLE THAT SHE PORTRAYS ON SCREEN. A TALENTED AWARD-WINNING STAR, WITH A ROYAL LINEAGE, WHO HAS ACTED IN HINDI, TAMIL, TELUGU AND MALAYALAM FILMS, ADIT] GETS CANDID ON HER INTERESTING JOURNEY SO FAR AND ALL THE EXCITING FILM PROJECTS UP HER SLEEVE, BESIDES A POPULAR NEW SONG FOR COKE STUDIO TAMIL

Awaken Your Feminine Energy

This Month We Celebrate Women's Day, A Celebration Of The Fairer Sex And All We Contribute To This World. What Better Time Than Now To Learn About Feminine Energy, And How To Awaken Yours?

Leading a team

WOMEN ACHIEVERS IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR

THE HEART OF A MOTHER, THE SPIRIT OF A WARRIOR

NOORI SALEEM, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS NOORI AMMA,’ A TRANSGENDER WOMAN, ESTABLISHED THE SIP MEMORIAL TRUST IN 2003 WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN A SECURE HOME, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. TODAY, NOORI ENSURES THEY RECEIVE SHELTER, NOURISHMENT, CLOTHING, AND SCHOOLING. CURRENTLY, SHE CARES FOR 35 HIV-POSITIVE CHILDREN AND FIVE ADULTS, STEADFAST IN HER COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING THEM FORA BETTER TOMORROW. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NOORI SALEEM, SHE SHARES HER JOURNEY OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND HER VISIONARY OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE OF HER MEMORIAL TRUST

Nurturing Young Minds Through Play

AFTER EIGHT FRUITFUL YEARS IN THE U.S, WHEN KEERTHI GABRIEL RETURNED TO INDIA, SHE DECIDED TO CREATE A UNIQUE SPACE FOR CHILDREN. AS A PROUD MOTHER OF THREE, SHE DREW INSPIRATION FROM HER OWN KIDS IN SHAPING THE CONCEPT OF TODDLE TOWN.’ LIKE MANY ENTREPRENEURS, KEERTHI FACED SKEPTICISM WHEN SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE HER ESTABLISHED IT CAREER TO PURSUE A GROUNDBREAKING VENTURE IN CHENNAI. HOWEVER, HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A BREAK FROM THE DIGITAL REALM AND NURTURING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS FUELED HER DETERMINATION. RECOGNISING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PRETEND PLAY IN FOSTERING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, AND CREATIVITY, KEERTHI ENVISIONED THE SPACE AS MORE THAN JUST A PLAY AREA—BUT A GATEWAY TO A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER CHILDHOOD. KEERTHI OPENS UP ABOUT THE GENESIS AND VISION FOR HER DREAM VENTURE

HUNGER For SUCCESS

CHINU KALA GETS CANDID ABOUT HER JOURNEY WITH RUBANS THAT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH STRIFE AND STRUGGLE

'THE WORLD MUST UNDERSTAND CHILDREN

DR. MANORAMA PINAKAPANI SHEDS LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

'I wanted to be part of a more meaningful journey'

MALLIKA GHOSH SHARES HOW SHE’S ENRICHING MANY LIVES THROUGH PARINAAM FOUNDATION

Breaking Barriers in menstrual health

ADITI GUPTA’S MENSTRUPEDIA COMIC IS BREAKING THE MYTHS ABOUT PERIODS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT MENSTRUATION IN A SENSITIVE WAY...

The Resilience of Women Builders in Chennai

ON A BUSTLING MORNING IN CHENNAI, ALARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE BLOCKED THE ROADWAYS, STANDING WITH HOPE AND LONGING FOR WORK OPPORTUNITIES ETCHED ON THEIR FACES. WE ENCOUNTERED A GROUP HOLDING HAMMERS, CHISELS, AND PLASTIC WIRE BAGS. AMONG THEM WERE MAINLY WOMEN DRESSED IN BRIGHTCOLOURED SAREES, ADORNED WITH TURMERIC ON THEIR FACES, RED KUMKUM, AND FLOWERS ON THEIR HEADS. THEIR FACES REFLECTED A DEEP SENSE OF YEARNING, AS THEY WAITED IN THE SCORCHING MORNING AT OUTSIDE MOGAPPAIR WEST BUS STOP. WE’VE SEEN THEM ON ROADS, IN TEMPLES, SHOPS, AND BUSES, AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF CHENNAI. THEY ARE TELUGU-SPEAKING MIGRANTS FROM ANDHRA PRADESH, STRIVING FOR LIVELIHOODS HERE IN CHENNAI. THESE MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS FACE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES IN THEIR QUEST FOR A BETTER LIFE. MORE ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM ANDHRA PRADESH TO CHENNAI...

SUDHA MURTY TALKS OF MENOPAUSE, NORMALISES WRINKLES

BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND PHILANTHROPIST SUDHA MURTY SPEAKS ABOUT MENOPAUSE AND HOW SHE PREPARED HER HUSBAND NR NARAYANA MURTHY FOR IT

FEARLESS TRAILBLAZER

MEET NIRUPAMA MENON RAO, A DISTINGUISHED AND ACCOMPLISHED DIPLOMAT WHO HAS SERVED HER COUNTRY WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY AND HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER FOR WOMEN IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BECOMING THE SECOND WOMAN TO HOLD THE POST OF INDIA’S FOREIGN SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE INDIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, CHINA AND SRI LANKA

SHAPING A BETTER TOMORROW

SUDHA RAMALINGAM SHARES HER INSIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM, ADDRESSING ONGOING CHALLENGES, AND FOSTERING TRUE GENDER EQUALITY IN SOCIETY

EMBRACE YOUR POWER

ROOPA D MOUDGIL, IGP, INTERNAL SECURITY, KARNATAKA WEARS MANY FEATHERS IN HER CAP AND IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A STRONG AND FEARLESS WOMAN

Empowering Women. Upfifting States Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan's Vision and Contributions

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROVOKE MAGAZINE, EXPLORE THE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC WORLD OF GOVERNOR Dr.TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN, AS WE UNCOVER THE MULTIFACETED PERSONA OF THIS DISTINGUISHED LEADER. HERE ARE SOME INSIGHTS INTO HER JOURNEY, PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIETAL CHALLENGES, AND HER UNIQUE APPROACH TO BLENDING TRADITION WITH MODERN GOVERNANCE. SHE UNRAVELS THE ESSENCE OF TAMILISAI'S LEADERSHIP, SHEDDING LIGHT ON HER EXPERIENCES, ASPIRATIONS, AND THE IMPACT SHE ENVISIONS IN SHAPING A PROGRESSIVE FUTURE

TAKING CHARGE

A FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION WITH TMT. S. RAJESWARI, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE MEMBER SECRETARY, TAMIL NADU UNIFORMED SERVICES RECRUITMENT BOARD

'PAUSE, REFLECT, REASSESS & SUPPORT OTHERS IN THE PROCESS'

SEEMA PATIL KAMATH ON HER INSPIRING JOURNEY FROM CABIN CREW TO QUALITY CHIEF AT ZERODHA AND CONQUERING CANCER WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK

Jealous Of Someone?

Let your jealousy nourish you

GEG FUGURE READY

BEST OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES)2024

Gimme Red

ACE YOUR CUPID GAME