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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Chennai, India

Updated April 5, 2021

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Meet the Man Recreating Ancient Musical Instruments Lost to Time

Tharun Sekar's creations include the yazh, a harp-like instrument played in India 2,000 years ago.
by Radhika Iyengar

India Meets Myanmar at a Bustling Bazaar in Chennai

Indians who were pushed out of Burma have made this market a multicultural haven.
by Yamuna Matheswaran

How Frothy Waves of Sea Foam Coated the Coast of Chennai

Don't play in the bubbles.
by Jessica Leigh Hester

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