Gowri S

#HTwknd ✨ | 💻 Ctrl-Alt-Deceit: As cyber gangs grow smarter with call centres and ‘HR’, Anja Shortland reveals how ransomware crime hits us all ⚠️📖 🔍 Explore full story: hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-… @gowrianils ✍🏻

It appears that 3,000 words aren't enough to capture the whimsy of our favourite supercilious pet, the cat. My fav Centre Spread for @htTweets yet. Scroll through the paintings to know your cat better. Here's a very cute digital interactive - hindustantimes.com/specials/how-t…

✨ #HTWknd | ➡️ Clone rangers by @gowrianils ➡️ @dpanajana's Tribute to a mighty heart ➡️ @sanjoynarayan 's The controlled chaos of geese ➡️ How the order half lives by @datta_sukanya ➡️ You gotta have faith, with @c_assisi

✨ #HTWknd | ➡️ @samanth_s on The Web Beneath the Waves — @gowrianils ➡️ Christmas celebrations around the World, in India & more (Sukanya D, @AneshaGeorge) ➡️ @sanjoynarayan's ode to Miles Davis ➡️ F1: The insanity & obsession, by @_kunal_pradhan ➡️ Embracing age, with @c_assisi

Big breaking. Kerala Govt will go for an appeal against the sessions court verdict in the actor assault case. The govt has reiterated that it firmly stands with the survivor. #Avalkoppam

#HTwknd ✨ | As artificial intelligence begins to mirror more of what makes us human, what guardrails should we put in place? What risks should we watch for? Leading AI ethicist Nell Watson warns that the danger isn’t rebellion, but systems pursuing goals beyond our control. Read more🔗 hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-… @gowrianils ✍️ | #HTPremium

#HTWknd | What does it mean for us to have reached a point where the potential for backlash is viewed as something that can be commodified and underwritten? What does this say about the evolution of image management, and crisis communication? ✍🏻@gowrianils 👉🏻Read full story: hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…

#HTWknd | 🌊✨ Experience the power of storytelling in the heart of coastal Kerala! A powerful play unfolds on a flooded stage, inviting villagers to share their stories of resilience amidst tidal flooding. It's not just a performance; it's a heartfelt prayer for the villages at risk. Catch the complete story 🔗hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-… ( ✍️@gowrianils)

This Sunday, it's a cover :) Do read.

After weeks of back-and-forth, fact checks and multiple drafts, here it is. My first centrespread for @htTweets HT Wknd on hero stones. Glad I got to write about this tiny piece of South Indian micro-history. Here's the story in print! Link below. hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…

✨#HTwknd | ⚔️ Rock anthems of the past! Discover South India’s ancient ‘hero stones’—memorials that honor brave warriors, some over 2,000 years old 🪨🔥. Uncover the tiny tales they tell about courage, community, and everyday life 👣📜 🔗 Dive into the full story here: hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-… @gowrianils ✍️

The Making of the Perfect Martini by Guy Buffet, 2000

@AneshaGeorge @sanjoynarayan A war that never ended: From the 1950 Korean conflict to India’s forgotten role as peacekeeper, artist Parvathi Nayar revisits her father’s mission through a powerful 70-min museum experience in Chennai. Read the full story 👉 hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-… (@gowrianils ✍🏻)

This one was a study on how the climate crisis is now changing the flavour of our food - apples are losing their crunch, while beer may not taste how you remember. Looks like we are in a hot plate situation. hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…

My first story for HT Wknd looked at the ancient and modern history and politics of the garden through an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…

Professional update: After a rewarding and beautiful 7 years with @the_hindu's #MetroPlus team, I have joined Hindustan Times' Sunday longform features section, HT Wknd, where I will continue to write on arts and culture with a national and global focus. An exciting chapter!

ISL’s identity crisis: Who has profited from it? Falling attendances and TV viewership, clubs finances running in the red, inflated player salaries, clubs in a state of limbo over newly proposed MRA. ⁦Cover story with ⁦@Neeladri_27⁩ sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india…

#HTwknd 🌿 | From Paradise to Protest 🌍 From ancient Persian chahar-baghs to French parterres and wartime Victory Gardens—this is how gardens became more than just pretty spaces. They’re symbols of paradise, power, politics—and now, protest. Read full story 👉 hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-… (@gowrianils ✍️) | #HTPremium

Even lifelong Chennai residents, seasoned by decades of blazing summers, never stop grumbling about heat in the city. Now imagine a poor polar bear in this weather. Read the story here: thehindu.com/news/national/…