Arnav Chandrasekhar

Arnav is a correspondent at the Bengaluru bureau of The Indian Express. He covers matters relating to the Karnataka High Court as well as general feature stories pertaining to the history of the city, literature, and occasionally forays into sports. When not on the job, he can usually be found feeding his pet fish and snails. He tweets @arnavchandrase1

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Karnataka new fish species, Cauvery fish,

‘Crow of the Cauvery’: How a fisherman’s ‘ordinary catch’ led to the discovery of a new species

May 13, 2026 17:49 IST

Last year, the scientists had identified two related species. Another member of the same group, Labeo rohita or rohu, is widely consumed across the Indian subcontinent.

Wed, May 13, 2026

How 40 minutes of rain destroyed around 5,000 books in this iconic Church Street landmark in Bengaluru

April 30, 2026 20:20 IST

From 19th-century history to rare Wodehouse prints, Bengaluru’s Bookworm has lost a significant portion of its collection to the flash floods. Now, the city’s reading community is stepping up to save the bookstore.

Sat, May 02, 2026

‘Bengaluru’s Soul’: Spanish artist Jaume Plensa’s language-inspired sculpture unveiled at city airport

April 27, 2026 19:31 IST

The sculpture consists of hundreds of interconnected letters in languages ranging from Kannada, Armenian, and Japanese to Hindi, and even mathematical symbols.

Mon, Apr 27, 2026

A fly stuck on the leaf of Drosera burmanii; (Right) The pitcher plant Nepenthes ventrata. (Photo credit: Sumukha Javagal)

Know Your City: Why Bengaluru’s urban gardeners are trading fertiliser for ‘pet-like’ carnivorous plants

April 22, 2026 12:14 IST

According to Bengaluru gardener and tattoo artist Dominic Savio, one can grow carnivorous plants with the right knowledge in setup, but they are particular about rainwater, which has very few nutrients.

Wed, Apr 22, 2026

Currently, Ullas Karanth is working on his personal memoirs, which are set to come out later this year under the title Tiger Memories.

Writer’s Corner: How Ullas Karanth, son of Kannada literary legend, shifted from tractor business to become India’s ‘Tiger Man’Subscriber Only

April 15, 2026 17:39 IST

Homeschooled until he was 11 years old, Ullas Karanth said his passion for wildlife goes back to his father, Shivarama Karanth.

Wed, Apr 15, 2026

The age gap also shapes how members define a “vintage” car.

Know Your City: From Padminis to pre-war classics, Bengaluru’s vintage car enthusiasts keep automotive nostalgia aliveSubscriber Only

March 25, 2026 11:49 IST

Bengaluru’s vintage car enthusiasts, across generations, are keeping automotive history alive through restoration, community drives, and shared passion.

Wed, Mar 25, 2026

A Tesla wrapped in art: Bengaluru exhibition reimagines future through renewables and AISubscriber Only

March 24, 2026 12:18 IST

Under the theme 'Tomorrow, Altered,' Whitefield Art Collective brings together Grammy winner Ricky Kej and local artists to drive a message of environmental action through more than 300 unique displays.

Tue, Mar 24, 2026

No degree required: How this Bengaluru initiative is making complex art history accessible to publicSubscriber Only

March 19, 2026 22:01 IST

The Art and Photography Foundation has unveiled IMPART, a revamped digital platform formerly known as the MAP Academy. Led by director Varun Nayar, the initiative features a 2,500-entry Encyclopedia of Art and interactive timelines.

Thu, Mar 19, 2026

Anvita Trivedi at a book release event with writer Roopa Pai. (Credit: Anvita Trivedi)

Writer’s Corner: How a young Bengaluru photographer captured 35 bird species in citySubscriber Only

March 18, 2026 15:41 IST

Chuk-chukiya, Anvita Trivedi's coffee-table style book is devoted to 35 of the different species of birds one might expect to see around Bengaluru city.

Thu, Mar 19, 2026

Know Your City: The passion keeping Bengaluru’s homing pigeon legacy aliveSubscriber Only

February 24, 2026 13:48 IST

Bengaluru’s formal association with pigeon racing dates back to the 1920s, when the Bangalore Homing Society was established.

Tue, Feb 24, 2026

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She wanted to donate her kidney to a stranger, so this Bengaluru doctor approached the high courtSubscriber Only

February 15, 2026 07:09 IST

The 58-year-old Bengaluru resident and a fetal medicine consultant at Manipal Hospital is now recovering at home after successfully donating her kidney to a woman, also in her 50s.

Sun, Feb 15, 2026

Word power in Bengaluru: World No. 3 Hubert Wee among winners at 20th Indian Open Scrabble ChampionshipSubscriber Only

January 27, 2026 20:02 IST

After Madhav Kamath’s historic 2025 World Youth title, the 20th Indian Open showcased the rising global profile of Scrabble, which is now adopting a chess-like Grandmaster system.

Wed, Jan 28, 2026

Writer’s Corner: How a $1,000 coupon contest launched Shoba Narayan’s writing careerSubscriber Only

January 20, 2026 19:59 IST

The James Beard-nominated author shares her journey from a journalism student in New York to a chronicler of Bengaluru’s evolving soul.

Tue, Jan 20, 2026

Old Bengaluru, Sir Mark Cubbon, Sir Lewin Bentham Bowring,

Know Your City | Bengaluru in the 1870s, through the eyes of a man who once ruled itSubscriber Only

January 13, 2026 20:13 IST

According to Sir Lewin Bentham Bowring, Bengaluru had in 1869 a population of 1,32,000, including 79,000 in the cantonment area, with only 3,900 Europeans and Englishmen and 2,500 ‘Eurasians’.

Tue, Jan 13, 2026

‘Only on paper’: Why Karnataka HC wants 30-year-old Bengaluru-Mysuru Infra Corridor project scrapped, started afreshSubscriber Only

January 13, 2026 13:32 IST

The Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor project has become a source of extensive litigation with over 2,000 cases related to it currently pending, the Karnataka High Court noted.

Tue, Jan 13, 2026

Dispute over Bannerghatta National Park’s ESZ: What the CEC report has recommendedSubscriber Only

January 10, 2026 15:14 IST

After an exhaustive examination of the issue in a document that exceeds five hundred pages, the CEC has laid out several key conditions after the recent visit by their team to BNP

Sat, Jan 10, 2026

Writer’s Corner: Anjum Hasan on contrasts of being a writer and what Bengaluru brings to her writing deskSubscriber Only

December 24, 2025 12:40 IST

Anjum Hasan discusses the duality of her writing experience, balancing the solidity of traditional literature with modern trends.

Wed, Dec 24, 2025

In a subsequent interaction with Prateeti Ballal, who moderated the first panel, Mushtaq recalled her early years and the multiple languages she was exposed to, starting out as a native Dakhni speaker and discovering a love for Kannada in school.

‘My words were not shaped by comfort’: Bangalore Literature Festival starts with keynote address by International Booker Prize winner Banu MushtaqSubscriber Only

December 07, 2025 15:50 IST

International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq gave a poetic account of her life and philosophy of writing on the inaugural day of the 14th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival.

Sun, Dec 07, 2025

Bengaluru hosts run to raise awareness about issues faced by children with HIV

November 30, 2025 14:50 IST

As the participating children are part of the Foundation's Positive Running programme, it also served to raise funds to expand and maintain the initiative.

Sun, Nov 30, 2025

According to the researchers, the new search for the shrimp began in 2022, after an Odisha-based aquarium hobbyist found a mature member of the species.

Shrimp species rediscovered in Karnataka and Odisha after 72 yearsSubscriber Only

November 29, 2025 21:51 IST

A team of researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies in Chennai’s Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology rediscovered Indian populations of the bamboo shrimp.

Sat, Nov 29, 2025

Sugata Srinivasaraju Discusses His Political Histories and the Journalist's Eye. (Express Photo)

Writer’s Corner: Sugata Srinivasaraju on the origins of ‘The Conscience Network’ and how journalism has shaped his outputSubscriber Only

November 25, 2025 13:06 IST

In 2020, when Sugata Srinivasaraju was carrying out research for a column, he stumbled upon an article in The New York Times and a “gut feeling” told him that there was a much larger story behind the diaspora’s resistance to the Emergency.

Tue, Nov 25, 2025

Know Your City: Learn about evolution, diversity, and economic significance of insects at this Bengaluru museumSubscriber Only

November 18, 2025 21:38 IST

NBAIR maintains live insect cultures for pest control and a research repository containing over 300,000 insect specimens.

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

‘Relationship born of mutual volition’: Karnataka HC relief for man accused of rape by woman he met on dating appSubscriber Only

October 28, 2025 12:22 IST

The couple had allegedly kept in touch for some years before getting physically intimate in Bengaluru last year, following which the woman lodged a complaint alleging rape against the man.

Tue, Oct 28, 2025