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Symbolic act, not sacrilege
March 20, 2021, 8:07 AM IST
The visit to the Sree Krishna temple in Guruvayur by IUML leader and UDF candidate in Guruvayur constituency, KNA Khader, as part of his election campaign and his comments that the blessings of Guruvayurappan will…
March 20, 2021, 8:07 AM IST
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Predator in a progressive’s garb
March 13, 2021, 5:33 AM IST
Well-read, articulate and often witty, they can quote Marx, Derrida and feminist theory with equal ease in mixed company, over alcohol and mood music. They attend theatre, film and literary fests, art shows, protests against…
March 13, 2021, 5:33 AM IST
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Supporting role
March 13, 2021, 5:31 AM IST
These stars unabashedly make ageing an art, always in love with themselves and indulging in set-pieces that send their fans into a tizzy. Nobody exhibits this phenomenon better than Mammootty. In his first pre-release presser…
March 13, 2021, 5:31 AM IST
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Pedagogue of the oppressed
March 13, 2021, 5:30 AM IST
Dr T M Thomas Isaac loves to wear bright-coloured kurtas and sport a warm, affable smile that has earned him a kind of Santa Claus persona in Kerala politics. Isaac’s self-assured smile in front of…
March 13, 2021, 5:30 AM IST
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A miracle in the Kole wetlands
March 6, 2021, 11:32 AM IST
Could you come together and fight for a common cause above and beyond political delineations? Farmers in the traditional Kole wetlands of Thrissur have been doing just that, as part of their struggle to protect…
March 6, 2021, 11:32 AM IST
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Lost and found
March 6, 2021, 11:31 AM IST
When two young researchers decided to delve deep into the past in search of Haleema Beevi, the first woman municipal councillor, publisher and editor in Kerala, they were baffled by the total absence of information…
March 6, 2021, 11:31 AM IST
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Pinarayi’s midnight rendezvous
March 6, 2021, 11:29 AM IST
“It’s the party leadership who should speak on such matters, not me”, says P Sathidevi, CPM leader and former member of parliament from Vatakara. Discussing CPM-RSS political violence in Kannur is never easy, especially to…
March 6, 2021, 11:29 AM IST
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Landing a ‘big fish’
February 27, 2021, 12:11 PM IST
When YouTuber Sebin Cyriac got a call from Rahul Gandhi’s office last week confirming that he has been chosen to accompany the Gandhi scion on a deep-sea fishing trip during his Kerala visit, Cyriac was…
February 27, 2021, 12:11 PM IST
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An auteur demonstrates why cinema should look beyond speed and slickness
February 21, 2021, 7:53 AM IST
Don Palathara hails from Karunapuram in Idukki, barely three kilometres from Kambammettu in Tamil Nadu. The 34-year-old director has four films to his credit – Savam, Vithu,1956, Central Travancore, and Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam, two of which are being…
February 21, 2021, 7:53 AM IST
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Sermon on the mount
February 21, 2021, 7:47 AM IST
About a 20-minute drive away from Kottayam town on the route to Mannanam there is a sports centre perched atop a hillock. Under the watchful eyes of a priest, the centre has been producing a…
February 21, 2021, 7:47 AM IST
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Brush with royalty
February 13, 2021, 10:17 PM IST
The Hill Palace in Tripunithura, the administrative seat of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin, which became a museum in 1984, was never short on material artifacts — the tangible records that help us connect to…
February 13, 2021, 10:17 PM IST
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Waiting for Godard
February 9, 2021, 5:28 AM IST
Fumigated movie halls and antigentested delegates would be the hallmark of the 25th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which opens on February 10 at Thiruvananthapuram and would be mirrored in Kochi…
February 9, 2021, 5:28 AM IST
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1st patient unsure of pursuing studies in Wuhan
January 30, 2021, 7:42 AM IST
A year after contracting Covid-19, India’s first patient is more worried about pursuing her studies while health professionals – who managed her condition – vividly recollect their struggles. She was pursuing MBBS at a college…
January 30, 2021, 7:42 AM IST
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Will serve my people as doctor: Ashik
January 30, 2021, 7:41 AM IST
Ashik (named changed), the second Covid patient in India, is preparing for his second semester exam in the fourth year of his MBBS course. “Studies and online classes take up my time. I need to…
January 30, 2021, 7:41 AM IST
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Chalai chronicles
January 23, 2021, 7:08 AM IST
“Nothing really affects the world. Morning dawns every day, like all other days. It turns into a day and then the sun sets. Night arrives, and then the day dawns. When we observe the human…
January 23, 2021, 7:08 AM IST
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To believe or not?
January 23, 2021, 7:04 AM IST
A recent online debate between a rationalist and an Islamic preacher drew in thousands of viewers and after the fireworks that lasted for almost five hours, the supporters of both the debaters are still continuing…
January 23, 2021, 7:04 AM IST
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Theatre of the absurd
January 9, 2021, 9:50 AM IST
The grossly apocryphal reportage on the death of actor Anil P Nedumangad once again revealed the deep chasm that exists between cinema and other art forms and the undue hegemony it maintains over them. A…
January 9, 2021, 9:50 AM IST
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‘The school should come to you’
January 9, 2021, 9:49 AM IST
The trek to Sarang, situated atop a forested hill in Attapadi, can be a daunting task, especially if you are alone. There are no signboards and the muddy path forks into smaller paths at many…
January 9, 2021, 9:49 AM IST
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Let there be light
December 19, 2020, 10:09 AM IST
The dark grey backdrop looks like sculpted clouds of an impending storm, the green patina of the sculpture, made from sheets of hammered copper, captures the available light and the raised flame atop, covered in…
December 19, 2020, 10:09 AM IST
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Islam, India and the Jamaat
December 19, 2020, 10:07 AM IST
A worker of the Welfare Party of India, who was helping some nuns reach a polling booth in Kizhuparamba in Malappuram during the just-concluded local body elections, was baffled by a question they asked him….
December 19, 2020, 10:07 AM IST
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