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Will CPM in Kerala Go The Bengal Way?
May 25, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
The combined strength of the two Left parties – CPI and CPM – in the Lok Sabha now will be the lowest ever in the history of independent India. A mere five – three from…
May 25, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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A big victory for soft Hindutva
May 25, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
All the major parties in Kerala had their cups half full with ecstasy and the other half with agony when the results of the Lok Sabha elections came out. The Congress and its allies were…
May 25, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Sabarimala fiasco: BJP Sowed But Cong Reaped
May 25, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
The BJP did all the hard work during the Sabarimala agitation but the Congress walked away with the trophy. That, in a nutshell, is the real story of the Kerala results, in which widespread resentment…
May 25, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Confession is bad poetry
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Something made me fish the remote from underneath the couch and rewind the scene where Tony, the mob boss in the HBO drama series Sopranos says “’Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.” He…
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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From calm to crazy in 3 seconds
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
In a Fort Kochi bylane or burger joint, you could easily mistake him for a slightly avuncular college lecturer, or maybe a corporate CEO, a pleasant-looking foreign dude chilling out in the tropics. Dressed in…
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Rao & Raoul
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
In mythology, tricksters come in all sizes and shapes. They are both foolish and wise, heroic and villainous — mischievous archetypes who device ingenious ways to win what they want, in the process often shattering…
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Bonding with the beast
May 11, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Search for Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran may have killed 13 people but according to mahouts of Kerala’s ‘most-celebrated’ elephant, currently in the eye of a storm, he is as gentle as they come Asha Prakash Search for…
May 11, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Stalin As Woman, Gandhi As Playboy
May 11, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
“Mar Tommy, Martyr of Meenachil, come to my aid”, shivered Spider. Paul Zacharia’s first novel in English, A Secret History of Compassion, adopts a burlesque narrative. Amusing, wicked, irreverent and subversive, this novel also showcases…
May 11, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Keeper of a woman’s secrets
May 4, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
When you write about your personal experiences with a woman, there are some obvious questions accompanied by the inevitable raised eyebrows – who is she, what is the nature of the intimacy between you two,…
May 4, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Mother Lode
May 4, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Every woman who hums a tune in today’s world and is conscious of her personal history carries the burden of a song, the unsung song of her grandmother, one who wove tales, hues and fragrances…
May 4, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Europe darshan, Indian Ishtyle…
April 27, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
It will be a breeze, they said. Every single thing will be taken care of and you will be fully focused on drinking in the sights and sounds of Europe, sans the hassles of cab…
April 27, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Children of a lesser god
April 27, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
V isiting the final resting place of Abraham, the common patriarch of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, in the Palestinian city of Hebron, one expected it to be an abode of peace. But, I saw it…
April 27, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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3-1: The odds are even
April 20, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Everybody agrees that post-Sabarimala, BJP will be the main disruptor, but it is anybody’s guess whether the triangular contest will benefit LDF or UDF more. Three analysts hazard their views The New (Ab)Normal As many…
April 20, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Advantage LDF
April 20, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Even Pythagoras will find it difficult to present a credible electoral theorem when the political contest is trigonal. Surmises, reminiscent of the ‘fair cup’ of Pythagoras, will not hold water when caste, community and religious…
April 20, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Secular votes may not be enough
April 20, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
The ‘secular’ politics pursued by Left parties in Kerala will be put to test in the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha with the emergence of BJP as a force to reckon with in the…
April 20, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Undivided Hindu parivar?
April 13, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Caste Your Vote Is there a ‘Hindu voter’ in Kerala? Even more fundamentally, can there be a Hindu voter in Kerala? To understand the magnitude of the problem, let’s pose it in more dramatic terms…
April 13, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Sabarimala Redefined Politics
April 13, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
In the general election 2019, Kerala suddenly has become the melting pot of three contending ideologies. This has been facilitated by three major events in national politics. One — the decline of Congress at the…
April 13, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Muslims have no choice
April 6, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
The sudden surge of enthusiasm Muslims in Kerala are showing towards Congress president Rahul Gandhi needs to be carefully analysed before rushing to conclusions. It would be inappropriate to judge that they see a messiah…
April 6, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Nothing is likely to change in Wayanad
April 6, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Wayanad has garnered national attention for the first time since the Naxalite attacks of the ’70s and ’80s and the Muthanga riots that had culminated in police firing in 2003. The district has now risen…
April 6, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Is Rahul Another Tourist?
April 6, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
Or will the Congress president create political ripples across Kerala? Three writers look at the issue from different perspectives Leader With A Legacy The Kerala-leg of National Election Survey (NES) conducted by Centre for the…
April 6, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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