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Amrith Lal
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In a Land of Equals
September 25, 2016 00:56 IST
For over a hundred years, Onam has helped define the Malayali identity but the debate over its origins could well be a battle for the state’s future.
Sun, Sep 25, 2016
The fight over Cauvery: ‘Jewel among maidens, the life force of civilisation’Subscriber Only
September 22, 2016 12:57 IST
The story of the Cauvery today is the story of an over-exploited river and its overdeveloped basin.
Thu, Sep 22, 2016Cauvery water dispute: The jewel among maidens, the life force of civilisationSubscriber Only
September 22, 2016 03:11 IST
For centuries, the Cauvery has fostered civilisations, kingdoms have risen on her banks, and her bounty has allowed rulers to build great temples and empires stretching beyond the seas.
Thu, Sep 22, 2016
Sri Lanka: Still Counting the Wounds
August 28, 2016 00:09 IST
Is history always written by the victor? In Sri Lanka, a country recovering from a brutal civil war, it is an ongoing struggle between remembering and re-telling.
Mon, Aug 29, 2016
Ten Heads Are Better Than One
August 21, 2016 00:27 IST
Every hero needs a foil. Can there be Rama without Ravana?
Sun, Aug 21, 2016
Troubled waters in 2 ports in 2 states right next to each otherSubscriber Only
July 08, 2016 04:42 IST
Shipping Minister says opposition to Rs 25,000-crore transshipment harbour project in Colachel based on political, not economic considerations.
Fri, Jul 08, 2016
A Time and Space called Kavalam
June 28, 2016 03:33 IST
Theatre defined Kavalam Narayana Panikkar, but his was an original voice in Malayalam poetry, film music and studies in performance traditions.
Tue, Jun 28, 2016
Big city blues
June 26, 2016 01:00 IST
Three recent releases confirm the greatness of Tamil writer Ashokamitran, the great chronicler of the urban lower middle-classes.
Sun, Jun 26, 2016
Kerala: Count shows BJP-BDJS cut into Congress votesSubscriber Only
May 20, 2016 03:59 IST
In total, the BDJS, contesting in 37 seats, got over four per cent of the total valid votes, though it failed to advance in Alappuzha and Kollam districts, where the SNDP is organisationally strong.
Fri, May 20, 2016
Hidden in Assam mandate: The return of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, his AGPSubscriber Only
May 19, 2016 11:17 IST
The AGP, the regional party that was born out of the Asom movement in the 1980s, is leading in 19 of the 24 seats it contested
Thu, May 19, 2016
‘Communist needs to change’: Scholar sets templateSubscriber Only
May 18, 2016 01:35 IST
There is a clamour among family members and neighbours for selfies with the MLA.
Wed, May 18, 2016
Anti-nuke protester is the face of Tamil Nadu’s first green partySubscriber Only
May 16, 2016 03:46 IST
Udayakumar is unlikely to force a contest in Radhapuram constituency, but his presence is welcomed by many as a breather from the stale rhetoric spewed by the Dravidian parties.
Mon, May 16, 2016
Breaking new ground: In Kerala backwaters, Hindu front hopes to drop anchorSubscriber Only
May 12, 2016 03:21 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally at Edathua, a village in the region, while Chief Minister Oommen Chandy spoke at a series of meetings here.
Thu, May 12, 2016
Look who’s Amma’s ambassador in God’s own countrySubscriber Only
May 11, 2016 05:15 IST
Liquor baron, whose bribery charge toppled Kerala’s finance minister, has unleashed a ‘Tamil-style’ poll campaign in the state capital.
Wed, May 11, 2016
Most on death row are poor, from backward caste groups, minorities: Law University reportSubscriber Only
May 07, 2016 05:51 IST
The Death Penalty Research Project, undertaken by researchers at the National Law University in Delhi, found that over 80 per cent of prisoners facing capital punishment had not completed school and nearly half had begun working before the age of 18.
Sat, May 07, 2016
Kerala polls: On road at age 92, 200 km a day, for CPM knows VS is still the man crowd wantsSubscriber Only
May 05, 2016 01:38 IST
The Nedumangad meeting on Tuesday was the culmination of VS’s state-wide campaign that began on April 20 from Uduma in Kasaragode.
Thu, May 05, 2016
The Dravida Family TreeSubscriber Only
April 27, 2016 00:39 IST
Over a century after it began, the Dravidian Movement may have exhausted its energy, but parties that claim its legacy continue to dominate the political landscape of Tamil Nadu.
Wed, Apr 27, 2016
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s ‘Ozhivudivasathe Kali’ is a parody of contemporary Kerala
April 25, 2016 00:15 IST
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan represents the new art house cinema in Malayalam. It is deeply political and uncompromising in its aesthetics.
Mon, Apr 25, 2016
It Takes a Village
April 17, 2016 00:00 IST
In the 1960s, OV Vijayan conjured a land that would become Kerala’s Macondo, in a novel that changed Malayalam literature forever. An audacious theatre production of the work upends all popular interpretations and celebrates a coming together of a people.
Sun, Apr 17, 2016
‘Lack of adequate jobs serious problem… caste war possible’, says Pranab BardhanSubscriber Only
April 14, 2016 01:09 IST
Govt taking wrong steps on healthcare, says Pranab Bardhan, professor of Graduate School at the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, in an interview to Udit Misra and Amrith Lal. Excerpts:
Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Lessons from history: When Ambedkar, Left came together, when they didn’tSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 00:28 IST
For now, the solidarities between the two political streams are visible mainly only on university campuses. It will take a lot of hard work before the two can come together and become a viable political force.
Mon, Apr 11, 2016
The importance of VS for the CPM in Kerala- even @ 92Subscriber Only
March 16, 2016 16:45 IST
V.S. Achuthanandan, the CPM stalwart and opposition leader, will contest the upcoming Kerala assembly elections.
Fri, Mar 18, 2016
Kalabhavan Mani could sing, dance and act with his entire bodySubscriber Only
March 08, 2016 02:13 IST
Kalabhavan Mani was a rupture in Malayalam cinema
Tue, Mar 08, 2016
Periyar’s peopleSubscriber Only
February 28, 2016 00:06 IST
The Tamil national question was one of the earliest separatist challenges that independent India faced. The split in the DK led to the formation of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949.
Sun, Feb 28, 2016
Beyond the News: Are you anti-national? Some answers since IndependenceSubscriber Only
February 25, 2016 01:13 IST
As debates on ‘sedition’ dominate Parliament and public spaces, a wrap of how India has viewed nationalism — and ‘anti-nationals’ — over nearly seven decades of its existence as a nation.
Thu, Feb 25, 2016Journalism of Courage
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