J Devika

The writer is a historian and professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram

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Hema Committee report: It can happen only in KeralaSubscriber Only

August 26,2024 06:52:29 AM

Women actors collided with the feudal patriarchal structures of the Malayalam film industry. This resulted in exposure of the rampant exploitation of women in Malayalam cinema, which exists in other film industries

Mon, Aug 26, 2024

Remembering Gouri Amma, communist leader, maker of modern Kerala, and foremother of Malayali feminismSubscriber Only

May 12,2021 03:00:58 AM

Will there be a woman politician who male peers cannot trample upon, who cannot be exclusively corralled into ‘womanly’ concerns like public health or social welfare? Will there be another woman who will be chosen to pilot historic, landmark legislations in the history of Kerala?

Wed, May 12, 2021

A broken promise: women in Kerala’s political mainstreamSubscriber Only

March 17,2021 03:00:39 AM

Congress leader Lathika Subhash's public complaint against denial of a ticket shows how the promise of women's representation in Kerala politics has been belied.

Wed, Mar 17, 2021