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Dear CM Banerjee, our streets need more women at night, not lessSubscriber Only
October 16,2025 16:23:18 PM
Evil lurks everywhere for women. Whether it is day or night. Let the state’s action prove to be the deterrent
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
An all-woman team now helms a powerful Malayalam film body AMMA — and it’s just the startSubscriber Only
August 19,2025 12:19:22 PM
Eight years after a sexual assault rocked the Kerala film industry, change is afoot in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes. Real transformation, however, will only come when women are finally recognised for what they do, not who they are
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
I thought my mother didn’t ‘work’. Amma did more than I realisedSubscriber Only
July 06,2025 07:10:37 AM
From cooking, cleaning and being an alarm clock for my brother and me, to buying things for the house and taking care of her terrace garden and the small farm where coconut trees, plantains and other species thrive — she did this all by herself. Even when she hit her 70s, she refused to hire a house help, ignoring our repeated requests.
Sun, Jul 06, 2025
The tragedy of Raseena and other women who continue to be policed by menSubscriber Only
June 23,2025 17:46:38 PM
A woman in Kannur allegedly died by suicide after she was shamed for talking to a man. Her death is an indictment of a society that still believes it can tell women how to live and how to be
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
‘Silence is an answer in itself’, says Empuraan screenwriter for the first timeSubscriber Only
April 25,2025 17:55:27 PM
In an exclusive interview, writer-actor Murali Gopy talks about the craft of scripting, his love for acting and how he views controversy and criticism.
Fri, Apr 25, 2025
A woman in the driver’s seatSubscriber Only
April 13,2025 07:31:02 AM
I bought myself a car when I could comfortably do so, without taking a loan, to make myself more independent. I decided to master driving to help my mother move around when I’m home in Kerala, instead of waiting for a cab or an autorickshaw on sultry days, even as our car enjoys a siesta in the shed.
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
India’s obsession with fair skin is too conspicuous to be overlooked. Kerala’s chief secretary does well to call it outSubscriber Only
March 27,2025 11:33:22 AM
For a patriarchal society that still judges a woman by her skin colour, culinary skills and how well she attends to everyone's needs in the family, it hardly matters whether she flies an aeroplane or administers a state
Thu, Mar 27, 2025
The migrant and the need to learn: What language warriors missSubscriber Only
March 10,2025 17:27:43 PM
If the intention is to uphold the pride of the language, the only way to do so is to not impose. Love for the language and state will follow.
Mon, Mar 10, 2025
A baby goat for Onam: How school came up with a livelihood plan for students, tribal villageSubscriber Only
October 06,2024 07:52:13 AM
Seven students were selected as beneficiaries based on a door-to-door assessment of their socio-economic background
Sun, Oct 06, 2024
Mammootty, ‘Puzhu’ and a culture that is stronger than online trollsSubscriber Only
May 19,2024 18:25:21 PM
In a state hailed as secular, where temples, churches and mosques share boundary walls, intolerance towards creative work that similarly blurs distinctions is laughable
Sun, May 19, 2024
If Congress and CPM attack each other in Kerala, what happens to INDIA?Subscriber Only
April 22,2024 17:47:04 PM
Instead of pulling each other down, the INDIA bloc would do well to focus on its avowed goals. Leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Pinarayi Vijayan should use their intelligence, resources and oratory skills to convince voters why the alliance matters
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Shades of greys and brownsSubscriber Only
March 03,2024 07:00:41 AM
Things haven’t changed regarding society’s standards on female beauty, though the welcome change is women’s attitude towards it
Sun, Mar 03, 2024
BJP leader Suresh Gopi’s misogyny: Society allows, even encourages such sexismSubscriber Only
October 29,2023 11:50:53 AM
The MeToo movement has given women the confidence to call out men who misbehave. But that's not enough. Speedy justice must be provided to women and strict action taken in ways that deter such indignity
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
Whose life is it anyway?Subscriber Only
October 22,2023 07:00:56 AM
If a mother doesn’t want her child, who will want her/him? Unless courts or governments can find a solution to society’s unwanted children, they shouldn’t force a woman to deliver an unwanted child.
Sun, Oct 22, 2023
Flying kiss row in Parliament: It belittles the fiercer battles that women across the country fight everydaySubscriber Only
August 11,2023 14:30:53 PM
The uproar against the alleged kiss coincided with BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh telling a Delhi court that as alleged by the victims, merely touching a woman doesn’t involve criminal activity.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
My body, not my shameSubscriber Only
June 18,2023 07:35:19 AM
She was booked under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act over the video.
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
Watching Ennu Swantham Sreedharan in the times of The Kerala StorySubscriber Only
May 21,2023 06:15:32 AM
When the controversy surrounding The Kerala Story was raging, former Kerala minister Thomas Isaac tweeted, “We did not ban it. It doesn’t matter. Not many in Kerala watch it…” Maybe because many Subaidas and Sreedharans still live their lives in Kerala.
Sun, May 21, 2023
What you should watch instead of ‘The Kerala Story’ to understand the stateSubscriber Only
May 06,2023 18:26:30 PM
The makers claim the movie is based on true stories. But they depict a Kerala that outsiders alone can imagine; none who grew up there
Mon, May 08, 2023
How B 32 Muthal 44 Vare, a Malayalam film about breast-shaming, has become the talking point in KeralaSubscriber Only
April 14,2023 20:10:52 PM
Shruthi Sharanyam's debut feature film focuses on body politics and the shaming unconventional bodies invites.
Fri, Apr 14, 2023
Arrest of woman in Kerala for post about toddy points to pervasive misogynySubscriber Only
March 26,2023 14:02:53 PM
So, if toddy is tapped, it has to be consumed, right? However, in the so-called Left, liberal state, the excise department chose to arrest a woman for putting up an Instagram post with a picture of her consuming toddy with friends.
Tue, Apr 04, 2023
One step for Padma Lakshmi, a giant step for the trans communitySubscriber Only
March 24,2023 19:46:15 PM
She is the first transgender person to enrol as a lawyer in Kerala
Sun, Mar 26, 2023
What hasn’t changed for Bindu Ammini, the woman who entered the Sabarimala shrineSubscriber Only
January 14,2023 14:00:30 PM
The story of Ammini, a teacher and Dalit activist, on the fourth anniversary of her entry into the temple, as she continues to be ostracised
Sun, Jan 15, 2023
In Kerala, couple fund football dreams of poor kidsSubscriber Only
December 18,2022 04:30:35 AM
T J Mathew from Kerala and Sally Mathew from San Francisco were working in the United States when they met and got married in 1977. After retirement, as Sally says, “I persuaded him to settle in India.” The couple moved to Kovalam in 1991.
Sun, Dec 18, 2022
Yamini Nair writes: My gang of girls, my forever friendsSubscriber Only
December 04,2022 08:17:31 AM
I have great male friends but my bond with women — starting with the poet and writer Madhavikutty aka Kamala Das and the characters she wove in her stories, to women of courage in real life — is much stronger
Sun, Dec 04, 2022
The lament of a train traveller: If you can afford a smartphone, you can afford a pair of earphonesSubscriber Only
November 27,2022 12:00:16 PM
Why should co-passengers be subjected to the noises from action films and bad songs while travelling?
Sun, Nov 27, 2022Journalism of Courage
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