The 42 per cent reservation could reshape state politics, spark legal battles and cement a loyal voter base for the ruling party.
About The Author
K A Shaji is a senior assistant editor of Outlook magazine, covering all South Indian states. A native of Wayanad in Kerala, he has been reporting mainly on politics, governance, environment, human Rights, tribal affairs, and developmental disparities across the region for over a quarter century.
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A survivor-led law aims to end Karnataka’s Devadasi system by replacing token welfare with full legal rights and state-backed rehabilitation.
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A damning Greenpeace white paper exposes how the MSC ELSA 3 shipwreck off Kochi is not just a maritime accident but an unfolding ecological crisis enabled by regulatory negligence, corporate impunity, and silence from the Indian authorities.
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Following a tragic fire that killed chained inmates in a nearby facility, a Tamil Nadu dargah evolves a new model of mental healthcare as a space where spiritual and psychiatric approaches to healing cautiously coexist.
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A quiet revolution is taking place in classrooms across South India, initiated not by policy changes but by a Malayalam film. "Sthanarthi Sreekuttan" has prompted a re-evaluation of how students sit and learn, shifting from rigid rows to inclusive circles and transforming cinema into a driving force for educational reform.
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A new wave of seabed mining, backed by the Union Government and involving both private and potentially foreign players, threatens to disrupt fragile marine ecosystems along the shores of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
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How personal tragedy propelled Dr C. Ramasubramanian towards his public mission as a torchbearer for mental health in Tamil Nadu
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Former Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna—heir to H. D. Deve Gowda’s political dynasty and once touted as a future face of Janata Dal (Secular)—was found guilty of repeated rape, intimidation, destruction of evidence, and violation of privacy
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The landslide-hit hills stir controversy over a Rs 2,134 crore infrastructure project that critics say is economically and environmentally unsound.
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The mettle of two titans of Karnataka Congress is tested all over again. Will the rivalry spill over into politics as a November deadline approaches?
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