In Kerala, where books like Marxist theorist Gramsci’s ‘Prison Notebooks’ is widely read, a political prisoner has been fighting to get permission to publish his novel
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The Waqf Bill may not solve the problem for the residents of Munambam village in Kerala, but it could deepen the communal wedge
BY Shahina K. K. 28 April 2025
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Political leaders in south often allege that their states are being penalised for their achievements in population control. In this context, Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent statement that the southern states would not lose seats in Lok Sabha has become a point of debate
BY Shahina K. K. 30 March 2025
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Mohanlal-starrer Malayalam movie Empuraan’s depiction of a riot resembling the 2002 Gujarat carnage has sparked a right-wing firestorm, branding it as "anti-Hindu propaganda." Under mounting pressure, the producers of the movie have opted for voluntary edits to the movie.
BY Shahina K. K. 30 March 2025
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Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan's Facebook post on how her skin colour was being used to measure her professionally and personally has invoked a tremendous response, expressing support and solidarity.
BY Shahina K. K. 27 March 2025
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Despite a substantial caseload, the conviction rate remains remarkably low. Only two cases have resulted in convictions over the ten-year period - one in 2016-17 and another in 2019-20.
BY Shahina K. K. 20 March 2025
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Kerala's rapidly declining birth rate is reshaping its demographics, raising concerns over an aging population, workforce shortages, and economic sustainability.
BY Shahina K. K. 19 March 2025
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The film society movement in Kerala found its beginnings in the iconic Chitralekha Film Society in 1965
BY Shahina K. K. 16 March 2025
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An attack on a priest who wants to liberate temples from the government by a fringe outfit that calls itself the army that will establish Ram Rajya embarrasses the Hindutva camp
BY Shahina K. K. 5 March 2025
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The century-old Tamil magazine ‘Vikatan’ is under the threat of a digital ban. ‘We will continue our cartoons’, says the Editor
BY Shahina K. K. 18 February 2025
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