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Room No 13: Is Kerala HC suffering from triskaidekaphobia?
As Kerala reels from the twin murders allegedly committed as part of a horrific human sacrifice ritual, the High Court in the state, too,…
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How six Malayali women powered Malta’s win over Romania in their first T20 international
Shamla Cholassery was living an ordinary life in the hillside village of Mankada in Kerala’s Malappuram district till 2019 with hopes of one day…
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Sharpest fall in population growth rate has been among Muslims: NFHS-5 data
Data from National Family Health Survey debunk claims made by right-wing activists about a population boom in Islamic community as part of an alleged…
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A Mosque Breaking Stereotypes
On February 15, four-year-old Manal Shadiya took a deep breath in a bid to get enough oxygen to her lungs, ran a short distance…
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One family, many religions: The evolutionary life of Kerala’s Nadar Community
S Saji, a construction worker in Neyyattinkara, visits temples to offer prayers and seek blessings. So does his father, a Hindu Nadar. Saji’s mother,…
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Requiem to a fugitive; the life & times of Comrade Thankappan
Nirappel Thankappan was an ordinary farmer, a local CPI (M) activist in the hilly village of Nedumkandam in Idukki district. On Friday, February 25,…
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A woman, an Editor erased from History
Haleema Beevi, the first woman editor of Kerala, played multiple roles with a single objective—to empower, educate and organise Muslim women. “Dear sisters, let’s…
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The Diaries of Eliamma Mathen: Homemaker as Intimate Historian
Eliamma Mathen lived in the Princely State of Travancore in the early 20th century. She used to write diary. How history unfolds through her…
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The underfed and the unscrupulous
Raichur district of Karnataka has some of India’s worst statistics on malnourished children. It is hard to tell which is the worse scandal: the…
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Daughter of a Maoist
Terrorised by the police, bereft of parents, evicted from school—what it means to be a 15-year-old daughter of parents ‘wanted’ by the State I…
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