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You can write for the market or you can write without compromise: Author...
LiteratureThe Kerala author who won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for English fiction, talks about his childhood years, being a school dropout and a helpless introvert.CrisAfter an unexpectedly long...
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A page from history: How Rani Lakshmibai met her companion Chandraki
Book excerptAn excerpt from the book ‘The Queen’s Last Salute’ by Moupia Basu.Moupia BasuThe new queen arrived astride an elephant, amidst a shower of coins, roses and lilies, glittering in gold and...
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How resilient 'food forests' are helping farmers in India to improve...
AgricultureFood forests are designed to mimic natural forests and usually have seven layers. VillageSquareBalasubramaniam NWhile Amazon rainforests remain the world’s largest intact forest, according...
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A brief history of slavery from Kochi to Cape Town at Kochi Biennale
ArtIn an interview, Cape Town artist Sue Williamson talks about the little-known history of shipping off men, women, and children from Kochi by the Dutch East Indian Company to South Africa, as...
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'A Very Normal Family' at Mathrubhumi Lit Fest: Meet the fun cast and crew
TheatreThe play is directed by actor Roshan Mathews, and has in its cast many known actors both from theatre and cinema.CrisAn hour long recording begins and ends in laughter. The recorder is in the...
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Of bunk beds and kitchenettes: A fun camper trip to Karnataka's Sakleshpur
TravelOur 17-feet-long trailer held a compact bathroom complete with bathtub, TV, kitchenette with microwave, mini fridge and a cupboard full of board games.Sheila KumarChandrakanth R, CEO of Camper...
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Adopted child, deported adult: The ‘American’ living in India without an ID...
Human rights Should a country simply uproot a person, who had no say in being brought there, has lived there believing he's a citizen, without any explanation whatsoever?Geetika MantriWazulu“I was told...
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Dancer, theatre artiste, yoga teacher: Multi-talented Ruchi Raveendran speaks...
TheatreThe artiste, who acted in the play ‘Karuppu’ which was staged during ITFoK, talks about her Kerala roots and how she became an actor inadvertently. CrisA scene from 'Karuppu'; Image courtesy:...
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‘Searching for Durga Sabyasachi’: A Kerala writer’s novel on the Bhopal gas...
BooksKerala writer Chandini Santosh goes back and forth between 1984 and 2011, to tell the story of a man in search of his mother who died on that fateful day.CrisThere is an enchanting air about Durga...
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From 'Enthiran' to 'Nene Raju Nene Mantri', this startup is turning films...
TechnologyFounded by Olyvia Rakshit, San Francisco-based ComicFlix is a web-based comic editor that converts films, TV shows into comic books.Priyanka Richi'Enthiran' in ComicFlix formatRemember the...
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Kochi Biennale features artwork of 9 Bengaluru youths living with autism
Bringing the artwork of nine students from her organisation in Bengaluru, Anima Nair says how children with autism can be trained professionally to earn their livelihood through art.CrisWhen he...
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Don't have time to exercise? Here's a regimen everyone can squeeze in
HealthResearch suggests physical activity intensity may be more important for the long-term health of middle-aged and older people than total duration.By Emmanuel Stamatakis Have you recently carried...
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‘Healing touch’ or unscientific? Hyd’s traditional bonesetters are still popular
HealthThough patients throng these clinics, allopathic doctors largely criticise the unscientific methods employed in the bone-setting treatment.Priyanka RichiAn old image of Hakim Ghoolam Rasool...
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‘Of Course It’s Butterfingers!’ is about how children think, how children are
BooksAuthor Khyrunnisa, known for the humour in her books, talks about her intricate plots, and questions of gender equality and political correctness in her stories.CrisPhoto courtesy: ChristopherThe...
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Art, sports, or just chill: Beach carnival in Thiruvanthapuram is a hit
CarnivalThe beach carnival was mooted as an idea to promote the newly opened art museum in Sanghumugham but it’s ended up doing much more.CrisThe Sanghumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram is nearly...
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‘Body’ art at Kerala museum inspires people to accept the beauty of the naked
ArtOne of the reasons curator Johny ML chose the theme of body is to remember late artist Asanthan, whose body was treated in an unceremonious way a year ago.Cris The museum, unlike others in the city,...
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This interactive museum in Bengaluru is a multi-sensory journey into Indian...
MusicThe India Music Experience museum, which runs on the formula of ‘see, hear, touch and discover’, is a must-visit for music buffs.Susheela NairGallery displaysAs I entered the courtyard of India...
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This 700-foot long ‘peace’ wall of art in Kerala tells local history and more
ArtThe work is the idea of artist and professor Suresh K Nair who has, with help from his students and labourers, carved the word peace on cement in 250 languages.CrisTen years ago, when he was...
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N Prabhakaran, author of 'Diary of a Malayali Madman' opens up on his...
BooksThe renowned writer says all five stories come from real life influences, and translator Jayasree Kalathil says they take over your mind as a reader.CrisYou have got to love Aagi. One day, he...
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Meet Senthil Kumaran, TN photographer capturing man-animal conflict in the...
PhotographySenthil’s ‘Boundaries: Human and Tiger Conflict’ series was recently awarded The Hindu Photojournalism award under the Photo Essay category.Anjana Shekar“I know of a friend who spent Rs 1.25...
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