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Nearly 500 sketches of strangers: A Kerala cartoonist’s Facebook page gains...
ArtKJ Mathew, known as Mathews, drew comics for Malayalam magazines from 1975 to 1995.CrisMathews (middle) and his Facebook facesBefore he opened a new art page for himself, veteran Kerala cartoonist...
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Meet Akshara Ashok, artist behind the goofy Happy Fluff comics on Instagram
EntertainmentThe Happy Fluff comics depict the everyday life of a 20-something woman, and are a big hit with Akshara's 2 lakh followers.Megha KaveriThose who are into sketches and doodles on Instagram,...
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Karnataka’s Kaggaladu bird sanctuary: Where painted storks and people co-exist
ConservationWhile village trees are left undisturbed for nesting, the residents do not allow outsiders to touch the trees and protect the birds like their own offspring.Susheela NairA 123-km drive from...
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‘Jwalamukhi’: Malayalam music video by 7 mothers on raising independent girls
MusicThe music video was released by actor Mammootty on his Facebook page on Sunday.CrisAfter a long distance call with her father back home in Kerala, Smitha Nambiar, stuck in Dubai during the...
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Watch: Bangalore Broadway Company recreates Nordic Polska with acapella
MusicThe song, originally known as "Slängpolska efter Byss-Calle", is a combination of Swedish and Finnish folk songs.Geetika MantriThe screen opens to a woman singing. The syllables don’t make sense,...
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Humans of Hyderabad: Telling stories of people that rarely make it to the...
Human Interest Started four years ago, the small team uncovers real-life heart-warming stories told from the individual’s perspective.Rajeswari ParasaImage: Instagram/Humans of Hyderabad Ever wondered...
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Bored with Instagram's usual filters? Try these Chennai inspired ones
Social MediaDeveloped and launched by architect Thirupurasundari Sevvel’s interdisciplinary collective called Nam Veedu Nam Oor Nam Kadhai on Thursday, the filter is a big success among many Instagram...
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How listening to western music helped a Kerala musician learn English
MusicAfter Jinadevan Hasu began listening to Michael Jackson and Backstreet Boys at a young age, he began exploring more genres and writing songs in English.CrisAt the age of 11, when most children are...
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Selfless help at any time: The story of Indian social workers in the Gulf
Human InterestMany social workers juggle their professional and personal time while offering services like repatriating bodies and rescuing stranded labourers, without expecting anything in return....
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Meet Sneha Belcin, 23-yr-old who explains gender politics in Tamil on YouTube
InterviewIn her videos, Sneha explains terms like ‘victim blaming’, ‘body shaming’ and so on in Tamil. Sowmya Rajendran“Dupatta podunga, thozhi”, meaning “Please wear a dupatta, sister”, is an order...
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Meet postman Sivan, who braved forests and wild animals to deliver mail for...
Human InterestSivan has been diligently delivering letters to those living in the forest area in Coonoor for over a decade.Anjana ShekarIn Nilgiris’ Coonoor, a picturesque town on the blue mountains,...
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Dealing with the pandemic as a senior citizen stuck away from home
CoronavirusWhile there are personal benefits to being stuck inside homes, the pandemic has taught us the importance of investing in and improving the public health infrastructure.KM VedapuriImage for...
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Pooja Pande’s book ‘Momspeak’ touches upon unacknowledged issues of motherhood
BooksThe writer and editor says her book comes from the journey she has led as a woman, mother, human being, feminist and as a writer.CrisPhoto credit - The Hassanwalia SistersLavanya was about a year...
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Perumkulam, Kerala’s first village of books, has an interesting history of...
LiteraturePerumkulam has 10 little boxes of 50 books each, one at every important junction.CrisIt was 1948, the year that Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead. World over, people mourned the death of the man...
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Is that Nayanthara? Meet make-up artist Kannan who recreates celebrity looks
InterviewKannan's Instagram pictures have blown away fans who find the resemblance to celebrities like Nayanthara and Shriya Saran striking.Anjana ShekarKannan Raajamanickam is better known as “Magical...
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Bar soap vs liquid soap: Is there a difference, and does it matter?
CoronavirusBar soap is assumed to be contaminated by many, and they have switched to liquid soap.Mask-wearing has divided the country, but hand-washing – one might think – is something virtually...
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Drawing figures in thin air: Kerala artist wins award for ‘light painting’
ArtArtist Anoop Upaasana from Wayanad uses just a torch and camera to create figures in the dark in 30 seconds.CrisAbout five to six years ago – the artist can’t remember the exact date – he created a...
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83-year-old in Kerala holds virtual art show to raise funds to build house...
Human interestPS Padmini has put up 165 of her artworks online to sell them and use the money to build a home for an underprivileged girl in Thiruvananthapuram.CrisLast July, PS Padmini was walking...
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Meet Captain Priyavignesh, whose in-flight announcements in Tamil are viral
Social MediaIn a widely shared video clip of a Chennai to Madurai flight, the IndiGo pilot points out landmarks such as the famous Srirangam temple.Anjana ShekarIndiGo pilot First Officer Captain G...
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Miriam Chandy’s new documentary follows child trafficking survivors seeking...
DocumentaryFilmmaker Miriam Chandy Menacherry said that they are finding ways to work on a rough cut despite the lockdown and hope to complete and premiere the film in 2021IANSShe does not relate to...
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