Vignette of a true India

‘Jaan’ and ‘zindagi’ are two Hindi synonyms for the single word “LIFE’ in English, The so-called honour killings now rampant in India turn down the very concept of ‘zindagi’ which badly needs ‘jaan’ to sustain. When caste-purity dominates over individuality, ‘jaan’’ is being taken out so as to ...

Pottan Theyyam makes every one stand at their toe. Its prologue, Thottam paattu shoots questions towards the bosom of a State divided into irrational fragments of a void caste system. Rubina Shagin talks with a veteran Theyyam artist narrating the interesting incidents of ‘becoming’ and the ...

Absolutely different from today’s run-of-the-mill tales of teenage rebellion, Rajashri Iyer tells a tale of a group of youngsters and their MAD drives  along the length and breadth of India, to make  at least  a minimal difference in the current turbidity that ...

Being over-hygienic Keralites used to clean their houses thoroughly only to throw the garbage outside their gates. This innate habit of the people made the State a waste-bowl rearing mosquitoes and novel forms of diseases. Savithri Suresh but finds a small village in Kerala ...

In Hindu concept, Shakthi is the feminine counter part of God in His all tri-level manifestations. Unlike the female gods of other Semitic religions, Shakthi is worshiped as the Supreme Being of Power and Energy all over India. Pinning hopes on this aspect, Anagha ...

A walk with Maya Krishnan unveils you the present state of Kerala which is in a crazy run to grab the super powers of the so-called development. She ushers you to the dark harems of the Malayali mindset where they buried their once adored values ...

On the coming 24th, not only Trichur, but the whole world is celebrating Thrissur Pooram, the globe’s most enchanting sight. While an exclusive reporting of the Pooram event, standing amidst a fervent mass is seemed to be a cry for the moon, a book on Thrissur Pooram has ...

Gayatri Sundaram talks about Alpha Pain and Palliative Care, which stands out unique in its vision and mission from other Pain and Palliative Care units. Though executing apparently a Charitable trust, Alpha prefers to tag their activities as 'responsibilities' rather than  hallowed 'charities' by re-defining the ...

In India, where living together without a nuptial knot is otherwise called as live-in-sin., the apex court came out with a legal support for co-habitation, two days back. Rajshri Iyer talks about the cultural shock that created a stale mate in the country follow...

Even though renowned as the land of reformers such as Chanakya , Buddha and like, Bihar is undoubtedly the most under developed State in India. Be it by the rampant political anarchy or by the curse of incessant floods, Bihar raises eye brows at those who seek a ...