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Shahina KK

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India
To Mother a Beach

Two women’s stories of their struggle against sand mining—one protecting a river, and the other, the sea

28 August 2013
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India
Royal Absurdity

The former rulers of Lakshadweep want their kingdom back…or at least a modest raise in their royalty pension

15 August 2013
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Real India
Almost a Road Movie

A film star decides to fill potholes in Kochi and gets flak from the mayor

08 August 2013
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Real India
Poetic Injustice

Calicut University withdraws a critically acclaimed poem by a Guantanamo prisoner from its syllabus

01 August 2013
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Real India
Actor in a Tractor

Mammootty takes up farming in a battle against chemical fertilisers

25 July 2013
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Real India
Her Pen Cannot be Muzzled

The establishment frowns upon a Kerala cop’s candid poetry about the system, but she will not back down

11 July 2013
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India
Love in the Time of Caste Politics

For Divya and Ilavarasan, eloping meant sparking off forces beyond their imagination

26 June 2013
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India
A World Without Men

There are many settlements in Kerala’s Attappady tribal block that have only women, mostly widows with tragic lives. A close look at a peculiar imbalance

13 June 2013
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True Life
She Also Made History

Chithralekha, a Dalit woman autorickshaw driver in Kerala, has become an unwitting symbol of resistance against caste hegemony in her state

12 June 2013
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Real India
No Hair Splitting With This Politician

Kerala CPI state secretary Pannian Raveendran maintains his mane for political gain

10 June 2013

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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