An ageing rubber farmer, Gopinath Pillai, remembers the life of his son Javed Shaikh, who was killed in a ‘fake encounter’ and was known as Pranesh Kumar before he fell in love with a Muslim and converted to Islam

The tragic life and death of a tribal monarch in Kerala

Researchers distribute soap with hidden e-chips to residents of a town in Kerala

The fear of Mullaperiyar bursting open and the hysteria it has generated

A shocking rape case goes to trial next week in Kerala

A death sentence awarded to the rapist and murderer of a 23-year-old girl has evoked wild celebration in Kerala, a state known for its liberal leanings. What explains this bloodlust?

A family in Kerala digging a borewell for water finds cooking gas

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 lack of nutrition here or the money being made off it

The Indian Union Muslim League has partly been operating under another party’s name

In Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, prisoners are segregated by caste in jails

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…