Kerala

A Prayer for My Sister

KR Meera

She lives in a cloistered world of silence and submission. Endurance is her supreme prayer. She is out there on the street today, demanding justice for the one who has allegedly been raped by a bishop. Pitted against a patriarchal church and an indifferent state, a nun’s life is a lone battle. And it all returns to her body

Holy Shame

S Prasannarajan

The transactional power of the church in the secular politics of Kerala makes the loneliness of the nun starker

Not A Matter of Faith

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why the Church must force the Bishop accused of rape to step down

Koodiyattam: The Third Rebirth

Malini Nair

The oldest surviving Sanskrit theatre tradition returns in its original long form

Ecological Lessons

S Gopikrishna Warrier

It's time for introspection

The River Never Forgets

MG Radhakrishnan

We ignored the warnings of both history and geography

Horror and Heroism

Shahina KK

Coping with the worst tragedy in memory

After the Deluge

Ullekh NP

When the monster rains came, like any other place faced with the sudden ferocity of nature, Kerala was not prepared, and as the water level rose to fatal heights there were not enough streets or shelters left for the displaced and the dying to keep them safe. The water has begun to recede, but not the woes of a shattered people

Through the Deluge

Lakshmi Bayi

Snakes surface in Kerala

Sir C Sankaran Nair: Lives and Letters

Nandini Nair

Former President of the Indian National Congress Sir C Sankaran Nair was one of the builders of modern India. His granddaughter carries forth his legacy in her own private and erudite way