Kerala

Pinarayi Vijayan: The Politician Who Does Not Smile

Shahina KK

In the run-up to the Assembly elections, will Pinarayi Vijayan’s ‘tough guy’ image be tough enough to outshine VS Achuthanandan’s charm

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan: The Original

Open

The Malayalam filmmaker has shattered received wisdom and established himself as the new auteur to watch

Kollam Temple: Praying with Fire

PR Ramesh

A ban is not the answer. Let tradition live with strict rule of law

Disparately, Desperately

Siddharth Singh

What is it that unites the four states? It’s more than the changing idea of welfarism

VS Achuthanandan: Comrade VSOP

Shahina KK

What is it that makes VS Achuthanandan, Kerala’s most youthful politician at 92, the most popular Indian communist? Open catches up with the relentless fighter as he prepares for another battle

In Search of Muziris

Akshaya Pillai

Travelling back in time for a Roman holiday in Kerala

Nambi Narayanan: Still Waiting for Justice

Ullekh NP

More than two decades after he was framed in a false case, the Kerala government is yet to pay damages to former scientist Nambi Narayanan. Now he wants the Centre to set up a panel to reexamine the case fabricated by the state police and IB

Wed-Lock in Wayanad

Shahina KK

Tribal boys of Kerala who go through customary child marriages are ending up in jail. Is the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act culturally insensitive?