Kerala

Bridge over Songs

Shahina KK

A stretch on NH 47 in Kerala has become a synonym for great music. Meet Thaikkudam Bridge

The Blood Sport of Malabar

Ullekh NP

As the murder politics of CPM and RSS in northern Kerala continues to seek martyrs in the most gruesome ways, ULLEKH NP in Kannur traces the origins of the violence to a martial tradition of fearlessness and honour

Loss of Sobriety

Manu Remakant

Kerala’s decision to ban liquor bars outside of five-star hotels could dampen the state’s economic spirits and spawn new vices

The GOD of BIG Things

Madhavankutty Pillai

The evolution of Ganesha from a city deity to one of the most popular gods in the Indian pantheon

The Woman in White

Rajni George

The Indian nurse stands by the side of the wretched and the remote, from Saudi Arabia to Senegal. With the world’s attention on the 46 nurses who returned home last week, India’s Nightingales continue to fly to foreign shores

Auctioned elsewhere, orphaned in Kerala

MG Radhakrishnan

Political patronage comes in handy for Muslim orphanages in the state that ferry children from poor states such as Bihar and Jharkhand. Will they continue to beat the rap?