Kerala
The Agony of ‘Pakistani’ Indians
Shahina KK
In Kerala’s Malappuram district, a hundred odd people have one eye on the Indo-Pak border, even though it is thousands of kilometres away.
The Rs 1,00,000 crore Headache
Let alone the Kerala government, no one knows how to deal with the treasure hoard found in the Sree Padmanabha temple
The Sex Worker as Storyteller
Nalini Jameela has already written a bestselling autobiography of her life in this shadowy industry. With her second book, due soon, she shares her insights not only into the behaviour of men, but also the art of storytelling as honed by her professional skills
The Terror of Wedding Raggers
It has unified political parties in Kerala’s Malabar region, but to no effect. Newlywed couples continue to suffer humiliating pranks played by friends of the groom
Man of the Match
VS Achuthanandan may have ended up on the losing side, but he made the Left look respectable even in defeat.
Kerala versus Endosulfan
How the state made the Indian Government fall in line with a global ban on endosulfan
A Tipsy-Turvy State
There are few quite like the merry men of Communist Kerala. From a group’s 27-year crusade for senior citizens’ right to subsidised alcohol to others who shoot off indignant SMSes if a liquor shop delays opening its shutters by even five minutes, Soutik Biswas records the desperation of the Malayali alcoholic.
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