Garden of Words

Mangrove Man

Disillusioned with the communists, he planted 100,000 mangrove saplings to protect Kerala’s wetlands.

The Turtle People

Olive Ridleys used to be food for this fishing village in north Kerala, until one man read a newspaper article.

The House Collector

He stores whole mansions in his warehouses. Might give them to you, for a price, if he likes you

‘The Sisters Think I’ll be Cursed for Writing’

Saving CPM from Vijayan

VS Achuthanandan may be the CM of Kerala, but real power in the state rests with Pinarayi Vijayan. Will he survive the Lavalin scandal?

Honey, I Shrunk the Left!

As chief of the CPM’s central command, Prakash Karat finds himself presiding over an electoral rout and party disgruntlement