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Putting godliness on its head

Putting godliness on its head

Cow-related murders have come to stay. -'Jai Shri Ram-' as a hate slogan has gained widespread acceptability.

9 July 2019 9:44 PM

Self proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu (Photo: PTI)

Deviant male sexuality and religious backing

Making it easy for criminals to convince that crimes against women, children are divinely approved.

23 March 2019 8:03 PM

The Myth of Menstrual Bliss

The Myth of Menstrual Bliss

Age doesnâ€™t diminish the embarrassment. Or the pain. Or discomfort. You simply learn to accept.

16 March 2019 7:54 PM

And strangely, super-literate Kerala has just shown the world its not immune to undemocratic influences.

Will Kerala Go the Pakistan Way?

The current strife indicates that certain regressive sections are determined to turn the clock back.

3 Nov 2018 11:44 PM

Women praying inside a mosque in Alexandria.

First Sabarimala, then mosques

The times, they are a-changing. Change or change will overwhelm us. This is the history of radical reforms and...

13 Oct 2018 7:30 PM

Those who are against womens Sabarimala entry claim that the majority of women do not wish to enter the shrine.

The Sabarimala Conundrum

The hysterical response of some women believers indicates that most of them don't even realize they're discriminated...

9 Oct 2018 8:13 PM

A woman reads the Ramayana at home during Karkidakam. (file pic)

The Ramayana craze: Is it justified?

Poet-Minister G. Sudhakaran said last year that Ravana was more decent then Rama.

5 Aug 2018 12:33 AM

Governor Ramakrishna Rao administers the oath to K. R. Gowriamma in 1957. She was Minister for Revenue and Excise.

Kerala's own Jhansi Rani on threshold of century

She was rather coy when she spoke of her late husband T. V. Thomas a fact that really surprised me.

30 Jun 2018 8:35 PM

From left: CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Towards Marxism Version 2.0

Can Marxists in West Bengal and Tripura ever hope to regain lost ground? How long will Kerala remain a Left bastion?

14 April 2018 7:41 PM

Down the ages, ancient India debated the relative merits of violence and non-violence.

Political violence in our DNA?

Man did not always believe in equality.

12 March 2018 7:52 PM

ADGP Dr. B. Sandhya flags off a womens marathon as part of International Womens Day at Thekkinkad Maidan in Thrissur on Wednesday. (Photo: Anup K. Venu)

International Women's Day: Still a distant second

Kerala is a female-majority state with enviable literacy, health and social indicators.

8 March 2018 1:00 AM

Mahatma Gandhi with his office colleagues in Johannesberg. Source: Mahatma Gandhi by Publications Division (Picture on www.gandhiheritageportal.org)

Martyrs' Day: Unravelling the myth of the Mahatma

The very people who had baulked at the idea of killing Englishmen to secure their country's freedom had no qualms when...

29 Jan 2018 7:25 PM