This is the continuation of my article in E Malayalee dated May 23 and July 3. On May 23, I wrote while the House of Representatives was still debating on Trump’s Big and Beautiful Bill. The house then passed it with a single majority and forwarded it to Senate. The Senate after making a lot of changes passed it by a tie breaking vote from Vice Presid...
During the last four decades India has witnessed the rising intimidation and targeting of religious minorities. After the demolition of Babri mosque the country witnessed unprecedented violence in Mumbai leading to the loss of nearly one thousand lives. In 1999 the most horrific act of burning alive of Pastor Graham Stai...
In a shocking twist of fate, a tech-savvy individual from Bengaluru found himself entangled in the world of IPL betting, ultimately losing a staggering Rs 1.5 crore. But this tale takes an even darker turn when his wife, overwhelmed by the relentless harassment from money lenders, tragically took her own life. This heart-wrenching incident shines a spotlight o...
At a time when global warming and climate change are challenging humanity's survival, the teaser of the docu-fiction film The Green Alert, produced by Thampy Kurian Boston for the Kurian Foundation to raise environmental awareness on a global scale, has been released....
Since the demolition of Babri mosque by RSS Combine(1992), history has started dominating the social space. A particular version of history which looks at history through the Kings, their religion, is being imposed on the social common sense. This too is being done in a selective way. Taking a step further now the communal forces are linking it up wi...
The V Dem observations about India as reported in The Hindu points out “Noting that almost all components of democracy were getting worse in more countries than they were getting better, the report singled out freedom of expression, clean elections, and freedom of association/civil society as the three worst affected components in autocratis...
As Communal hate is on the rise through the use of History on political battle grounds, new dimensions are being added up to this during the last few years. Apart from the propaganda and indoctrination through RSS Shakha, social media, IT cell of BJP, the mainstream media, particularly many TV channels and now many films have been added up to the...
M.T. Vasudevan Nair (91), the personal pride of Malayalam, (15 July 1933 – 25 December 2024), popularly known as M.T., was an Indian writer, screenwriter and film director. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature. M.T. Vasudevan Nair (91), the personal pride of Malayalam, has passed away. ...
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The not-so-transparent Munambam dispute has become a major political debate in Kerala. Christian and Muslim religious leaders are demanding that the ongoing Munambam protest be abandoned and the path of consensus be adopted. Palayam Imam Dr. V.P. Suhaib Maulavi said that the Munambam issue should be resolved amicably without disrupting social harmony and peace and...
