Ala turns three with this special issue! Read on to learn more about just what is special, what our past year was like, and what is up ahead for Ala.
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Category: Issue 38
A Smartphone of One’s Own
Renu Susan explores how smartphones have transformed women’s TV-viewing practices in contemporary times, and carry implications for identity formation, independence, and a sense of oneself.
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Who Cares? Disability, Caregiving, and Women
Drawing on narratives of female caregivers in Thiruvananthapuram, Therese Abraham sheds light on the gendered dimensions of caregivers for disabled persons covered by the government’s Ashwasakiranam scheme.
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A Karkidakam Homecoming
In her journey to reconnect with her ancestral roots after moving to Kerala, Shruti Tharayil discovers how her familial practices during the month of Karkkidakam are intertwined with cuisine, climate, and local ecosystems.
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Lotteries and COVID-19: Fiscal Shock and the Livelihoods Behind the Gamble
Shravan M K discusses how the pandemic has affected the sale of lottery tickets in Kerala, and consequently, the livelihoods of lottery ticket sellers, many of who are elderly, women, or persons with disabilities.
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When a Dam Proposal Turned Out to be a National Park: Revisiting the Silent Valley Movement
The Silent Valley Movement is widely considered a successful environmental movement, but what happened to the Adivasi communities that depended on those forests? Neeraja explores.
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