Drawing our attention to a largely unexplored, and incredibly vast, archive of Travancorean history, Dr. Vysakh A. S. presents a few intriguing snippets from Uma Maheshwari’s book on the eponymous archive, Mathilakom Records.
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Category: Issues
സുഖിക്കാന്‍ ഭയന്ന മലയാളി
ആധുനികമലയാളസാഹിത്യത്തിലെ സുഖവിരുദ്ധ-നിർമിതിയും പുതിയ സുഖങ്ങളും കേരളത്തിൽ ഏറ്റുമുട്ടുന്നതിന്റെ സാംസ്‌കാരിക-രാഷ്ട്രീയ വശങ്ങൾ യാക്കോബ് തോമസ് വിശകലനം ചെയ്യുന്നു.
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Road Accident Numbers: A “Leadership” Position Kerala Should Relinquish
Kerala witnesses a disproportionately high number of road accident related fatalities and injuries as compared to other states with larger geographical area. These accidents come with high economic and social costs. Dr Pradeesh Kumar writes about how and why Kerala must increase its efforts to curb this menace.
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The Subaltern Environmentalism of Mayilamma
The Plachimada struggle for justice, and its leader, Mayilamma, stand for a broader ethos of eco-justice by those who are most directly impacted by it. Sreejith R. Varma reflects on the project of translating and interpreting Mayilamma’s narrative.
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Sabarimala and the Left Democratic Front in the 2019 Elections
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, how did the incumbent LDF’s support for women’s entry into Sabarimala turn the tables for a government that otherwise enjoyed popular support? K. K. Kailash uses survey data to understand the role of religious sentiment in Kerala’s public sphere.
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Against Aachaaram: When is your cloth clean/pure/both?
Traditional elites harboured peculiar notions of purity and pollution in pre-modern Kerala, which were revised by the neo-savarna of twentieth-century. This article reflects on notions of personal hygiene, cleanliness and clothing, using two excerpts from early-modern Kerala.
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Is ‘Another Family’ Possible? Why Kumbalangi Nights Breaks New Grounds in Malayalam Cinema
Kumbalangi nights garnered critical claim and praise for its perceptive portrayal of the lives of four half brothers. Lipin Ram delves deeply into the question of family at the centre of the movie.
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Forgotten Infrastructures: Re-imagining Thiruvananthapuram as a City of Streams and a City for Humans
How can we re-imagine urban planning to be non-disruptive, to promote environmental conservation and to preserve the humanity of our streets and walkways? Taking us through the undulating and thronging landscape of the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Thomas Oommen and Rajshree Rajmohan propose a solution that is both innovative and grounded in the realities of everyday life.
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പൊതു വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം: ചില വേറിട്ട ചിന്തകള്‍
കേരളത്തിൽ ‘അനാദായകരമായ വിദ്യാലയങ്ങള്‍’ വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നതെന്തുകൊണ്ട്? ജെ. രത്‌നകുമാറും സുജിത്കുമാറും കേരളത്തിലെ പൊതുവിദ്യാഭ്യാസരംഗത്തെ സങ്കീർണതകൾ വിശകലനം ചെയ്യുന്നു.
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കേരളത്തിലെ സ്ത്രീകളും അവരുടെ ഗാര്‍ഹികപരമായ ചുമതലകളും
കേരളത്തിലെ തൊഴിൽ മേഖലയിലുള്ള സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ജോലി സംബന്ധമായ സ്ഥിതിയും അവയിൽ ഗാര്‍ഹികപരമായ ചുമതലകളുടെ സ്വാധീനവും രാജേഷ് ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നു.
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