We rarely take much note of mushrooms that crop up in the dirt. Drawing on his locale, Abdul Basith shows how mushrooms, in fact, shape and reshape the relationships between people, property and nature.
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Memories of Slavery: The Bonded Labour System in Valliyoorkaav Temple
Through oral narratives collected during their fieldwork, Shibina and Anjitha delve into the obscure history of a bonded labour system that was practiced in the Valliyurkaav temple of Wayanad.
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Centering the Outliers: Reconsidering Models of Development
Akhila Kumaran delves into the pitfalls of understanding certain communities merely as ‘outliers’ to Kerala’s so-called development model.
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A Walk to the River: The Ecological Sensibilities of Kerala’s Kadar Tribe
Meera M. Panicker offers us a glimpse into Kadar ways of life, and how their everyday practices and their battles[…]
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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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