A Kerala Studies Blog
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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കേരളത്തിലെ തൊഴിൽ മേഖലയിലുള്ള സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ജോലി സംബന്ധമായ സ്ഥിതിയും അവയിൽ ഗാര്ഹികപരമായ ചുമതലകളുടെ സ്വാധീനവും രാജേഷ് ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നു.
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What gave rise to the ‘Shakeela wave’ and the subsequent national appeal of the Malayalam soft-porn genre? Darshana Sreedhar Mini makes a case for foregrounding this ‘parallel history’ of Malayalam cinema.
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Sonja Thomas delves into the rarely acknowledged racial dynamics in India, and how the complex interrelationship between caste and race have impacts not just within India, but internationally.
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How can revisiting the various age-old legends about Ayyappan nuance the debate on women’s entry to Sabarimala in contemporary Kerala? The following is an excerpt from Madhavi Menon’s book, Infinite Variety: A History of Desire in India (Delhi: Speaking Tiger, 2018).
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The impact of caste, religion and the changing dynamics of medicalization on eattummas–the traditional Islamic postnatal caregivers of north Malabar.[…]
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This article discusses the need to study histories of female impersonation in popular Malayalam theatre and their role in nuancing[…]
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