A Kerala Studies Blog
Sreejith delves into three of M. R. Renukumar’s illustrated stories for children, exploring how these rich portrayals of the turbulent lifeworlds of boys convey the complexities of gender, caste, and social marginalization for young readers.
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Filled with illustrations as colourful and flavourful as the spices it describes, A Little Spice Is Extra Nice is the[…]
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J. Devika writes about the life of Saraswathi Amma, her contributions to feminist literature in early modern Kerala, and the[…]
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In the first of a two-part series, J. Devika writes about the life of Saraswathi Amma, her contributions to feminist[…]
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Priya Menon writes about the different dimensions of an emerging genre of ‘petrofiction’ in Keralan literature, in the context of[…]
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Kerala’s COVID-19 response has gained international attention for its egalitarian approach. Ophira Gamliel reflects on how studying the Malayalam language[…]
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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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ആധുനികമലയാളസാഹിത്യത്തിലെ സുഖവിരുദ്ധ-നിർമിതിയും പുതിയ സുഖങ്ങളും കേരളത്തിൽ ഏറ്റുമുട്ടുന്നതിന്റെ സാംസ്കാരിക-രാഷ്ട്രീയ വശങ്ങൾ യാക്കോബ് തോമസ് വിശകലനം ചെയ്യുന്നു.
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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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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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