What does it mean to “mother” from another country? Aleena brings to our attention the ways in which migrant women’s self-narratives throw light on their relationships with their children, family, and home.
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A Kerala Studies Blog
What does it mean to “mother” from another country? Aleena brings to our attention the ways in which migrant women’s self-narratives throw light on their relationships with their children, family, and home.
Read moreKerala’s financial crisis has been a concern for long. In this article, Ayana Krishna D, Sangeetha Kethapaka and Shraddha Jain dive into the nitty-gritties of the 2025-26 Kerala budget explaining why it might not lead the state towards sustainable economic growth.
Read moreമലയാള സിനിമ OTT വഴി ഇന്ത്യയിലുടനീളമുള്ള നഗരങ്ങളിലെ ഉന്നതർക്ക് എത്തുന്ന ഈ കാലത്ത്, മലയാള സിനിമകളെ വളരെക്കാലമായി ആസ്വദിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ഗൾഫ് കുടിയേറ്റക്കാർക്കിടയിലെ പ്രദേശാന്തര കാഴ്ച്ചക്കാരെ നാം മറക്കുന്നു.[…]
Read moreEven as OTT brings Malayalam cinema to urban elites across India, we forget the transregional viewership that Malayalam cinema has long enjoyed among Gulf migrants. Drawing from his own life, Nehal reflects on how Malayalam cinema speaks to the Bihari Gulf migrant experience.
Read moreAs thousands of middle-class Malayali women migrate to cities outside Kerala, Ashwathy provides an intimate portrait of how they might negotiate questions of home, belonging, and anonymity.
Read moreNew York-based artist David Dasharath Kalal takes us through selections from his “Ravi Varma Recreational Vehicle”(RVRV) series combining the heavily reproduced work of Raja Ravi Varma, ever-familiar to the Malayali, with present-day South Asian Americans.
Read moreAathma Dious argues that Malayali filmmakers have failed to move past popular—often stereotypical—tropes when it comes to representing second and[…]
Read moreWhat can the radio-listening practices of working-class Malayalis in the Gulf, and the inter-ethnic tensions they produce, tell us about[…]
Read moreMany people of Malayali origin bear surnames that indicate their upper-caste status. Are they just relics of a feudal past that hold no meaning in today’s world? Shilpa Menon examines the larger implications and histories of such surnames through a personal reflection on her surname.
Read moreഈ പോഡ്കാസ്റ്റിൽ അലയോടൊപ്പം സംവദിക്കുന്നത് ബാംഗ്ലൂരിലെ മലയാളി LGBTQIA ആക്ടിവിസ്റ്റായ സുനിൽ മോഹൻ ആണ്. രണ്ടു ദശാബ്ദങ്ങളോളമുള്ള തൻ്റെ പൊതുപ്രവർത്തനത്തിലെ അനുഭവങ്ങൾ, കേരളത്തിലെ LGBTQIA രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിന്റെ സങ്കീർണ്ണതകൾ എന്നീ വിഷയങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചു സുനിൽ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു.
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