When once for my fellowmenI shed a drop of tear,The hale of a thousand sunsArises in my soulWhen once for my fellowmen I expend a hearty smile,A full –blown moon of purest rayForever floods my heartBut all these days...
Kerala is likely to witness a surge in research spending in spite of the challenges in higher education, says Dr Sabu Thomas, Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala. He was speaking at the valedictory session of the Interdisciplinary...
Life for many expats in the Gulf/West Asian countries is part of a larger struggle against ever-increasing odds of daily encounters—be it war, terror attacks, recession or pandemic. Any news of a spark of fire or a whiff of...
The experience of the tribal life in Kerala has testified that the postcolonial state has not been a ‘revolutionary’ state, as it has been made out with a set of glorified achievements of land reforms, according to Dr Suresh...
In the realm of intellectual pursuits, scholars often leave an enduring imprint, even silently, on the socio-cultural landscape that transcends their mortal existence. One such exemplary soul who departed from our midst a quarter of a century ago was...
K.M. Seethi & Elizabeth Abraham
The social landscape and livelihood options in the tribal habitats in Kerala have changed tremendously in the last several decades. This transformation has its impact on the tribal population and their life-world experiences. This is...
South Asia Analysis Group Paper No 6733 - 15 January 2021
(SAAG in arrangement with Eurasia Review and Sri Lanka Guardian)
(FILES) This file picture taken on February 25, 2012 shows the Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie, which berthed at Cochin...
“Secularism in India faces manifold challenges that require multilevel interventions to make it socially relevant and sustainable,” according to Irfan Engineer, noted Human Rights activist and Director, Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai. Engineer was speaking...
Even as the issues pertaining to Lakshadweep have been brewing for months and attempts are underway to address them, there are still redlines which endanger the life and livelihood security of the people. While questions pertaining to India’s new...
N. Jose ChanderThe author, former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kerala, and colleague of Prof K Raman Pillai—who passed away on 9 April—recollects their joint travel to Europe in mid 1980s. Dr. Jose Chander, who officiated as...
