The Institute for Global South Studies and Research (IGSSR) is organizing a Special Lecture programme in association with Vakkom Moulavi Memorial and Research Centre (VMMRC) on the theme “Keralam in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Mapping.” Gurnah is the recipient of the...
In an increasingly convoluted world of religions and cultures, it is imperative to develop and foster social harmony so as to meet the challenges posed by diversity. Recognizing religious diversity and differences is quite important today, and it is...
By Parvathy Devi. K
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Background
COVID-19 pandemic has been taking a heavy toll on migrant workers in countries of destination by exposing them further into situations of exploitation. Many employers took advantage of this situation, and the...
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...
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...
His Grace Philipose Mar Chrysostom Metropolitan Emeritus of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Kerala, who passed away in the early hours of 5 May 2021 at the age of 103, has been widely admired as doyen of peace and...
There has been a proliferation of literature on women, including women’s history across the world. Yet, women remain mostly invisible or misrepresented in mainstream history. They are either not present at all, or they are portrayed as innately ‘inferior’...
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...
By 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...
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...
