“Theyyam as a folk genre and performance is a creative and ritual invocation of the people who had been killed and silenced by the hegemonic structures of social power,” according to Dr. Rajesh Komath, a faculty in Social...
The return of Indian migrants from the GCC countries will affect the state of Kerala badly in the coming days, according to Ambassador K.P. Fabian, former Indian diplomat who was the head of the Gulf Division in the Ministry...
In the context of continuing violence in social spaces, there is a need to explore and expand the existing methodology of social sciences, particularly of sociology and social anthropology, in order to address the silences and gaps that constitute...
“Journalism demands multidimensional engagements with freedom,” according to veteran journalist B.R.P. Bhaskar. He was delivering the inaugural address of Vakkom Moulavi Memorial and Research Centre established in Vakkom in memory of Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi, a pioneer of Kerala...
“Documentaries are art forms of political memory making and a nation devoid of documentaries is like a family without any photo albums,” says Priya Thuvassery, a Delhi-based independent documentary maker and producer of widely discussed films like ‘Coral Woman.’...
“Knowledge production in disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities is emerging out of the everyday practices of human beings,” according to Dr. P. Sanal Mohan, former Director, Kerala Council of Historical Research (KCHR) and Professor of Social Sciences, Mahatma...
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...
“Part of the hydro-social cycle, human and animal bodies are inextricably linked with the water bodies, and the inland waterways are thus liquid and hybrid places that come to exist through mobilities, materialities and convivial interactions,” according to Maarja...
Philosophy is an unceasing pursuit for truth through dialogue. It entails the dauntless exercise of reason—amid myriad challenges, pressures, and persuasions, especially from traditions, ideologies, or religious systems. Philosophy is also one of many ways of setting out social...
Vakkom Moulavi Memorial and Research Centre (VMMRC) is organizing a Special Lecture and Discussion on “The Palestine Question and West Asian Politics” in association with the Institute for Global South Studies and Research (IGSSR).
The Web-Lecture—scheduled to be held...
