Ajay Kamalakaran

Keralaspora

Column | A role of a lifetime - Mammootty as Dr Ambedkar

It is, however, unfortunate that the biopic on the architect of the Constitution of India is not widely known.

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Column | A role of a lifetime - Mammootty as Dr Ambedkar

It is, however, unfortunate that the biopic on the architect of the Constitution of India is not widely known.
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Column: Dutch reflections of 18th century Kerala

A treasure-trove of anecdotes, facts and observations have been preserved in the form of letters by Jacobus Canter Visscher, a Dutch priest who lived in Cochin for a six years.
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Column | When Polish students attempted to master Kutiyattam

M Krzysztof Bryski played an important role in popularising Kutiyattam outside India.
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Column | When a Palakkad-born Malaysian won the Magsaysay Award

Narayanan formed a trade union along with 10 men to look after the interests of the plantation workers in Malaya. This union would eventually morph into the National Union of Plantation Workers of Malaya.
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Column | A Belgian monk, Swiss largesse and Kerala cows

Kerala needs more visionaries like Father Francis to provide the kind of opportunities that would balance environmental concerns with the need for gainful and productive employment.
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Column | A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi

Shaji N Karun’s film Piravi, which won the 1989 Camera d’Or-Mention d’honneur, showcased the horrors of the 1975 Emergency to an entirely new generation.
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Column | The legend of Kerala’s first Armenian bishops

Some accounts indicate that the enterprising Armenian community had set up shop in India as early as the 7th century.
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Column | A quest for greater authenticity in Malayalam translations

Translators have played an immense role in bringing the world together through literature, but even basic recognition is often hard to come by for them.
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Column | When a people’s movement mobilised global support to save Silent Valley

The movement started by teachers and those passionate about science and the environment has shown India that a focussed and persistent campaign can go a long way in protecting fragile ecosystems in the country.
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Column | When a British-origin Keralite revolutionised Indian architecture

It’s time for a newer generation of architects to preserve the legacy and continue the Gandhian architecture revolution started by Baker.
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Column | The ghost and the Palakkad Gap’s darkness

When a train crosses the Palakkad Gap and into Tamil Nadu, one simply cannot help thinking of a long-forgotten train driver from Britain who died on the call of duty in the 19th century.
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Column | A Kerala merchant and Bagan’s ancient Vishnu temple

The temple (and Bagan as a whole) is a testament to the flow and exchange of people, culture and ideas that existed between Ancient India and the land once known as Suvarnabhumi for millennia.