Ajay Kamalakaran

Ajay Kamalakaran

Column | When a Lankan pop sensation tried his hand at Malayalam films

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Column | When a Lankan pop sensation tried his hand at Malayalam films

Manohar was seen in films starring legends such as Prem Nazir, but his most impactful roles came in movies that featured Jayan.

Keralaspora
Column | The humble origins of Australia’s vibrant Malayali community

The first Malayali from a non-Anglo-Indian background to try his luck ‘Down Under’ was George Varughese.
Keralaspora
Column | When a bureaucrat wrote about Wayanad’s ‘African’ Adivasis

Keralathile Africa is by no means a simple rant about the life of the Adivasis. In this book a reader gets a much better understanding of the culture, customs and history of different indigenous groups.
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Column | How filmmaker Ismail Merchant tried to depict Anglo-Indians in 1950s Kerala

New films that show us a less stereotypical and more accurate depiction of the community would be a welcome addition to global cinema.
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Column | Sardar KM Panikkar - saviour of thousands of Partition refugees

Heroes like Panikkar should be remembered with a great degree of reverence.
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Column | A Malayali saint, Sanskrit school and socially inclusive education

The Sanskrit school in Mannanam was open to Catholics as well non-Catholics, and children from the lowest castes were welcomed to join.
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Column | A look at Kerala’s almost forgotten Jain heritage

One of their greatest contributions to ancient Kerala was the popularisation of elementary education in the countryside.

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