Lockdown

How comfort gained predominance over complex, elaborate style

October 10, 2021

How comfort gained predominance over complex, elaborate style

It's interesting to note that every decade or so, clothing styles witness a different theme that directly reflects the zeitgeist.

October 03, 2021
Kerala film industry raring to go after Covid layover, several projects go on floors

It has been five months since cinema theatres are lying shut in Kerala due to the Covid pandemic.
October 01, 2021
Wage loss and dip in sale dash handloom weaver’s hopes for a turnaround

The lockdown hit the handloom sector at a time when it was expecting a turnaround after the floods in 2018 and 2019.
October 01, 2021
Lights out, but Ramachandran has not sought refuge in darkness

After COVID, with public gatherings banned, loud speakers and fancy lights became obsolete landing the 'light and sound' shops and workers in heavy debt and struggles.
October 01, 2021
Gasping for breath, beedi industry in north Kerala on ‘palliative care’

There are over 35,000 beedi workers in Kerala, whose lives have been severely affected by the pandemic and lockdown.
October 01, 2021
Debts mounting, future bleak, yet Girish can never abandon Sree Padmanabha

The pandemic put a sudden and absolute end to the dwindling revenue that theatre owners used to service a portion of their debts.
October 01, 2021
Crisis-hit bus owners go broke, sell vehicles at throwaway prices

The pandemic and the resultant lockdown made it impossible to manage bus services without losses.

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