Almost a century before the current Sabarimala movement -- to facililate the entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 into the Kerala shrine -- there was the Vaikom temple movement, to throw open temples in Kerala to all castes, a movement led by among others a man whose 71st death anniversary we mark today. A fascinating excerpt from Rajmohan Gandhi's new book, Modern South India: A History From The 17th Century To Our Times.
'Mumbai is testing a lot compared to a lot of other places in the country.' 'Now that we exactly know where the hotspots are, and they've been converted into containment zones, there is a lot of testing, going on, from door to door and symptom screening.' 'In the last 10 to 15 days we have definitely done a good job.'
2 Harihar Nagar, Lal's first venture as an independent writer-director starring Mukesh, Siddique, Jagadeesh and Asokan takes us back to the good old days of mimicry films.
'People are just putting the mask below their nose.' 'They are only protecting the mouth, but not the nose.' 'People need to understand that it is the nose which has to be protected.'
'It is not impossible that there will be some arrangement with the Congress in West Bengal after the ongoing local body polls.'
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Like many such cases, this case too would have remained under wraps had the survivor not exposed the villains and the crime they had commited.
Naalu Pennungal, master auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan's latest offering is a unique experience for the viewer as it compiles four short stories by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and tells the stories of four women in an interesting way.
Shashi Tharoor also said that it was too premature to write the obituary for the Congress party and that as an organisation it had no time to sit and lick its wounds as it must immediately pick itself up for the upcoming state elections.
'Infectious disease is a given of humankind. There will always be another around the corner.'
The results are a ringing endorsement of Modi's popularity, his government's achievements in the last five years and his campaign, which centred around national security, nationalism and Hindutva.
Akasha Gange is a clean entertainer with rich visuals and classic melodious music by Deva. Director Dinesh Baboo's deft handling of a sensitive subject appeals largely to the family audience. Songs are catchy and melodious.
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Pattam Pole is unconventionally bold with the way it deals with the issue of live-in relationship.
Her rivals have been floating stories that by supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party Sheila Dikshit was trying to pre-empt investigations against her, says Kavita Chowdhury
Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu opens up about her famous daughter.
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A cow that speaks, a question on patriarchy and the story of a 17th-century poet - Sanskrit filmmakers are finding new ways to revive the 'dying' language.
Emboldened by the Kannan Devan success story in Kerala, Tata Tea Ltd said the company does not see any hurdle in the participation of its employees and workers of Assam and West Bengal
Thiruvananthapuram did not give him a resounding victory, but did not abandon him either. If he learns his lessons and avoids the pitfalls of the past, he will have a bright political future, says T P Sreenivasan.
The prospect of further falls in remittances is a hindrance for the Reserve Bank of India, as it seeks to bullet-proof the economy against sudden capital outflows
Haram loses its steam quite early, says Paresh C Palicha.
If solutions are not found, adequately and in good time, things could simply slip out of everyone's hands, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.
'The government, through the media, is saying that everything is normal in Kashmir, but I just want them to give this in writing and let a judicial commission see it.
Alone is as good as a B-grade film, featuring several sequences that are very corny, says Paloma Sharma.
Rasputin is long-delayed, and not meant for today's times, says Paresh C Palicha.
The Kerala court has asked the makers to put a disclaimer to be added with the film's credits.
'I noticed the audience warming up to The Blueberry Hunt at different points. The surprise was the reaction from the aam aadmi, the common man. They loved the film!' Director Anup Kurian discusses his film.
Forty six Indian nurses initially stranded at a hospital in Tikrit and later moved to Mosul have been freed by the fighters of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot.
The matter could have been resolved with little fuss except for what some devotees, and representatives of Hindu organisations, claim is inspired fishing in troubled waters by the "atheistic" Communist government now in power in Kerala
The top court also directed authorities to consider withdrawing all cases against migrant workers for alleged violation of lockdown norms under the Disaster Management Act.
Rediff Labs analysed the data on MPLADS to see how the money given to each constituency was spent.
The young are most vulnerable to self-harm and suicidal ideas at this time.
M E Meeran, a former wholesale dealer in provisions, is conquering the world with his Eastern brand of spices and curry powders.
'My grandmother taking me to the jamatkhana was like a different world.' 'Like I had a key to a door which no one else seemed to have.' 'She doesn't take me anymore because she says I'm an embarrassment!'
After authoring a sweet success story by giving the management of its Kannan Devan tea gardens in Munnar, Kerala, to the workers, Tata Tea is planning to replicate the experiment in the North India plantation operations.
Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered,
The first half of 2019-20 will be under pressure, since prices are expected to go up by Rs 7,000-8,000 at a time when sentiment is poor.
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