Memories Of A Family Helper
By Shevlin SebastianPhoto: The ancestral house at Muvattupuzha The other day my aunt sent a WhatsApp message in our family group: 'Pappi, who was with us at Muvattupuzha [Kerala] passed away. The...
View ArticleConverting Data Into Unique Sounds
One of Kochi's leading digital musicians, Salim Nair is busy getting his first digital record ready Photos by Albin Mathew By Shevlin SebastianAt his soundproof studio at Kochi, digital musician Salim...
View ArticleRolling With The Ice
The Melto Creamery in Kochi provides roll ice-creams which are growing in popularityPhotos: Shafeeq M and his wife Zunairah; the different types of icecreams. Photo by A. Sanesh By Shevlin Sebastian At...
View ArticleA One-Woman Army
Ammu Joseph is the only woman currently who is working on the field in the tea plantation industry. She talks about her experiences at Devikulam, MunnarBy Shevlin SebastianIt is a sunny morning in...
View ArticlePlaying A Drug Peddler
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARY Actor Sudhi Koppa talks about his experiences in the films, ‘Aaadu’, ‘Sapthamashree Thaskaraha’, 'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam', ‘Manglish’ and ‘Paipin Chuvatile Pranayam’Photo by...
View ArticleAll Things Bright And Tasty
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor talks about his passion for food even as he inaugurates ‘The Yellow Chilli’ restaurant at the Lulu Mall, Kochi By Shevlin SebastianIt was their last shopping trip at the Lulu Mall,...
View ArticleA Symbol Of Hope And Pain
Kashmiri artist Insha Manzoor's installation at Fort Kochi takes inspiration from the fishermen of the backwatersBy Shevlin SebastianAs the visitor stepped into the first-floor hall at the Pepper House...
View ArticleFlowering Under A Genius
Shashaa Tirupati, the Indo-Canadian singer, who has just won a National Award for Playback Singing, talks about her career in singing South Indian songs and her association with music maestro AR...
View ArticleSigns From The Universe
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARYDirector Jayaraj talks about his experiences in the films, 'Johnnie Walker', ‘Bhayanakam’, ‘Ottal’, ‘Vidyarambham’ and 'Kudumbasammetham'Photo by TP SoorajBy Shevlin SebastianThe...
View ArticleMelting The Most Hardened Of Hearts
Dr Mathew Kuruvilla, of the NGO, Reach World Wide talks about their project of rehabilitating criminals Photos: Mathew Kuruvilla; P. Lalji. Pics by Albin MathewBy Shevlin Sebastian It is a rainy July...
View ArticleSuperstar Tales
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARYFilm editor Shameer Muhammed talks about his experiences in the films, ‘Grandmaster’, ‘Jawan of Vellimala’ and ‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’Photo: Albin Mathew By Shevlin SebastianWhen...
View ArticleJuggernaut Books Publishes My Fourth Short Story In The Erotica Series
You can download the story on the app or the laptop.Happy reading!https://www.juggernaut.in/books/man-power-2
View ArticleAn Authorial Partnership
Joseph Premal Austin and Manoj N Nair, two corporate professionals, one based in Kochi and the other in Dubai, have teamed up to write a novel Photos: Joseph Premal Austin and Manoj N NairBy Shevlin...
View ArticleLooking After Little Babies
For the past several years, home nurse Mini Thomas has looked after babies from the moment they are born till about three months. She talks about her experiencesPhoto by Melton Antony By Shevlin...
View ArticleWhen A Pen Becomes A Tree
To lessen environmental damage, social entrepreneur Lakshmi Menon has invented a paper pen which has a seed at one end. Instead of discarding the pen after use, if you plant it, it becomes a treeBy...
View ArticleManipulating The Mind
The Vancouver-based Malayali director Ray Raghavan talks about his stunning debut sci-fi feature film, 'Violentia'By Shevlin SebastianVery early on in the science fiction film, 'Violentia' (2018), a...
View ArticleFear And Panic In Kerala
By Shevlin SebastianGeorge Mani raised his hands in helplessness. “The water has entered my home in Alappuzha,” says this staff member of a club in Kochi. “They called me frantically, my wife and...
View ArticleMaking A Timely Contribution
Members of North Indian communities – the Agarwals, Sikhs and Gujaratis – are making hygienic and wholesome food for the flood victims in Kerala Photos: Women at the food kitchen run by the Jan Kalyan...
View ArticleHelping Out During A Time Of Great Distress
Major Ravishankar HN, of the 120 Engineer Regiment from Pune, talks about his experiences during the floods in Kerala Photos: Major Ravishankar HN; Ravishankar (right) with subedar BS Jadhav and...
View ArticleAll's Well That Ends Well
Entrepreneur Peter Joseph has embarked on a project of cleaning 8000 wells in the Sreemulanagaram panchayat at Ernakulam district Photos: Workers of the J&P Group setting up a pump; entrepreneur...
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