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When My Writer-Friend Departed Silently
By Shevlin SebastianThe other day, my friend Rudolph Vance called from Kolkata. During the course of the conversation, I asked him about our mutual friend Vernon Thomas. “Didn't you know?” he said. “He...
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Saving Pigeons On The Ninth Floor
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARYDirector Vishnu Narayan talks about his experiences in the films, 'Maradona', ‘Gangster’ and 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram'By Shevlin SebastianIn a scene from the film, 'Maradona',...
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From Kolhapur To Give A Helping Hand
Dr Sheetal Patil and his colleagues Drs Shivraj Desai and Anand More, along with the volunteers of the White Army of Kolhapur, an NGO, provided medical care in many areas of Kuttanad, Haripad and...
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Reaching Out To The Distressed
Anshu Gupta, the Magsaysay Award winner, talks about the efforts taken by his organisation, ‘Goonj, to help the flood-affected in KeralaPhoto by Albin Mathew By Shevlin SebastianDuring his travels in...
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Overwhelmed By Cruelty To Animals, She Turns Vegan
By Shevlin SebastianSometime ago, the Kochi-based yoga coach Sudakshna Thampi joined a group which rescued street dogs which had been hit by cars or were deliberately beaten or tortured. There were...
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When The Animals Were Swept Away
Owner Babu Manjally shares his experiences of how the recent floods in Kerala led to the deaths of more than 400 animals on his farmPhotos: The carcass of the animals; Owner Babu Manjally stands in the...
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Life On The Cutting Edge
Pallavi Singh's recent exhibition, 'Haircut Museum (Under Construction)' focuses on the lives of barbers in and around Fort Kochi, Kochangadi, Jew Town and Mattancherry areasPhoto: Melton Antony By...
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A Malayali In Tasmania Gets A Rs 75 Lakh Australian Grant to help Dairy...
By Shevlin SebastianLast week, when Anoop Thankan, project manager of Green Grass Dairy in Cressy, Tasmania, was wandering between the cows in a grassy area, suddenly he heard the 'ping' sound on his...
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Preserving A Community’s Religious And Artistic Heritage
L. Krishna Bhat, of the Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community, at Mattancherry, Kochi has written and produced 45 plays, as well as penned the lyrics of 300 songs. He is also the head priest of the Cochin...
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When The Sun Sets
(Memories of Mollywood actor Captain Raju who died on September 17)Photos: Captain Raju with his wife Premila. Photo by TP Sooraj. Captain Raju (right) with Jnanpith Award winner MT Vasudevan Nair By...
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Eat Right To Feel Happy
Australian dietician Michele Walton, on a recent visit to Kochi, talks about the ways to enjoy food without becoming overweight. She also spoke about the charms of Kerala cuisineBy Shevlin...
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From Bangkok, With Love
Panyawut Kupan, the most famous blind footballer in Thailand, talks about his life and his experiences of playing with Indian players at Kochi By Shevlin Sebastian It is a cloudy morning at a football...
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The Kaleidoscope Called Village Life
Advertising professional Manu Bhattathiri’s debut novel, ‘The Town That Laughed’ focuses on the fictional village of Karuthupuzha in KeralaBy Shevlin SebastianOn most days, when he was writing 'The...
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Memories Of A Golden Era
During a recent visit to Kochi, Bollywood music composer Shravan Rathod talks about his brilliant partnership with Nadeem Saifee, even as he analyses the music of todayPhotos: Shravan Rathod; Nadeem...
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The Joys Of Weightlifting
Relin Raj talks about his experiences Photo by Albin Mathew By Shevlin SebastianWeightlifter Relinraj, 27, has a fixed daily routine. At 6 a.m., he has four glasses of water. Then at 7 a.m., he has...
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Book A Puja From Far Away
The Bangalore-based Malayali Sajeev Manayangath runs the portal devaayanam.in, where online booking of pujas in temples of Kerala can be done easily Photos: Sajeev Manayangath by Sanesh Saka; the...
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A Balm To Ease The Pain
Social worker Sheeba Ameer runs 'Solace', an organisation which looks after children who suffer from life-threatening diseases like Nephrotic Syndrome, cancer, thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia Photo...
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Everything Tangy And Spicy
At the food festival in the Forte Kochi hotel, foreign and Indian patrons get a taste of the traditional cuisine which is served in the toddy shops of KeralaBy Shevlin SebastianPhotos: Executive Sous...
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When Gandhi Was Thrown Out Of A Train
By Shevlin Sebastian It was a cold night on June 7, 1893. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wore a suit, along with a tie. At the railway station at Durban, he bought a first-class ticket to travel to...
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The Dandi March
“Let's go,” Gandhiji said, as he stepped out of the Sabarmati Ashram on the morning of March 12, 1930. The sun was high up in the sky. He had 78 followers who followed in his wake.The bespectacled...
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