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Love is Blind
COLUMN: Spouse's TurnJisha Rahman talks about life with the music composer Afsal YusufPhoto by Mithun Vinod By Shevlin Sebastian In 2004, Jisha Rahman read an article on the visually challenged music...
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Off-beat Wedding Cards the norm these days
By Shevlin Sebastian The Kochi-born Mukul Soman went to do his Masters in Fine Arts at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Following that, he settled in Seattle, where he met Mary Dee Mateo...
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Lakeside Story
The focal point in in laid-back Kollam is the Asthamudi Lake. You can also watch coir ropes being made, as well as cashew nuts being processed, and spend time on an elephant farm. By Shevlin...
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Kerala steel factory wins 'model unit' award
Photo: SS Agarwal (second from left) receiving the award from Sayeddin Abassi, Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Steel By Shevlin Sebastian Around two years ago, industrialist SS Agarwal, managing director...
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Smooth Sailing
COLUMN: Spouse's Turn Payal Arora talks about life with Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval CommandPhoto by Mithun Vinod By Shevlin Sebastian When Payal Arora...
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A deep love of Kerala makes young Jewish man to marry a Hindu
By Shevlin SebastianPhoto: Divya Pillai and Sunil Elson Sunil Elson, 29, is in a happy mood. It is just a couple of days for his marriage. But it is an unusual one in every respect. Sunil is a Jew,...
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Abiding Light
The Jewish community in Kochi celebrates the Hanukkah festivalPhoto by Mithun Vinod By Shevlin SebastianA few minutes after 6 p.m. on a recent Sunday, two seniors of the Jewish community, Elias...
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A Pioneer in Her Own Way
Bishop Pushpa Lalitha is the first woman Bishop of the Church of South India, following 2000 years of Christianity in IndiaPhoto by A. Raja ChidamabaramBy Shevlin SebastianA few years ago, Bishop...
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Love is Destiny
COLUMN: Spouse's Turn Manoj Nair talks about life with the actress Beena AntonyBy Shevlin SebastianActor Manoj Nair had gone to Mumbai to take part in a cultural programme in 2000. Even though he was...
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Sanoop and the Magic Acting
The child actor, Sanoop Santhosh, gives a stunning debut performance in the Mollywood hit film, ‘Philips and The Monkey Pen’Photo by Suresh NapoothiriBy Shevlin Sebastian“When [superstar] Mohanlal Sir...
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Everlasting Memories
COLUMN: Spouse's Turn Fasila talks about life with the late film actor Cochin HaneefaPhoto by Suresh NapoothiriBy Shevlin Sebastian When Fasila first heard of the proposal to meet actor Cochin Haneefa...
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Making The World Laugh
Stand-up comedian Anuvab Pal, one of the best in India, gave a rousing performance at KochiBy Shevlin SebastianLast year, the Mumbai-based stand-up comedian Anuvab Pal received an offer to perform for...
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Jewish cemetery in Mala set to be destroyed
By Shevlin SebastianThe members of the Mala Paithruka Samrakshana Samithy (MPSS) held a protest march yesterday against the efforts of the Mala Panchayat to build a sports academy on two-and-a-half...
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From Croatia, with love
When Nikolina Nikoleski was 13, she saw a Bharatanatyam dance and was smitten. Years later, the Delhi-basedNikolina is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer herselfBy Shevlin SebastianOne night, in...
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At the Feet of The Master
Film-maker Rinku Kalsy has done a 90-minute documentary on the fans of RajnikanthPhoto by A. Raja ChidambaramBy Shevlin SebastianFilm-maker Rinku Kalsy went to Sholinghur, 110 kms from Chennai, along...
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A Passion for Invention
The Kerala-based Viswanath Shet has 79 patented innovations to his name, ranging from medicines to talismans to ward off evilPhoto by Suresh NampoothiryBy Shevlin Sebastian Rajesh Pillai, 67, had twin...
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Cut Down In His Prime
Rema talks about her late husband, the politician TP ChandrasekharanBy Shevlin SebastianKK Rema was in Class 10 when she saw TP Chandrasekharan for the first time. He had come to their home in...
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Probing the Inner Life
Neelima Vinod’s e-book novella, ‘Unsettled’, focuses on contemporary love marriages, yakshis and poets. It has impressed critics and readers alikeBy Shevlin SebastianWhen Neelima Vinod was a child, she...
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Visuals of a Marriage
COLUMN: Spouse's Turn Dini talks about life with the actor Kalabhavan ShajohnBy Shevlin SebastianDini saw the actor Kalabhavan Shajohn in late 2003 when she was doing dance rehearsals at a hotel in...
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On the Same Wavelength
COLUMN: Spouse's Turn Indu talks about life with the Carnatic singer Sreevalsan J MenonPhoto by Suresh NampoothiriBy Shevlin SebastianIndu met the musician Sreevalsan J Menon when they were both...
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