Law Breakers
US-based academician Dr Amy Ritterbusch, who was in Kochi recently, says the worst forms of oppression in any society are meted out by the policePhotos: Dr Amy Ritterbusch; transgenders in ColombiaBy...
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International faculty Prasanth S Nair, a Trustee of the Art of Living Foundation, talks about his experiences with devotees abroadPics: Prasanth S Nair; Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with the ruler of Fujairah,...
View ArticleKilling an ant and other such moments
By Shevlin Sebastian The other day I killed an ant which was hovering near a bottle of honey in the kitchen at my home in Kochi. As I stared at the dead insect, an unexpected series of thoughts arose...
View ArticleAlluring, mysterious and beautiful
The Thiruvananthapuram-based entrepreneur Naufar Jaleel went on a 19,000 km journey through several states in India on a modified auto-rickshaw By Shevlin Sebastian On the Chhattisgarh border, Naufar...
View ArticleTalking to the unconscious mind
Hypnotists Freddy and Anthony Jacquin talk about ways to cure ailments and mental blocks through the use of hypnosis, while on a recent visit to Kochi By Shevlin Sebastian When the 50-year-old Deborah...
View ArticleCool, comfortable and cosy
The Bumpadum cloth diapers for babies can be reused between 100 and 150 times. It has many takers in KochiBy Shevlin Sebastian When the Kochi-based working mom Aarohi Sharma opened the Aviva Organic...
View ArticleWhen a run-down government school became top class
A recent University of Glasgow report focused on the philanthropic work done by the Faizal and Shabana Foundation at the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls at Nadakkavu,...
View ArticleOn the divine path
Monk Sadhviji Sayampurna Shriji, who will be spending the next four months at the Jain Temple at Mattancherry, talks about her lifePics by Jayant PithadiaBy Shevlin Sebastian On the street of...
View Article“The youth are one-dimensional”
Eminent social scientist Ashis Nandy talks about the mindset of the youth, the state of the minorities and online attacks on him By Shevlin Sebastian Eminent social scientist Ashis Nandy was careful...
View ArticleA new motif for National Handloom Day
By Shevlin SebastianAmong the crafts of India, handloom stands a league apart. It may be the most complex, but the most poetic as well. The real concern on The National Handloom day, on August 7, is to...
View ArticleEnjoying the moment
Sara Caleeckal, at 78, has just participated in a painting exhibition. A cancer survivor, she is also a poet and helps troubled juvenile delinquents through art therapy. By Shevlin SebastianAt the...
View ArticleTalking about my life
Film-maker Ranjan Kamath’s ‘Mitra Tantra -- Archive of Personal Narratives and Oral Testimonies’ allows the eminent and the ordinary to reminiscence about their livesPics: Film-maker MS Sathyu; film...
View ArticleStrokes of awareness
The Kochi-based artist G Prathapan’s works on plastic waste were displayed at the Kaarisilta Biennale in Finland recentlyPics: G. Prathapan; the works at the Kaarisilta Biennale in Finland; pen...
View ArticleJoin the pyramid and get swindled
Aruna Ravikumar’s book, ‘Marauders of Hope’ focuses on the many multi-level marketing scams that are taking place in IndiaPics: Illustration by Tapas Ranjan; Aruna Ravikumar By Shevlin Sebastian The...
View ArticleIn the middle of nowhere
The former principal of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, Dr George Mathew talks about his experiences in Biru, a tribal village of JharkhandPics: Dr. George Mathew; a community meeting taking...
View ArticleBehind high walls
Fr. John Puthuva is celebrating 25 years as a priest as well as a prison counsellor all over Kerala and in Delhi. He talks about his experiencesPics: Albin Mathew By Shevlin Sebastian Harish Nair...
View ArticleTo make India litter-free
On September 1, marathon runner Ripu Daman Bevli will be setting out from Kochi on a ‘plogging’ journey cleaning the trash in 50 cities all over India By Shevlin Sebastian It is a sunny Sunday morning...
View ArticleThe faces tell a story
At his recent exhibition, artist Girish Kalleli has focused on how spiritual enlightenment can change the human face By Shevlin Sebastian Now and then, the artist Girish Kalleli would meet up with his...
View ArticleWhen the dentist has to step in
When people suffer persistently from headaches, back, neck and shoulder muscle pains, and nothing shows in X-Rays and MRI scans, it could be a little-known dental problem called temporomandibular joint...
View ArticleHear my message
Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee is on a mission: to highlight the importance of newborn hearing screening to rectify deafnessBy Shevlin Sebastian The baby girl is 11 months old. Born deaf, a...
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