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Power Lady
Singer Preety Bhalla brought the house down with a scintillating performance at Kochi recently. Married to a Malayali, the Mumbai singer talks about her life and career Photos: Preety Bhalla; Preety...
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Help begins with a click
When you make a purchase through the CharityMonk app, invented by the Kochi-based IT professional Stephen Sebastian, a percentage goes directly to an NGOPhotos: From left: Stephen Sebastian, Shyam...
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This 72-year-old man feeds stray dogs every morning at Kochi
By Shevlin SebastianAt 3.30 a.m., retired contractor CV Antony gets up at his house on Friends Lane in Vennala. He goes to the kitchen and boils several pieces of chicken, even as he adds some turmeric...
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One of Kerala’s great sons
During his 150th birth anniversary year, a look at the life of PS Varier, the founder of the 117-year-old Arya Vaidya SalaPhotos: PS Varier; PK Warrier; Arya Vaidya SalaBy Shevlin Sebastian In the late...
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Sound perception
Audiographer Justin Jose talks about his experiences in Bollywood, Hollywood and other industriesPics: Justin Jose. Photo by Arun Angela. From left: Justin Jose, Biswadeep Chatterjee, Raju Hirani,...
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Preserving mural art history
Mural artist Sasi Warrier has extracted several artworks from a wall of the now-demolished Vishnu Narasimha Swami Temple at Elamkulam. He is carrying on the life project of his late father KK WarrierBy...
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An easy way of disposal
Lijisha CK’s sanitary pad incinerator Vomera has brought a lot of relief to women, both at home and the workplaceBy Shevlin Sebastian Lijisha CK expected a tough sell when she met the elderly president...
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Truly alone but standing strong
As Sr. Jesme turns 63, she recollects the joys and tribulations of her lifePics: Sr. Jesme (second from left) with the family of Rajesh Raj PR; Sr. Jesme By Shevlin Sebastian On November 1, when Sr....
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Animal instincts
Artist Diana Joseph’s exhibition focuses on the character traits of tigers, lions, zebras, stags, deer, wolves and elephants By Shevlin Sebastian At the David Hall art gallery, artist Diana Joseph...
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All for the tiger
After a 27,500 km trip through 25 countries, championing the cause of the animal, entrepreneur Gautom Menon talks about his experiences, while on a recent visit to KochiPics: Paul George Vedanayagam...
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A smooth separation
Nivedha RM, who founded the Trashbot, a machine that separates bio-degradable and non-biodegradable waste without the need for segregation, has won the 2019 Impact Maker Award Photos: Nivedha with the...
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The Lone Ranger
90-year-old PS John was the only athlete in his age group at All Kerala Senior Athletics Meet in KochiBy Shevlin Sebastian The sun was shining brightly at noon on Saturday morning. The sky was blue...
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Tokyo, here we come!
Three people -- Clifin Francis, Dona Jacob and Haseeb Ahsan -- will set out on an eight-month journey on cycles from Kochi, across eight countries, to reach Japan in time for the Olympics Photos: (From...
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A steely resolve
Police chief Manoj Abraham received an award on behalf of Kerala Police at an Interpol conference in France for the work done by them to fight the menace of child pornography By Shevlin...
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Hitting the 2000 mark
Dear Friends,Just to say that I have reached a personal milestone.Published my 2000th bylined feature article in The New Indian Express.My career total is about 4500 bylines.A very grateful thanks:To...
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It’s all about being unique
The ‘Sanyog’ music band, comprising Indian, Iranian and Polish musicians enthralled an audience at a concert at Kochi Pics by Albin Mathew By Shevlin Sebastian Very soon into the ‘Beyond Kochi Sounds’...
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Who am I?
On a recent visit to Kochi, Professor Cathy Greenblat talks about her career about photographing dementia patients and end of life care in Kerala and elsewherePics: Helper Didi with Ashwani. Photo by...
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How my parents made me a journalist
By Shevlin Sebastian Pics: Parents in their prime; the good old days of the typewriterThroughout my childhood, my father would bring out a community magazine. So I would see him type up the...
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Foodies everywhere
As Kerala’s largest food-loving community Eat Kochi Eat crosses three lakh members, founder Karthik Murali talks about its genesis and floweringMurali Karthik pic by A Sanesh By Shevlin Sebastian One...
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How to write well
Veteran Mumbai-based editor Suma Varughese, who is holding a workshop in Kochi, talks about the principles and techniques of writing By Shevlin Sebastian When veteran editor Suma Varughese saw...
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