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The world of ghosts
Veteran Mollywood director Suresh Unnithan is putting the final touches to his film, ‘Kshanam’, which will be released next monthPics: Suresh Unnithan. Photo by BP Deepu; Anu Sonara By Shevlin...
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Malayalee residents in Beijing feel tense as cases increase
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Pic: Suresh Varma and his family during happier timesBy Shevlin Sebastian On most mornings, these days, when entrepreneur Suresh Varma wakes up at his home in Beijing and checks...
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Unity in diversity
The choir of the Asian University for Women, representing 14 countries, sang a wide variety of Asian and European songs. It has helped the women to develop their talents and self-confidence Pics: The...
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Use and eat it
Dr Suchitra R is trying to spread the awareness of edible spoonsBy Shevlin Sebastian One day, after doing a Lasik eye operation, at a centre in Kochi, ophthalmologist Dr Suchitra R took a tea break. As...
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Indian students at Wuhan University to be evacuated within two days
By Shevlin SebastianPhoto: Faizal NazarOn Wednesday morning, Faizal Nazar, a fifth-year medical student at Wuhan University School of Medicine got a call from the Indian Embassy in Beijing. The...
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Questions at a funeral
By Shevlin SebastianFive years ago, when Rita Thomas died, at the age of 82, it was her daughter-in-law, Liza who rushed about ensuring that there was a scarf on the head, the saree was white and...
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The fight goes on and on….
On a recent visit to Kochi, Bezwada Wilson, who won the Magsaysay Award for his work on behalf of scavengers, talks about the relentless battle to stop the practicePics: Bezwada Wilson; cleaning drains...
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Travels on a truck
Louise France and Nick Fulford have been driving a massive truck/bus with 18 international passengers from Kathmandu all over India. At Kochi, during a brief stopover, they spoke about their...
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How to heal oneself
Many people suffer from emotional pain. Nutritionist V. Gayathri offers solutions in her new book Pics: V. Gayathri; the cover of the book By Shevlin Sebastian At age 12, Shani was married off to an...
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Doing her best
77-year-old Snehlata Gulia Hooda won four gold medals at the 40th National Masters Athletics Championships held in Kozhikode recently. The Delhi-based athlete talks about her earlier visits to Kerala...
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The village poet
MV Fabiyas, a little-known poet in North Kerala, has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart PrizePhotos by Albin Mathew By Shevlin Sebastian ‘We’re living In a pesticide era. Existence is in...
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Come to unspoilt Marari
The British-Russian couple, Rupert and Olga Evers have been running tourist villas at Marari Beach for the past ten years. Now they have just opened a new one called FrangipaniPics: Rupert and Olga...
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Working with Mother Earth
Artist Haseena Suresh runs the Clayfingers Pottery Studio, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Visitors learn the art of making beautiful potteryPhotos: Haseena Suresh. Photo by Albin Mathew....
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The colours of life
Veteran American photographer Bob Duncan puts coloured powder on men and children and comes up with striking images. These are displayed at the ‘Cochin Colours’ exhibition at the Kashi Art Gallery in...
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Telling unique stories
On a recent visit to Kochi, one of India’s leading documentary-filmmakers Chaitali Mukherjee talks about the joys and pitfalls of the professionPics: Chaitali Mukherjee. Photo by A. Sanesh. Chaitali...
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Remembrance of things past
Four Malayalis, who worked for decades at the Bhilai Steel Plant, and live there, visited Kerala to meet their old friends. A story about their experiences Pics: From left: PRN Pillai, N. Ramadasan...
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Getting high on the high notes
Singer Sanah Moidutty came to Kochi to record a song for a Malayalam film. She talks about her life and experiencesBy Shevlin Sebastian Last week, singer Sanah Moidutty came to Kochi to record a...
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Nature Vs Development
Senior artist N Balamuralikrishnan’s painting exhibition, ‘Memoirs of Onattukara’ is a thought-provoking onePhotos: N. Balamuralikrishnan. Paddy fields. A telecom tower. Pics by Arun Angela By Shevlin...
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Aussies, here we come
Two artists, Sabyasachi Bhattacharjee and Sunil KR will be taking part in a residency programme in Australia organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation and the Adelaide Residency Exchange Photo:...
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All at sea
Manoj Joy, the new managing director of the Sailors’ Welfare Association, talks about the problems faced by the seafarers and the remedies that are takenPhoto by R. Satish Babu By Shevlin Sebastian...
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