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Seeing beauty in ordinary things

The Adelaide-based artist Jane Skeer spent a month at Fort Kochi and produced unique installation art from waste materials. She talks about her experiencesPics: By Arun Angela   By Shevlin Sebastian As...

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When a girl gets harassed

Bureaucrat Dr KN Raghavan has written his first novel, ‘A slice of Calicut Halwa’, about the life and times of RemaPhoto by Arun AngelaBy Shevlin Sebastian One day, author KN Raghavan was having a chat...

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The Story of An Iconic Family

Sunil Kant Munjal, a member of the second generation of the Munjal family, on a recent visit to Kochi, tells the story of how Hero Cycles became one of the great companies of India By Shevlin Sebastian...

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Of abandoned houses and multiple fences

The Jaffna-based artist Jasmine Nilani Joseph has spent two months at Fort Kochi thanks to a residency of the Kochi Biennale Foundation. She talks about life as an artist in Sri LankaPhoto by Arun...

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At home in a different home

The Thiruvananthapuram-based Hindustani classical singer Abhradita Banerjee begins new classes at the Jani Music Academy at Kochi. She talks about her career and her life as a Bengali in KeralaPhoto by...

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The story of Indian migration

Author Shreya Sen-Handley is the first Indian woman to write an epic poem for the Welsh National OperaPhotos: Shreya Sen-Handley; with the members of the Wales National Opera  By Shevlin Sebastian On...

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India’s first woman superstar

In his well-written and engaging biography, author Satyarth Nayak decodes the reasons behind actor Sridevi’s stupendous success over five decadesPhotos: The book cover; author Satyarth Nayak  By...

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Snapshots of the present

Author Krishna Kumar, in his book, ‘Between Genes and Memes’ writes perceptively about the impact of social media, the lack of critical thinking and the fear of missing outBy Shevlin Sebastian In his...

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Kerala priest remembers encounters with Nirbhaya convicts

By Shevlin Sebastian Fr. John Puthuva was working as a counsellor in Tihar Jail from 2012-15. So, during his work, he met many prisoners including the Nirbhaya killers, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma,...

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A surfeit of feminine voices

Malayalam author Sethu’s first novel in English, ‘The Cuckoo’s Nest’ is about a house for helpless girls run by a former nun  By Shevlin Sebastian One of the surprises when you pick up ‘The Cuckoo’s...

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Running In These COVID times

By Shevlin Sebastian Pics: Jogging illustration; middle-class houses in Kochi Every day, at 6 p.m., I set out from my home in Kochi for a run. In these coronavirus times, I have marked out a route that...

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And then the tranquility got shattered

By Shevlin SebastianAt 11 p.m., on a Saturday a few weeks ago, I was cruising down National Highway No 47 in Kochi. Elton John’s ‘Circle of Life’ was playing on the music system.The mood inside the car...

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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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Lending a helping hand

For 20 years, Sarathi has been looking after the needs of autorickshaw drivers in KeralaPhotos: Dr Fr Sebastian Thekkanath; a meeting in progressBy Shevlin Sebastian The grocery kits are ready. In...

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Love in a bakery

Mohammed Rafi met Susanne in Kerala and fell in love. Nearly 30 years later, it is still going strong. They talk about their relationship in these times of rising divorce ratesPics: Mohammed Rafi and...

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View from the Emerald Isle

Sri Lankan artist Dr Manoranjana Herath talks about his work and that of his wife Dilini Perera during a visit to KochiPics: Manoranjana Herath; 'Princess of My World'; Dilini Perera; her work    By...

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Trying to weave magic again

His debut novel, ‘The Carpet Weaver’ was a best-seller. The gay Afghan vegan author Nemat Sadat is busy at work on his second bookPics: Nemat Sadat at his mother's house in San Diego; with author and...

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My friend Mark Peters

By Shevlin SebastianPhotos: Mark Peters (extreme left) with South African journalist Mansoor Jaffer and Shevlin Sebastian. Photo taken by Mansoor's wife KayOn most days, at 1 p.m., my colleague Mark...

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The teaching never stops

Rufus D’Souza has completed 50 years of football coaching at the Parade Ground at Fort Kochi By Shevlin Sebastian On the morning of May 19, news photographer Vikas Ramdas went to Burger Street in Fort...

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