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Following a dream
By Shevlin Sebastian The other day I met a young man from Kannur in north Kerala who aspires to be a scriptwriter in Mollywood. He told me a story about doing a movie through the eyes of a...
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Soul Talk
Captions: a warring couple; Russian leader Joseph Stalin with his wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva; Chairman Mao ZedongBy Shevlin Sebastian Some people get away with murder. The police are not able to solve...
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The Hungry Tides
Captions: George Vadakkeparambil, 73, has acted in 40 dramas. He performed till the age of 65. He stopped because of poor healthFrom her childhood Alphonsa was interested in Chavittu Natakam. When her...
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Leading the charge
Photos: (from left) Sreeram KV, Sanid Asif Ali and Tony Davis; Gustoso the comicThree young comic enthusiasts are spearheading a comics culture in KeralaBy Shevlin Sebastian One morning, a few years...
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A rambunctious ride
After four decades in advertising, Prahlad Kakar has a lot to tell in this absorbing autobiography By Shevlin Sebastian Advertising legend Prahlad Kakar’s autobiography, ‘Adman Madman’, co-written with...
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Interview/Prahlad Kakar: "Story-telling is at the heart of all communication"
Was it your wife Mitali who urged you to write this memoir?Yes, Mitali did so. Since I was always recounting stories about my career, she asked me to write it all down in a book. Initially, I was...
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Enlarging a dream fragment
By Shevlin SebastianWhen I awoke on a recent morning, I saw an image of me standing on a sidewalk and staring at a movie hall on the opposite side.I expanded on the image later in the day.This was what...
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What happens after we die
Photos: Author Minakshi Dewan; the Chinvat BridgeAuthor Minakshi Dewan’s book ‘The Final Farewell — Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India’s Major Faiths’ provides meaning and understanding....
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Some pics from the Mathrubhumi international literary festival
Pic 1: Chacko Simon is a lawyer based in Kottayam. He told me that he had a library of 800 books, out of which 50 are author-inscribed. I was glad to sign my book for him Pic 2: Standing beneath my...
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Random conversations and convivial moods at the Mathrubhumi International...
Captions: Ajay Bisaria/Saba Naqvi (second from right) author Subhash Chandran/Translator AJ Thomas/Manohar Thomas (extreme right) with poet K Satchidanandan (centre) and actor/author Thampy...
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Walk This Way
Communications consultant and heritage enthusiast Mudar Patherya got eight pavements in the Lake Market area in Kolkata painted and transformed the neighbourhood By Shevlin Sebastian A few weeks ago,...
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Director Girish AD is basking in the tremendous success of his romantic...
Photos: (From left): Naslen K. Gafoor, Girish AD, Girish's wife Chippy Viswan and Mamitha Baiju; Director Girish ADBy Shevlin Sebastian On a recent Sunday morning, an elderly couple were waiting...
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Creating a sandstorm at the box office
Blessy’s ‘Aadujeevitham- The Goat Life’ is a critical and commercial success. The director talks about the many experiences he went through during the shooting.By Shevlin SebastianAt Director Blessy’s...
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The long and the short of it
With director Blessy at the Crowne Plaza, Kochi.His film, 'Aadujeevitham - The Goat life', has received critical and popular acclaim
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The elephant whisperer
Parbati Barua, the first female mahout of India, has won the Padma Shri for 2024 By Shevlin Sebastian On the night of January 25, 2024, Parbati Barua had switched on a news channel on the television...
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Reading for the sightless
Social worker Devi Krishna runs ‘Hidden Voices’, which provides audio books and magazines for the visually challenged By Shevlin Sebastian In 2019, the Kochi psychotherapist Devi Krishna was at a loose...
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The film that scaled the heights
Chidambaram S Poduval, the director of ‘Manjummel Boys’, talks about how the idea for the film came to him and his meeting with Tamil film legend Kamal HaasanBy Shevlin Sebastian Shawn Antony was the...
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In the solitude of a human mind
Tamil writer Devibharathi has written a gripping novel about revenge, called ‘The Solitude of a Shadow’ By Shevlin Sebastian The first sentence of ‘The Solitude of a Shadow’ written by veteran Tamil...
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