Even after the spate of anti-Hindi agitations of the 1960s and 1970s in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Kerala was open to the prospect of Hindi becoming the ‘national’ language.
A supplement dedicated to the Invest Kerala Summit had to share space with a half-page ‘Study Abroad’ advertisement—a fair depiction of the predicament the state finds itself in.
At 68, Shashi Tharoor may not be too old to bide his time. But it seems unlikely that he would be able to contest for the Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram anymore.
Kerala often looks up to Scandinavian countries as model welfare states but ignores the fact that, in countries like Norway and Sweden, wildlife is treated as a renewable resource.
CPI(M) councillor Kala Raju’s humiliation can’t be seen as an isolated case. The party promotes aggression and violence from the grassroots level, starting with university campuses in Kerala.
The Jamaat-e-Islami and other outfits that campaign against the stoking of Islamophobia in Kerala must first look within before conveniently laying the blame on others.
The December 2024 deaths of Wayanad District Congress Committee treasurer NM Vijayan and his son Jijesh shook Kerala. The contents of Vijayan’s suicide note were recently released by his family.
Samastha’s AP faction is among the most orthodox Muslim outfits in Kerala. Its primary objection to MEC 7 is the mingling of genders and the exercise being held in public view.
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
1. For an average Malayali, finding a job is the ultimate objective. If they were to learn Hindi or even Vietnamese to get a job, they would do so. It has always been pragmatism over principle.
2. Contrary to the projected image of Kerala being progressive and cosmopolitan, Kerala is the most superstitions, casteist, communal and male chavunist society like rest of India. Thanks to their disproportionate presence in the media, especially English, they were able to hide the ugly part well for long. Follow Malayalam media for a month, the truth will reveal itself (the difference between their public persona and private conduct).
3. Migrant labourers might be getting paid well, but ask a Malayali in Kerala, they would spit fire and fume as to how these Biharis and Odhias are spoiling Kerala. Just like any other state in the South. So much for their cosmopolitan culture.
4. They will cite some spectacular event to portray their ‘highness’. Exception don’t make the norm. And, every society can cite such exceptions.
1. For an average Malayali, finding a job is the ultimate objective. If they were to learn Hindi or even Vietnamese to get a job, they would do so. It has always been pragmatism over principle.
2. Contrary to the projected image of Kerala being progressive and cosmopolitan, Kerala is the most superstitions, casteist, communal and male chavunist society like rest of India. Thanks to their disproportionate presence in the media, especially English, they were able to hide the ugly part well for long. Follow Malayalam media for a month, the truth will reveal itself (the difference between their public persona and private conduct).
3. Migrant labourers might be getting paid well, but ask a Malayali in Kerala, they would spit fire and fume as to how these Biharis and Odhias are spoiling Kerala. Just like any other state in the South. So much for their cosmopolitan culture.
4. They will cite some spectacular event to portray their ‘highness’. Exception don’t make the norm. And, every society can cite such exceptions.
Even Karnataka had no problem with Hindi. It is only for past few years that the anti-Hindi disease has been spreading from Tamil Nadu.