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Appeal to Government and Humanitarian Organizations in the context of the Kerala Floods 2018 Abhayaloka Buddhist Community Date :21/08/2018 The floods in Kerala has wreaked havoc on the entire state and plunged the state into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. With over 320 people dead since August 20,2018 , and above 10,00000 people living 5645 …
James Michael (Translated into Malayalam by Sreerag Thalippoyil) നാലു വര്‍ഷങ്ങള്‍ക്കു മുമ്പ് സ്ത്രീകള്‍ ജീന്‍സ് ധരിക്കുന്നതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് ഗായകന്‍ യേശുദാസ് നടത്തിയ പരാമര്‍ശം വലിയ വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ഇടയാക്കി. അതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തില്‍ “Yesudas and I: Many Hues of a Prejudice” എന്ന പേരില്‍ ജെയിംസ്‌ മൈക്കിളിന്റെ ഒരു ലേഖനംറൗണ്ട് ടേബിള്‍ ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുകയുണ്ടായി (15 ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 2014). യേശുദാസിന്റെ വ്യക്തിപ്രഭാവം കേരളത്തിലെ കീഴാളജാതികളുടെ സവിശേഷമായ ചരിത്രത്തിനുള്ളില്‍ സ്ഥാനപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് പരിശോധിക്കുന്ന ജെയിംസ്‌ പാരമ്പര്യം, …
Shyma Pacha The bulldozer of National Highway (NH) expansion is set to crush over 29 houses in Thuruthi Dalit colony in Pappinisheri in Kannur, Kerala. The residents are telling society: “Our words are like stars, they will not burn away. The ones who are set to sell their sky and earth wouldn’t care to …
Mrudula Bhavani “Religion is something different. Religion is spirituality, religion is humanity. I believe in Allah, that is my personal choice. But I don’t hate anyone. I love all the people who believe in other religions. I respect them. Connecting this to that incident is something bad. “-Dr. Kafeel Ahmed Khan. Dr. Kafeel Khan …
The composition of Fact-Finding Team The Fact-finding team was composed of three representatives from Samakalvi Iyakkam – Tamil Nadu- A State-level Alliance for promotion and protection of child rights, in particular, the educational rights of children and Two representatives from THAMPU- A National Trust for Tribal Education Development and Research. • Ms.Jayam, State President of …
The Shared Mirror Publishing House Coming soon! ‘Cinemascope,’ filmmaker Rupesh Kumar‘s debut novel in Malayalam, was a bestseller that created waves in Kerala. Now, The Shared Mirror is very happy to bring to you the English version, translated by Shyma Pacha. Very, very happy! Watch this space!! “Poykayyil Appachan’s lines remind one of those …
Nidhin Shobhana (This is a short report on a self-perception survey conducted among Young Syrian Christians as a part the author’s MPhil Coursework in Centre for Studies in Discrimination and Exclusion, JNU) What is the value of a perception survey? The Mandal Commission in its ‘socio-educational’ household survey asked the participants the following question— Do …
Fund Appeal from AIDED MEKHALA SAMVARANA PRAKSHOBHA SAMITHI (Aided Sector Reservation Agitation Council) Convenor O.P Raveendran The Aided Mekhala Samvarana Prakshobha Samithi in Kerala has been spearheading various agitations against the one and half century old practice of paying the aided college teachers from the government treasury and to ensure reservation therein for equal …
T T Sreekumar The Dalit land rights movement in Vadayambady, Kerala, against a ‘Caste Wall’ built by a Hindu temple run by the upper caste Nair Shudras and their organization called Nair Service Society (NSS) is one movement that need to be reckoned for its close relationship with the trajectories of the socio-political and …