Kerala’s elderly are increasingly embracing smartphones and social media, finding in them new avenues of connection, memory, and independence. Yet beneath this digital inclusion lies a growing concern: excessive use is quietly reshaping mental health, social habits, and vulnerability among...
A student from TISS reflects on a troubling shift within academic spaces, where the legacy of B. R. Ambedkar is invoked even as his core ideas are undermined. Through a firsthand account, the piece questions the growing normalization of ideological...
The COVID-19 pandemic may have receded, but its psychological aftershocks continue to shape the lives of adolescents in profound and often alarming ways. Through real-life experiences, clinical insights, and recent studies, this article explores how prolonged isolation, digital dependence, academic...
In this provocative essay, Prof. B. Rajeevan argues that India is witnessing a critical political moment marked by the rise of a corporate-backed, majoritarian regime that threatens democratic institutions. Drawing parallels with the anti-colonial struggle, he calls for a “second...
The death of Nithin Raj, a young Dalit student in a Kannur dental college, has once again exposed the uneasy relationship between Kerala’s progressive self-image and the lived realities of caste. Allegations of sustained humiliation, casteist abuse, and institutional indifference...
In this interview, Dr. Umesh Kumar speaks with Abhish K. Bose on the geopolitical implications of the US–Israel strikes on Iran, examining the limits of international law and the shifting balance of global power. The conversation explores how great-power rivalries,...
Kerala’s agrarian landscape is increasingly marked by a deepening crisis where farmers are caught between fragile livelihoods and the growing intrusion of wildlife. Through lived experiences, data, and expert insights, this article by Abhish K. Bose examines the complex drivers...
This paper by Jos Chathukulam and A. M. Jose critically examines the continuity of political regimes and its implications for democratic functioning. It analyses the structural transformations that occur within a democratic system when a single political force remains in...
In this article, Jos Chathukulam and A. M. Jose argue that despite Kerala’s celebrated social development, its electoral politics remains deeply exclusionary. They show how patriarchal party structures, economic inequalities, and notions of “winnability” systematically marginalize women and youth, and...
In an interview with Abhish K. Bose, Dr. Sarath Sasikumar discusses the challenges faced by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, including the decline of traditional industries, erosion of its working-class base, and rise of the BJP. He emphasizes...
