The first part of the article by V Asokakumar explores how temple grounds in Kerala, once controlled by royal authority and caste elites, gradually became contested spaces of cultural expression and political change. Through the entry of popular art forms...
In this incisive conversation, social activist and former IAS officer Harsh Mander reflects on the deepening crisis of hatred and communal division in India, and the troubling inability of opposition forces to offer a coherent or courageous resistance. He reminds...
Harsh Mander is a powerful voice for justice in India. An extraordinary figure, he resigned from the Indian Administrative Service to devote his life to the legal and social struggles of ordinary citizens, particularly those affected by communal and ethnic...
By tapping into our silent emotional needs and struggles as a commercial opportunity, untrained and often unhelpful social media influencers are adding to our mental health burden. Noushaba Nas writes about the possible dangers of a recent trend on social...
The third part of V.A. Mohamad Ashrof’s review of Early Indians by Tony Joseph offers a rigorous deconstruction of the Hindutva concepts of pithrubhumi (fatherland) and punyabhumi (holy land) through the lens of modern genetics, archaeology, and linguistics. By tracing...
This article, the second in a series reviewing Tony Joseph’s Early Indians, explores how cutting-edge genetic research, particularly ancient DNA studies, breaks the ideological deadlock surrounding India’s origins. It explains how population genetics provides clear evidence for multiple waves of...
Book review of Tony Joseph's Early Indians: A Scientific Refutation of Hindutva concepts of Pithrubhumi and Punyabhumi is a series of articles by V.A. Mohamad Ashrof that offers a comprehensive refutation of the pitrubhumi and punyabhumi concepts through a hermeneutical...
By juxtaposing Tagore’s elitist idealism with the emancipatory traditions of thinkers like Jyotirao Phule, B.R. Ambedkar, Ayodhidasa, Periyar, and Sahodaran Ayyappan, Dr. Radhakrishnan Ilayidath’s article explores a radical counter-narrative of fraternal nationalism rooted in anti-caste ethics, Buddhist humanism, and labor-centered...
One of the most notable critical studies on nationalism in Malayalam scholarship is E. Ratheesh’s 2022 thesis, "Indian Cultural Nationalism and Malayalam Criticism: An Inquiry Based on Selected Texts". The thesis was submitted under the guidance of Praseetha P. at...
Despite a witness providing skeletal remains and detailed testimony on crimes he says were orchestrated by individuals linked to the powerful temple administration, authorities have delayed action, and much of the national and state media and political establishment remains shamefully...
