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On media and activism
Social Media has revolutionized the way we perceive our media. A question that has been of much interest is the role of media in...
Nov 13, 20173 min read


The Space Race: Motivations and Consequences
This post is a personal commentary on the space race and the consequences and results from it. It is intended to understand the nature of...
Oct 30, 20174 min read

WEF: Flawed method to asses judicial independence
The Spectator Index tweeted this, on judicial independence: I found it very interesting and amusing — what criteria did they use to...
Sep 29, 20172 min read


MASUKA: Stupidity of the first order
A photo from the release of the MASUKA Act, on July 7 (Credits: The Quint) Recently, the Mainstream English Media has been tirelessly...
Jul 13, 20174 min read


Kerala: The “Money Order economy”, indeed.
But what if the money order never got through? Kerala’s Economic growth since the late 80s has been the product of a remittance economy....
Jun 20, 20173 min read


An Examination of Homosexuality in the USSR
Sergei Eisenstein, the celebrated Russian Director was blackmailed into marrying by the Soviet authorities. A small essay examining the...
Jun 14, 20175 min read
No beef hasn’t been banned.
The recent notification by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has run into controversy as it restricts the sale of...
May 27, 20172 min read


Is a light metro necessary for Kozhikode?
The Kerala Budget has focused itself on investing in “high class infrastructure” to be engines of growth. A variety of projects are to be...
Mar 26, 20172 min read


Reviewing Public Sector Employment in Kerala
I had written an article on Swarajya almost a month ago, about PSUs in Kerala and how Public Sector Employment is viewed in the state. I...
Mar 24, 20174 min read


100 crores for building theaters and 10 crores for Library Council: Warped Priorities?
Kerala has one of the leading HDIs in the Country, which is even comparable to developed nations. The continuous investments in the...
Mar 22, 20173 min read


KSRTC: Is there a way forward?
The Finance Minister of Kerala, Mr. Thomas Issac has provided a special package to the perpetually Loss making KSRTC, in a bid to revive...
Mar 20, 20174 min read
God’s Own Polity
Originally appeared on the NUALS Observer During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, one of BJP’s (read Modi’s) key campaign themes was to...
Oct 10, 201610 min read
Climate Change: The Politics
Responding to a question in the Democratic Presidential Debate, Bernie Sanders, an independent Senator form Vermont, responded that...
Dec 13, 20154 min read