#Krishna

Mar 23, 2021
5 min

Courts as Legislatures: It doesn’t work

The Judiciary regularly steps into the domain of the Executive and Legislature, but it’s interference only hampers the common man. The...

Feb 24, 2021
5 min

Why we should dissolve Puducherry

It makes little sense to continue administering a three pronged entity tied together by a vague “French” cultural identity. V....

Feb 23, 2021
8 min

The Question of Cyber Sovereignty

India’s pursuit of cyber sovereignty will likely define the next decade. The ban of Tik Tok along with 59 other Chinese-made applications...

Feb 20, 2021
9 min

Unravelling Backdoor appointments, the struggle of PSC rankholders and what ails Kerala Politics

The issue of ‘backdoor appointments’ to government and public sector jobs have animated politics in the state. What is the reality of the...

Feb 15, 2021
3 min

Twitter cannot be the arbiter of free speech in India

Some comments on The Hindu Op-Ed published on 15/02/2021 written by Gautham Bhatia about Twitter and Free Speech Rights in India....

Feb 14, 2021
3 min

Another Assault on the Tantri, Temple And Tradition.

From An Unknown Utsavam, Credits: Mathrubhumi The inherent dissonance in the State Government(s) running Hindu Religious Institutions and...

Jan 9, 2021
3 min

Quick thoughts on Social Media Censorship

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has essentially been frozen out of his Facebook and Instagram account, and now has been...

Jan 7, 2021
5 min

Neopatrimonialism in India: the case of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Francis Fukuyama, the renowned political scientist notes in his book ‘Political Order and Political Decay’ that many Sub-Saharan African...

Dec 22, 2020
12 min

The Great Red Resurgence

An Analysis of the 2020 Kerala Local Body Elections A jubilant Chief Minister Pinrayi Vijayan with other LDF leaders: Communist Party of...

Dec 14, 2020
4 min

Can HR & CE Departments be secular?

No, they cannot. On the recent decision of the Karnataka High Court to dismiss two petitions challenging the appointment of two...

Dec 12, 2020
5 min

The Inevitable Death of Two Front Politics in Kerala

K. Karunakaran (UDF) and E.K. Naynar (LDF) who were the scions of the two fronts in the 1980s and 1990s. Since the Assembly elections in...

Sep 20, 2020
5 min

Communist Green, Gold and Red

Communist Green (Chromolaena odorata) an invasive plant species, seen in Road sides of Kerala The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has...

Aug 23, 2020
2 min

Understanding Free Speech, yet again.

In many ways, the framework of constitutional rights in the modern world have not substantially changed since the late 18th century....

Aug 8, 2020
4 min

Kozhikode Airport: A Litany of Problems

The news of the horrifying crash of Air India Express Flight 1344 in Kozhikode Airport on 08th August 2020 has attracted significant...

Jun 30, 2020
2 min

The Great Indian Cyber wall?

The Government’s decision to block 59 ‘Chinese’ applications in India has prompted an assorted set of responses. The ban comes on the...

May 25, 2020
3 min

Streaming Platforms v. Cinemas: Winners & Losers in a Pandemic

Written by Aishwarya Ajayan & Ananth Krishna The decision by the producers of seven films, including those of major Bollywood release...

May 21, 2020
3 min

Mohanlal – Actor par excellence

A special post on Mohanlal’s sixtieth birthday. I am far from a film aficionado. I am at the most a casual viewer of cinema. As someone...

Apr 4, 2020
2 min

Regarding Disaster Relief Fund allotment to Kerala

A brand new controversy has broken out regarding the allocation of disaster relief funds to States in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak....

Mar 27, 2020
3 min

Corona in The Time Of Love

I confess to have never read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s bestseller, Love in the time of Cholera. But the title was too good an opportunity...

Mar 16, 2020
4 min

Lucifer – Realpolitik in a Superstar film

Lucifer, the Malayalam political action starring Mohanlal, has all the elements of a masala blockbuster (as it became the biggest earning...