R. Krishnakumar, Senior Associate Editor, writes for Frontline from Thiruvananthapuram. He joined The Hindu Group in 1986 and was a member of the small team that edited and wrote for Frontline during its early years, a period that shaped the much-valued editorial traditions of the magazine. He started his reporting career in late 1990 at the Thiruvananthapuram Bureau of The Hindu . He has written extensively on a range of subjects, including politics, health, education, environment, development issues, socio-economic trends, cinema and literature, and has reported on contemporary Kerala in all its facets for Frontline and The Hindu . His articles have also appeared in The Hindu BusinessLine .