A minority power crisisR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramIn Kerala, political parties claiming to represent minority interests face the challenge of retaining their base even as the growth of the BJP is upse
Reversing land reformsR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe gains made by Kerala through the land reform measures of the 1950s may be undone if the attempts at changing the limit on landholding and introduc
A government in the dockR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe Congress(I)-led coalition government in Kerala faces charges of corruption and nepotism and contempt of court proceedings for its conduct in grant
A government in the dockR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe Congress(I)-led coalition government in Kerala faces charges of corruption and nepotism and contempt of court proceedings for its conduct in grant
A judicial interventionR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe ruling of a Single Bench of the Kerala High Court that the Coca-Cola unit in Palakkad district find alternative water sources for its high product
Congress crisis in KeralaR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe byelection to the Ernakulam Lok Sabha seat takes to a flashpoint the simmering feud between the Karunakaran and Antony factions in Kerala's Congre
Testing times for cola firmsR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramCoca-Cola, already facing criticism for over-exploiting groundwater in and around its plant in Kerala's Palakkad district, comes under fire again for
Derailing decentralisationR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe concerted media attacks on Kerala's People's Plan Campaign and its main organisers lead to the inevitable conclusion that the attempt is ultimatel
Growing resistance in KeralaR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramPopular struggles against two multinational soft drink giants in Palakkad district gather momentum.
A flare-up in KeralaR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramWith senior Congress(I) leader K. Karunakaran leading a rebellion over a Rajya Sabha seat, the power struggle within the faction-ridden unit of the Co
The Muthanga misadventureR. KRISHNAKUMAR in ThiruvananthapuramThe leadership of the Adivasi movement in Kerala may have unwittingly sabotaged it by failing to provide a mature, sensible and peaceful direction to
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
