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Sahitya Akademi for Malayali writer threatened by fundamentalists

Renowned Malayali writer K P Ramanunni has received this year's Sahitya Akademi award for a novel with Prophet Muhammad as its protagonist, months after receiving threats from......

''BJP can't put India under their thumb'

'The BJP will not be able to create dictatorship of the kind it is perhaps dreaming of.''We have Bengal as the biggest example.' "Strong-arm tactics won't work. India is too diverse and big a......

Soni Somarajan's INSPIRING LIFE

It was Soni Somarajan's biggest dream -- to see himself as a proud member of the Indian Armed Forces.Life brutally shattered that dream.So, Soni tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), he wove new......

The Malayali Christian who built a mosque in the UAE

'It made me sad that these people had to spend a minimum of 20 dirhams from the meagre 800 dirhams they get, to pray.''God had helped me many times in my life, it was my duty to help these......

A woman India should be proud of

'We say we are proud to be Indian. Can we be proud of such an India where its people are hungry and on the streets?' IMAGE: Aswathy Jwala. Photograph: Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com India found......

Obama win and BPOs: Can we talk of self-respect?

The headline 'Will Obama take away Indian jobs?' made me cringe. Not because I question the epochal breakthrough of America's 44th presidency, but because it doesn't seem to me that outsourcing......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

'The Hope Is About Friendship'

'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.' IMAGE: Payal Kapadia, second from right, flanked by actors......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

10 Films: Indian Cinema At Its Best

Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema. On one hand......

Can Sunday bring 2011 Tendulkar moment for Messi?

'Messi gives you that Sachin Tendulkar like feeling. It seems the entire world wants to see Messi lift that World Cup' IMAGE: Lionel Messi has inspired his team with every match. Photograph:......

Sreejesh ready for memorable CWG swansong

'I had a bad start to my career, then gradually, I have risen up the ranks to become India's No.1 keeper' Photograph: Kind courtesy PR Sreejesh/Twitter PR Sreejesh feels his chequered......

'If luck is with Anju she can win a medal'

Shiny Wilson, who participated in four consecutive Olympics from 1984, is India's most successful athlete after 'Golden Girl' P T Usha. Though Usha also participated in as many Games between 1980......

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