Streets Paved With Gloom

 A few years ago, there was a huge wave of workers going from Kerala to the Gulf countries in search of better prospects. It would not ...

Public Toilets Will Soon Be Equipped With Instant Feedback Devices In 11 Indian States

In an attempt to improve the nation’s sanitation experience and tackle the poor hygiene of public toilets, representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development in I...

Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

Kerala Is Installing Vending Machines For Sanitary Pads - India Needs To Catch Up

When Kerala deemed the internet to be a basic human right, we thought they were jogging towards the future. With their latest decision to install vending machines for sanit...

Kerala Vows To Provide Free WiFi To All State Citizens After Declaring It A Basic Human Right

The Indian state of Kerala has declared that internet is a basic human right and that all citizens should have access to WiFi. Finance Minister Thomas Issac made the announ...

Period Of Change

This Women’s Day, March 8, the women of Thiruvananthapuram are going to do something that’s long overdue. They are going to break barriers, bust taboos and get ...

The Woman Who Cut Off Her Breasts

Her name was Nangeli and she lived in Cherthala, a watery alcove on the Kerala coast. We do not know when she was born or who sired her. But we know she died in 1803, her s...

How Girls In Kerala Took Down An Illegal Liquor Store Near Their School

Every day the girls of Holy Angels School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, have to pass a roadside liquor store while going to and fro from classes. It left them feeling vuln...

Kerala’s First Gender-Neutral Football League Sees Transgenders, Women & Men Play Together

From their inclusive schools to their progressive fashion sector, Kerala is known for being streets ahead when it comes to gender equality, and this week, they solidified t...