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I am a features writer based out of Kerala, with ten years in writing for various publications.

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The internet is where we live now. It's also where we go when we die

The internet is where we live now. It's also where we go when we die

Between QR memorial plaques in Indian cemeteries, grieftech and AI ghosts, the digital afterlife is here. But…

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A memory project by FTII's women alumni recounts how tough it was to make it in the Indian film i...

A memory project by FTII's women alumni recounts how tough it was to make it in the Indian film i...

'A Room of Our Own' features 13 short films that reflect the overlooked lives of women who dreamed of a caree…

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Anupama Parameswaran: "I didn't want to be that person who dreams of the movies and gets nowhere"

Anupama Parameswaran: "I didn't want to be that person who dreams of the movies and gets nowhere"

Anupama Parameswaran knows the cost of being seen, of being a young woman in a world that's always watching. …

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A Love Story in Trivandrum: How a Couple Built a Home Rooted in Memories & Growth

A Love Story in Trivandrum: How a Couple Built a Home Rooted in Memories & Growth

Discover how this couple created a home in Trivandrum that's layered with memories, personal touches, and a d…

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Malayalam cinema deserves its moment in the sun. But we also need to look at the shadow it casts

Malayalam cinema deserves its moment in the sun. But we also need to look at the shadow it casts

In an industry that's being hailed for its realism, what is the reality of its women? Seven key female voices…

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'The Elsewhereans' might be Jeet Thayil's most experimental novel yet

'The Elsewhereans' might be Jeet Thayil's most experimental novel yet

The Booker-nominated author's new book is a genre-defying work that fuses family history, geography, memory, …

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