The design of a school uniform in Aruvithura, Kottayam, has stirred up a storm with some people calling it “vulgar”. The outrage grew after a photographer, Zachariah Ponkunnam, posted an image on his Facebook wall of three girls of the St Alphonsa Public School wearing the uniform.

A group of elderly women in Kerala is proving that age is no bar for learning. Backed by the state government’s  ‘Aksharasagaram’ project, these women are smashing patriarchy by attending classes that teach them how to read and write. The project, implemented by Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) in association with the Fisheries Department, […]

As Kerala braces, a deadly drought the dearth of water in the state’s villages has compelled women to take the onus of providing water to all on their shoulders. These women, through sheer grit and determination, have managed to dig 195 wells in a year. Among these, some are 15-feet deep. A group of women […]

Senior IAS officer Nalini Netto has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala. Before this, she was working as the Additional Chief Secretary of Home and Vigilance, and Principal secretary to the Chief Minister. She will assume office on April 1, 2017. Subrato Biswas will be the new Home Secretary. Read on to know […]