Ramayana are what we suggest you read this Diwali. Delve into how communities find inspiration in their own version of the ...

It’s August 7, 1924. A chorus of bells rang throughout the kingdom of Travancore, signalling that all was not well. The citizens soon realized that their favourite king, Sri Moolam Thirunal—who is ...

The conversation between Lama and Surpanakha is laced with quick-wit and sarcasm in the indigenous Malabar Mappila language of northern Kerala spoken by Muslims. The repartee is one of the highlights ...

Yet, tracing the contributions of some, particularly Mappila women, proves challenging. The exhibition titled Reading Rumours, held at Silk Street in Kozhikode, shed light on the hidden history of ...

Each region has a different cuisine. A major cuisine is the Mappila cuisine. The Mappilas are Muslims, especially from the ...

At every subsequent edition, the increase in the number of delegates at India’s largest music conference, the Mumbai-based All About Music, seems inversely proportional to the average age of the […] ...

Muslim women in Kerala have carved out their own space in society through writings, despite being undervalued and forgotten.

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the Rudra Veena tradition of the Dagars and the Mappila Ramayana of Kerala.