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Menstruation is talked about only in whispers, thus any useful information spreads very slowly, social media magic not withstanding.

The myth of menstrual bliss

Age doesn't diminish the embarrassment. Or the pain. Or discomfort. You simply learn to accept.

17 March 2019 4:16 AM IST

The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala

After Sabari row, Kerala women eye eventful 2019

Women born in independent India have always taken their freedom for granted.

31 Dec 2018 5:43 AM IST

An aerial view of Sabarimala. (File pic)

The Sabarimala Conundrum

The hysterical response of some women believers indicates that most of them don't even realize they're discriminated...

12 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST

From left: CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Towards Marxism Version 2.0

Can Marxists in West Bengal and Tripura ever hope to regain lost ground? How long will Kerala remain a Left bastion?

20 April 2018 2:08 AM IST

A file photograph shows railway wagons packed with refugees during the Partition. The Partition displaced over 14 million people along religious lines, creating overwhelming refugee crises in the newly constituted dominions. (Photo: AFP)

Political violence in our DNA?

War was a cultural activity that antedated the State by several millennia.

16 March 2018 2:27 AM IST

Zagreb Cathedral

Zesty Zagreb

With historic architecture and beautiful natural attractions, Zagreb is just the place for a quiet holiday away from the...

10 Sept 2017 5:55 AM IST

Freedom-fighter K.P.R. Gopalan with his nephew KPP Nambiar, founder chairman and managing director of Keltron.

Nails in the coffin of the British empire

When India became independent, these patriots were neither acknowledged nor reinstated nor granted pension.

17 Aug 2017 5:28 AM IST

Penguin lookout

A Bratislavian experience

The historical capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava, is best explored on foot.

11 Jun 2017 1:26 AM IST

The Victoria Falls

Zipping in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is as fascinating as it is adventurous for an amateur traveller. But above all, it is one of the most...

23 April 2017 5:55 AM IST