Why Indian film star Rajinikanth is facing criticism in his state
Controversial remark by the top actor about anti-caste icon Periyar Ramaswamy causes furore in Tamil Nadu state.
Al Jazeera English / January 2020
Leena Gita Reghunath is a freelance journalist. She was formerly the editorial manager at The Caravan, and has written for Al Jazeera, the New Indian Express, The Hindu, the Times of India and the Hindustan Times. She has a law degree and a master’s in English literature. Reghunath also had a brief stint as a public prosecutor and civil lawyer. She received the Mumbai Press Club's RedInk award for her reporting in 2015 and 2018 and the Population First's Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity in 2018. Her work is featured in the anthology, The Caravan Book of Profiles published by Penguin Random House India in 2017.
Controversial remark by the top actor about anti-caste icon Periyar Ramaswamy causes furore in Tamil Nadu state.
Al Jazeera English / January 2020
The southern state calls the new law, which triggered nationwide protests, a violation of India's secular constitution.
Al Jazeera English / January 2020
Over 300 owners in shock after four lake-front apartment complexes were demolished for violating environmental rules.
Al Jazeera English / January 2020
The orators helping Kerala fight against religious revivalism
The Caravan / May 2019
How Malayalam cinema’s only female superstar got back to work
The Caravan / November 2017
The dismantling of cases against suspected Hindu militants
The Caravan / August 2015
On the ubiquity of misogyny in the Malayalam media industry, focusing on the controversial and unethical practices of Mangalam TV.
The Caravan / May 2017
The collapse of a murder trial weakens the fight against Hindu fundamentalism
The Caravan / March 2017
Swami Aseemanand’s radical service to the Sangh
The Caravan / February 2014
The representation of women in Kerala assembly and Parliament continues to be poor. In every general election, Kerala sends 20 MP’s to Parliament, and the state has 9 seats in the Rajya Sabha.
The Hindustan Times / June 2016
An interview with Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants among Elephants
The Hindu BusinessLine / December 2017
The transcripts of all four interviews with Aseemanand
The Caravan / February 2014
Prof Nandy on the topic ‘Mass Psychology of Fascism’
The News Minute / February 2018
For the first time ever, “Operation Shikaar” made use of sophisticated Call Data Records (CDR) software to follow the ivory trail and track the huge criminal network, which led to the arrest of 73 accused.
The Hindustan Times / July 2016
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