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Miasmic Screens: Contagion and Control in Early 20th Century Cinema Halls

31st January 2021 Issue 29

As cinema halls in Kerala emerge as sites of pandemic control, Bindu Menon explores a longer history of how moralized notions of public health and contagion played out in Kerala’s cinema halls, and through film as medium.

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Last Nail in the Coffin: Single-Screen Cinemas of Kerala and the COVID-19 Pandemic

30th November 2020 Issue 27

Sreesanth K. examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the single-screen theatres in Kerala, already struggling to survive technological[…]

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Image of three pairs of hands indicating a Christian priest holding the linked hands of a brode and groom.

COVID-19 and Marriage Migration in Kerala

30th September 2020 Issue 25

Marriage migration is the largest permanent migration in the state of Kerala, and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about changes[…]

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After Covid-19: Potential Challenges for Kerala’s Economy

30th April 2020 Issue 20

As Kerala continues to assess the costs and responses to the pandemic, Pulapre Balakrishnan reflects on two potential post-covid challenges—changing[…]

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Malayalam and Kerala’s Covid-19 Transformation: Some thoughts during lockdown

30th April 2020 Issue 20

Kerala’s COVID-19 response has gained international attention for its egalitarian approach. Ophira Gamliel reflects on how studying the Malayalam language[…]

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Coronavirus, social distancing, and the return of caste apologists

31st March 2020 Issue 19

S. Harikrishnan explores why the imagery and language used to popularise measures necessary for tackling the coronavirus pandemic have sparked attempts to peddle ‘scientific reasons’ for untouchability.

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